Bob Hille
@bobhille.bsky.social
40+ yrs in sports journalism (COTXMOSCMO) • Now: 🎯 STL @SportingNews.com Sr Editorial Consultant • BBWAA gold card • lifelong Liz lover + @CSURams 🐏 fan.
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Bob Hille
@bobhille.bsky.social
· Apr 2
“These are not normal times in America, and they should not be treated as such. This is our moral moment. This is when the most precious ideas of our country are being tested. … Where does the Constitution live, on paper or in our hearts?”
❗Irony Alert❗Per NYT's Katie Robertson via the Reliable Sources newsletter: The NYT Co. reported quarterly results this morning: The company "added 1.4 million digital-only subscribers in 2025, including about 450,000 in the last quarter of the year.
February 4, 2026 at 5:03 PM
❗Irony Alert❗Per NYT's Katie Robertson via the Reliable Sources newsletter: The NYT Co. reported quarterly results this morning: The company "added 1.4 million digital-only subscribers in 2025, including about 450,000 in the last quarter of the year.
At The Sporting News, you knew the monetary disadvantages you had against Sports Illustrated and ESPN, among others. We said, "They're the Navy, we're the pirates." It was freeing to try all sorts of crazy, fun things. Heartbroken for Post friends + ex-coworkers.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
February 4, 2026 at 4:42 PM
At The Sporting News, you knew the monetary disadvantages you had against Sports Illustrated and ESPN, among others. We said, "They're the Navy, we're the pirates." It was freeing to try all sorts of crazy, fun things. Heartbroken for Post friends + ex-coworkers.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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Yes they should.
February 4, 2026 at 2:32 AM
Yes they should.
Sports is a "cultural phenomenon," per WaPo exec editor, who plans to "cover" sports out of the features department. Not: "Hey, how'd the Commanders do today?" but "Hey, who had the best tailgate at the Commanders game today?" What a colossal blunder. News is important, sports is •life•.
February 4, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Sports is a "cultural phenomenon," per WaPo exec editor, who plans to "cover" sports out of the features department. Not: "Hey, how'd the Commanders do today?" but "Hey, who had the best tailgate at the Commanders game today?" What a colossal blunder. News is important, sports is •life•.
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Here is what actually happened. A man assaulted the immigrant. After he was arrested, he decided he could make criminal charges go away if he could get the immigrant deported. So he wrote fake letters, posing as the immigrant. And the immigrant was arrested.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/what-i-wro...
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/what-i-wro...
February 4, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Here is what actually happened. A man assaulted the immigrant. After he was arrested, he decided he could make criminal charges go away if he could get the immigrant deported. So he wrote fake letters, posing as the immigrant. And the immigrant was arrested.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/what-i-wro...
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/what-i-wro...
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always bears repeating that this is NOT a financial decision. jeff bezos is worth over 250 billion dollars. he can afford to lose many millions and never even notice it. this is, at its core, a political and personal decision by bezos to destroy the post
WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Post says one-third of its staff across all departments, not just the newsroom, is being laid off.
February 4, 2026 at 3:04 PM
always bears repeating that this is NOT a financial decision. jeff bezos is worth over 250 billion dollars. he can afford to lose many millions and never even notice it. this is, at its core, a political and personal decision by bezos to destroy the post
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the gutting and silencing of race / identity reporting during these times is incredibly telling. we are the people who study race, who understand how it was created across history as a system of power, but seek to explore how it lives on and inside of us...
Former race and ethnicity reporter for WaPo:
“This wasn't a financial decision, it was an ideological one.”
He also says “hundreds of people” were laid off today, and I’ve seen it reported elsewhere that layoffs affected one third of the staff.
“This wasn't a financial decision, it was an ideological one.”
He also says “hundreds of people” were laid off today, and I’ve seen it reported elsewhere that layoffs affected one third of the staff.
February 4, 2026 at 3:24 PM
the gutting and silencing of race / identity reporting during these times is incredibly telling. we are the people who study race, who understand how it was created across history as a system of power, but seek to explore how it lives on and inside of us...
A journalism tale as old as time: "You can't save your way to success." Cut all the staff you want, that doesn't fix the fundamental problem: lack of vision and commitment from the top.
A staggering statement from former Washington Post editor Marty Baron: "This ranks among the darkest days in the history of one of the world's greatest news organizations."
February 4, 2026 at 3:37 PM
A journalism tale as old as time: "You can't save your way to success." Cut all the staff you want, that doesn't fix the fundamental problem: lack of vision and commitment from the top.
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A staggering statement from former Washington Post editor Marty Baron: "This ranks among the darkest days in the history of one of the world's greatest news organizations."
February 4, 2026 at 2:34 PM
A staggering statement from former Washington Post editor Marty Baron: "This ranks among the darkest days in the history of one of the world's greatest news organizations."
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A lot of people cannot just start a paid newsletter or become freelancers to sustain their careers. The sports, metro, and international desks did work that requires *team* resources, like legal checks, documents, access to archives, and long-term beat experience.
February 4, 2026 at 2:42 PM
A lot of people cannot just start a paid newsletter or become freelancers to sustain their careers. The sports, metro, and international desks did work that requires *team* resources, like legal checks, documents, access to archives, and long-term beat experience.
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Join us Thursday for a rally to #SaveThePost!! The rally will run from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday at 1301 K St. NW!!
Bring friends! Bring gloves! Bring a love of journalism!
Bring friends! Bring gloves! Bring a love of journalism!
February 2, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Join us Thursday for a rally to #SaveThePost!! The rally will run from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday at 1301 K St. NW!!
Bring friends! Bring gloves! Bring a love of journalism!
Bring friends! Bring gloves! Bring a love of journalism!
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"power holds no value unless it is exercised"
I wrote about Minnesota and ICE and how average Americans are reclaiming the power that the administration is abusing.
www.pbump.net/o/this-is-wh...
www.pbump.net/o/this-is-wh...
February 4, 2026 at 4:06 AM
"power holds no value unless it is exercised"
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It's a dark day at The Washington Post and there's absolutely no reason to sugarcoat that.
February 4, 2026 at 2:57 PM
It's a dark day at The Washington Post and there's absolutely no reason to sugarcoat that.
Rooting for Chesapeake Bay retriever. C’mon, Cota!!
February 4, 2026 at 3:32 AM
Rooting for Chesapeake Bay retriever. C’mon, Cota!!
STL Burger Club® at Jovick Brothers Burgers this time around, a cool counter-order corner shop on Loughborough in Princeton Heights. Murray's smashburger rating: They smashed it, 20 out of 10 (which seems pretty good. 🤣), with onion rings + Fitz's Cardinal Cream Soda. Great stuff, y'all. #eatlocal
February 3, 2026 at 10:00 PM
STL Burger Club® at Jovick Brothers Burgers this time around, a cool counter-order corner shop on Loughborough in Princeton Heights. Murray's smashburger rating: They smashed it, 20 out of 10 (which seems pretty good. 🤣), with onion rings + Fitz's Cardinal Cream Soda. Great stuff, y'all. #eatlocal
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happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.
February 3, 2026 at 4:19 PM
happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.
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Violence is all they have. But violence is a brittle strategy. It will not work in the face of massive peaceful resistance. They cannot shoot all of us and the more they kill, the more resistance will grow. Eventually, politicians will get a spine infusion. Midterms, thank god, are coming soon!
February 3, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Violence is all they have. But violence is a brittle strategy. It will not work in the face of massive peaceful resistance. They cannot shoot all of us and the more they kill, the more resistance will grow. Eventually, politicians will get a spine infusion. Midterms, thank god, are coming soon!
Nice Q&A here re: sports betting and now predictions markets. Be careful with your money, folks. He house never loses. www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/spor...
Sports betting reshaped newsrooms, and it’s “a little gross.” Now, here come the prediction markets
"Sports media is kind of getting bribed," as one former ESPN reporter told journalist Danny Funt.
www.niemanlab.org
February 3, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Nice Q&A here re: sports betting and now predictions markets. Be careful with your money, folks. He house never loses. www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/spor...
Knowledge drop that might make those of a certain age smile: At the Hollywood Forever cemetery in Los Angeles, the inscription on Mel Blanc's headstone reads, "That's all folks!"
February 3, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Knowledge drop that might make those of a certain age smile: At the Hollywood Forever cemetery in Los Angeles, the inscription on Mel Blanc's headstone reads, "That's all folks!"
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Late to post this, an interesting read from the publisher of the @inquirer.com. www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...
Elizabeth Hughes: There is a path for Pittsburgh to save its newspaper
As publisher of The Inquirer, I believe that our own experience over the past decade offers a template for success.
www.inquirer.com
February 2, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Late to post this, an interesting read from the publisher of the @inquirer.com. www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...
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Amazing coda here.
February 2, 2026 at 11:44 AM
Amazing coda here.
Greaty story by @barryp.bsky.social for @defector.com. Leave it to MLB and the MLBPA to steal defeat from the jaws of victory just ahead of what's sure to be very contentious negotiations for a new CBA. defector.com/the-world-ba...
The World Baseball Classic Has An Insurance Problem | Defector
The World Baseball Classic, gearing up for its sixth iteration, is still trying to find its footing as a true, best-on-best international tournament. It wants to be the FIFA World Cup, but everything ...
defector.com
February 2, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Greaty story by @barryp.bsky.social for @defector.com. Leave it to MLB and the MLBPA to steal defeat from the jaws of victory just ahead of what's sure to be very contentious negotiations for a new CBA. defector.com/the-world-ba...
Helluva story about the photographer who has shot every Super Bowl. This one, his 60th, will be his last. apnews.com/article/supe...
From Bart Starr, to everyone after, photographer John Biever has shot every Super Bowl
Photographer John Biever has shot every Super Bowl, yet the only football picture he has prominently displayed in his San Diego home is the one he took of Bart Starr scoring on a quarterback sneak wit...
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February 2, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Helluva story about the photographer who has shot every Super Bowl. This one, his 60th, will be his last. apnews.com/article/supe...