LSUFreek ranked as #7 most powerful person in the SEC...

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7. LSUFreek (follow on Twitter @LSUFreek) Times have changed. When was the last time you heard someone talk about an article in the newspaper? It is all about the Internet now. And one voice is unique and transcends platforms speaking to blogs, forums and even Twitter. LSUFreek describes himself as a “Photoshop artist by day, RN by night.” That is only half the story. LSU Freek’s reaction to the major scandals, failures and successes is more anxiously awaited on discussion forums than any columnist’s opinion or blogger’s rant. Terrance Donnels is the creator of these animated works of art. Donnels’ rise to fame is a combination of his wit, talent and the Internet. The animations would not work in print, so LSU Freek’s art has to be considered an evolution of the newspaper’s political cartoon—only that people care about sports.

LSU Freek’s influence is a testament to how things have changed in sports journalism. As newspaper’s decline, Internet message boards become a source of not only community but setting opinions. There is one voice that transcends the sectarian nature of SEC message boards and speaks to all of these fragmented communities—that voice is LSU Freek.

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