Much has been written about how the pandemic has affected players and fans, but what about the impact on soccer journalism and the media’s ability to accurately report on what’s happening within clubs?
With the traditional routine of training ground visits and press conferences disrupted, and with in-person access and face-to-face conversations lost all together, the way clubs are communicating has changed.
Has this led to a knock on effect in the kind of information that club’s share, and on the way they choose to share it?
With TFC making headlines both on and off the pitch right now, Joshua Kloke of The Athletic spoke to Waking The Red Weekly about the challenges of reporting from a distance:
We as media members are at a serious disadvantage with the club being in Florida.