Society & Culture
Sean Collins is one of the first full-time esports beat reporters in the area, and the first from the Dallas Morning News, a prestigious news organization with a historic and legendary sports team. I bring Sean on to discuss his transition from traditional beat reporter at the Manhattan Mercury, to the role he's in today. Follow Sean on twitter @seanzcollins (https://twitter.com/seanzcollins) as well as the rest of the DMN esports team here (https://www.dallasnews.com/esports/) and here (https://twitter.com/dmn_esports) Some expertly written articles written by Sean, discussed on the show: Women in esports face waves of toxic criticism. North Texas pros, industry veterans share their stories, how it can be fixed (https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/other-esports/2020/09/03/women-in-esports-face-waves-of-toxic-criticism-north-texas-pros-industry-veterans-share-their-stories-how-it-can-be-fixed/) Dallas Empire became the best Call of Duty team in the world in championship win over Atlanta (https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/dallas-empire/2020/08/30/i-knew-this-team-could-be-great-how-crimsix-dallas-empire-became-the-best-call-of-duty-team-in-the-world-in-championship-win-over-atlanta/) I played Warzone with two Call of Duty professionals. Here’s what I learned. (https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/dallas-empire/2020/05/19/i-played-warzone-with-two-call-of-duty-professionals-heres-what-i-learned/) Watch The Gamer Hour - Esportz Network's new show hosted by Chris Puckett from Times Square. This week's guest was the NFL's Darrynton Evans. (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGSLEPlNgNUNfeo_FeYnGng) If you are interested in being a sponsor for the Esports Minute, Esports Network Podcast, College Esports QuickTake or The Gamer Hour, please reach out to Esportz Network CEO Mark Thimmig by emailing mthimmig@esportznetwork.com. If you enjoyed the podcast, please rate and subscribe, it helps us out a ton! For daily esports news, check out the Esports Minute (https://esportsminute.fireside.fm/). If you're interested in learning about college esports check out the College Esports QuickTake (https://esportzcollegequicktakecom.fireside.fm/). Follow Kevin on Twitter @Correa24 (https://twitter.com/Correa24) Follow Esportz Network on Twitter (https://twitter.com/EsportzNetwork), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/esportznetwork/), and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/EsportzNetwork) @EsportzNetwork Or visit our website esportznetwork.com (https://www.esportznetwork.com/) for updates on what's to come! Special Guest: Sean Collins.