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College football programs try to control message, but they have only themselves to blame – not the media – for game performances
Notre Dame athletics is the most recent sports organization that just doesn’t understand how to work with the media – and, thus, to grow popularity and revenue. Instead of embracing coverage, Notre Dame decided to dictate strict, inhibiting – and, … Continue reading
LISTEN: Interview with LGBTQ journalist of the year Erik Hall
On this week’s sports media podcast, we talk with Erik Hall, who was recently named LGBTQ Journalist of the Year by thew association of NLGJA by the national association of LGBTQ journalists. Hall, who writes for Outsports, is the reporter who … Continue reading
Posted in Sports Media Podcast
Tagged Erik Hall, journalism, LGBTQ, LGBTQ sports, NLGJA, Outsports, sports media, sports writing, sportswriting
LISTEN: Claire Smith becomes the first woman voted into the writers wing of baseball’s hall of fame, the sad death of a former Yankees pitcher, and more
In this week’s podcast, Jeff Owens and I address the historical implications of Claire Smith being the first woman, and fourth African-American, voted into the writers’ wing of the Baseball Hall of Fame as the recipient of the J.G. Taylor Spink Award, … Continue reading
Columnist says Cardinals manager Mike Matheny is using alternative facts to explain his team’s struggles in 2017
Bernie Miklasz, who covered the St. Louis Cardinals for 26 years, relies on advanced metrics to illustrate that the team’s manager, Mike Matheny, has incorrectly blamed younger players for problems in 2017.
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
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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
