{"id":15971,"date":"2011-09-15T21:24:57","date_gmt":"2011-09-16T01:24:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=15971"},"modified":"2011-09-15T21:24:57","modified_gmt":"2011-09-16T01:24:57","slug":"the-economist-announces-new-sports-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=15971","title":{"rendered":"THE ECONOMIST ANNOUNCES NEW SPORTS BLOG"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=15971\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-15972\" style=\"margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;\" title=\"the economist header\" src=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/the-economist-header.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"169\" \/><\/a>\u201cGame Theory\u201d To Focus On Sports From An Economist Perspective<\/p>\n<p>The Economist announced today that it has added a new blog called \u201cGame theory\u201d to its website. The blog, which focuses on sports, will analyze and report on both major and minor sports from a distinctly Economist perspective, addressing the politics, economics, science and statistics of the world\u2019s most popular games. The first few blog posts will cover the US Open, screen golf in South Korea and the Rugby World Cup.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Game theory&#8221; is the third blog to be added to The Economist\u2019s website this year. In February The Economist launched \u201cLeviathan\u201d, which covers public policy, and \u201cClausewitz\u201d, which covers diplomacy and defence. The website, which receives 6.4 million visitors per month, now has 22 different blogs on topics including economics (\u201cFree exchange\u201d), business travel (\u201cGulliver\u201d), language (\u201cJohnson\u201d) and technology (\u201cBabbage\u201d).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSports are often discussed in The Economist\u2019s offices, just as they are in other workplaces,\u201d said Tom Standage, digital editor of The Economist. \u201cThis new blog lets our journalists share their passion for sports more widely and extends our distinctive analytical approach into a new field.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Family-Secret-Forris-Day-Jr\/dp\/B004GLZ4YG\/ref=sr_1_1?s=dvd&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1309134704&amp;sr=1-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;\" title=\"family secret ad pic\" src=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/family-secret-ad-pic.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"143\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.authorhouse.com\/BookStore\/BookDetail.aspx?Book=232300\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;\" title=\"boxing interviews ad bio\" src=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/boxing-interviews-ad-bio1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"143\" \/><\/a><a href=\" http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/RingsideReport1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;\" title=\"family secret ad pic\" src=\" http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/twitter-ad-link.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"143\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?page_id=1371\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;\" title=\"advertise header2\" src=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/advertise-header2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"143\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cGame Theory\u201d To Focus On Sports From An Economist Perspective The Economist announced today that it has added a new blog called \u201cGame theory\u201d to its website. 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