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Tag Archives: sports writing
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
The Presidential Debates trump Monday Night Football and why I now really like Stephen A. Smith
In this fourth episode, we discuss Monday Night Football, the Presidential Debates, the rumored split of Mike & Mike on ESPN’s long-running radio/TV show, the importance of reporting to landing a TV sports gig – and why I’m becoming a fan … Continue reading
A few more suggestions on writing about sports more precisely, accurately
I recently Tweeted out further suggestions on ways to write more precisely and accurately about sports. I have posted those below.
