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Snapchat, Pocket and Fitbit: How NFL Sideline Reporters Do Their Jobs

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NEW YORK — Tracy Wolfson’s preparation for a football game can start weeks in advance. As the sideline reporter for CBS’ top NFL broadcast team, she is charged with everything from reporting human interest anecdotes about the players to probing coaches on strategy during the game. The job requires voracious reading, and anytime she reads a story, a stat or a tweet with insight that might become relevant a few weeks from now, she saves the item to her Pocket app for later retrieval.

“It is the best app out there,” Wolfson said with the zeal of a convert, noting that she has urged co-workers and bosses alike to use Pocket.