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In the new Second Edition, readers also explore sports reporting across multimedia platforms, developing a foundational understanding for social media, mobile media, visual storytelling, writing for television and radio, and applying sabermetrics. Fully revised with new examples and updated information to give readers confidence in covering just about any game, match, meet, race, regatta or tournament, Field Guide to Covering Sports, Second Edition is the ideal go-to resource to have on hand when mastering the beat.
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A primer on how to use databases to investigate Title IX compliance on your own campus
Sports journalism should include far more than game reports, reviews, columns and the occasional profile. The best sections address important issues related to sports. Title IX is one of the most significant issues on college campuses, but it is a topic that is … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching sports journalism, Title IX
Tagged Anne Blackbourn, athletic budget databases, athletic budgets, Badger Herald, college athletics, college sports, college sports journalism, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis, journalism education, Ohio Valley Conference, sports journalism, sports media, Title IX, U.S. Department of Education, women's athletics
Use financial data to offer context on college athletics
Research into athletics spending has never been easier for college sports media thanks to both the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics and the USA Today athletics/coaches’ salary databases. These resources enable college sports journalists to compare finances in order to develop numerous comparisons. … Continue reading
Here’s an opportunity to learn from premier sports media pros
College students and faculty will have the opportunity to spend two days with the nation’s premier sports media professionals during the second College Media Sports Reporting Training Camp scheduled Feb. 6-7 in Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, home to the NHL Predators. Last year, the conference … Continue reading
Posted in Sports Media Education
Tagged Andrew Maraniss, Bill Hill, Buster Olney, College Media Training Camp, college sports, college sports media, covering a sports beat, Dan Wolken, Joe Gisondi, Mitch Light, NFL Network, NHL Network, Rich McVey, Rob Shaw, SEC Network, sports journalism, sports journalism conference, sports media conference, Tyler Kepner
New website for Sports Field Guide
The Sports Field Guide is moving to this ‘.org’ location for reasons too lengthy (and too uninteresting) to note here. You can still go to SportsFieldGuide.com to read archived information. This week, I am returning after a hiatus to post tips, … Continue reading
Posted in News
Tagged college sports, SportsFieldGuide.com, SportsFieldGuide.org, sportswriting
Avoid nostalgia, prepare students for future sports media jobs
It’s difficult to predict the future, but we can certainly discern the present: Change is rampant in sports media. Game coverage, for example, has changed dramatically during the past several years and athletes now regularly bypass sports reporters through social … Continue reading
Posted in Sports Media 101
Tagged college sports, sportswriting
