What is The Players' Tribune?

Last year was Derek Jeter's last year in the MLB. Anyone who follows the game of baseball knows that Jeter has been the standard for what baseball should be for the past two decades. Now, in his days of retirement, Jeter is continuing his trend of setting excellence in the journalism world. His newest endeavor is called The Players Tribune. Listed on the homepage is a summary of what the site is, 

"Introducing The Players’ Tribune, a new media platform that will present the unfiltered voices of professional athletes, bringing fans closer to the games they love than ever before. Founded by Derek Jeter, The Players’ Tribune aims to provide unique insight into the daily sports conversation and to publish first-person stories directly from athletes. From video to podcasts to player polls and written pieces, The Tribune will strive to be 'The Voice of the Game.'"

Alongside Jeter, there are several other athletes who will be contributing to the site, among them are Blake Griffin, Kevin Love, Danica Patrick, and Russell Wilson.

Although the site isn't fully functional yet, it is hard to miss the potential this site has. What The Players Tribune does that social media does not is allow the athletes to write about and share their experiences more in depth and with more emotion than just a Tweet or a Facebook post. Also, it shows an academic side to the athletes that we might not be accustom to seeing, rather than what we see on the field.

I hope that this idea spreads beyond the world of athletes, and begins to define what journalism is in the future.