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Look at that bright-eyed, 33-year-old sportswriter in the photo on the left. Recently laid off from his newspaper job, he had no idea what he was doing, but he figured it was worth seeing if he could continue to cover the Washington Nationals as an independent reporter, asking readers to fund his trip to spring training.
Now look at that gray-haired, 49-year-old sportswriter in the photo on the right. Recently laid off from his digital broadcasting job, he still has no idea what he’s doing. But this time, he believes covering the Nationals as an independent reporter can be more than a temporary fix. He believes it can become a legitimate, professional operation.