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Oregon’s Willie Taggart apparently ends his boycott of Oregonian. Lesson: Don’t give in to bullying by coaches
College coaches Oregon’s like Willie Taggart need to handle pressure. They drill their players to be tough and resilient, but they act like children when a reporter uses words they do not like. In this instance, Taggart telling Oregonian reporter … Continue reading
We’re set for the 4th annual national college sports journalism workshop
College sports media students, advisers and faculty can spend two days at CMI’s Fourth Annual Training Camp and learn from the nation’s premier sports media professionals how to better inform and entertain your followers, no matter the media platform. This … Continue reading
This week in college sports media: sportswriters on politics, violent Quidditch matches, special basketball sections, flying cats and more
Thomas Munson of the Daily Pennsylvanian writes as eloquently as any sports writer in this piece that addresses both today’s elections and sports, particularly the massive celebration in Chicago following the Cubs’ World Series championship run. At first, I needed to double-check … Continue reading
Posted in College Media
Tagged Adam Sparks, Auburn Plainsman, college journalism, College Media, college sports media, Daily Bruin, Daily Pennsylvanian, Greg Gottfried, Harry Potter, Indiana Daily Student, Louisville Cardinal, Quidditch, Snow Falling, sports and politics, sports media, sports writing, sportswriting, Sungwhan Cho, Surfing Under The Northern Lights, Thomas Munson
Here’s how to cover a college beat even when ADs, SIDs limit access to athletes
In the past week, I have received several queries from college sports media staffs stating that a sports information director or athletic director is limiting access to athletes – and, thus, are trying to control coverage. In one case, a college staff was told … Continue reading
Tips on ways to improve cross country coverage
Cross country is not nearly as popular as football, but that doesn’t mean writers should cover this sport any less rigorously or creatively. And there’s no reason this beat can’t be the most interesting. In order to make it so, writers will … Continue reading
Posted in Covering cross country
Tagged college sports media, cross country, sports journalism, sports media, sports writing, sportswriting
Tips for planning college sports coverage
College teams are already training and scrimmaging, weeks ahead of another academic year. So now is the time to plan your college media’s sports coverage – that is, if you have not already done so. (It’s not like every single event is not … Continue reading
Sports leads should offer context, introduce storylines
Like a talented leadoff hitter, leads set the table for a game story or preview. They put the story in play in a reader’s mind, meaning, to continue the metaphor, that the writer might eventually score by compelling people to read on. Too many leads … Continue reading
Posted in College Media, Sportswriting: Leads
Tagged Brian Scott Rippee, college sports media, Daily Eastern News, Daily Mississipian, Eastern Illinois University, EIU softball, LSU baseball, Ole Miss baseball, Sean Hastings, sports journalism, sports leads, sports media, sports writing, sportswriting, writing sports leads
