When I start looking for story examples for my Sportswriting course, I inevitably start checking on recent posts by Tyler Dunne, the talented young NFL beat writer for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Like always, I found another gem to share with my students yesterday, a piece on the internal struggle faced by Packers lineman Evan [...]
Jan
4
2013
4
2013
Feb
6
2012
6
2012
Take a break from game coverage
Look at most college newspaper sports sections and you’ll see pretty much the same thing – stories about games: Precedes, folos, sidebars, columns. Sometimes, live tweets. Unfortunately, few college sports sections focus on stories outside the lines, as the Indiana Daily Student did this week. Why the dirth of non-game coverage? Habit. Laziness. Lack of [...]
Jan
15
2012
15
2012
Mysteries are always worth investigating
So what do you do when the main people involved with a controversial decision refuse to talk? Find other sources, keep digging, learn as much about the situation as possible. Ultimately, you can probably gather enough stories, documents and details to reveal new perspectives, if you work hard and think creatively. Reporting like this is [...]
Sep
14
2010
14
2010
Investigate true cost of sports facilities
Athletic boosters love to say their programs are self-sustaining. Of course, that is never the case. Sports at all universities rely upon state tax dollars to help pay salaries, travel expenses, and equipment, among other things. Boosters like to cite money generated but usually fail to acknowledge money supplemented from taxes and fees.
Consider the subsidies [...]
How best to turn yourself from sports fan to professional sports journalist? Quickly moving beyond general guidance about sports writing, Joe Gisondi focuses on the nitty-gritty, with hands-on, practical advice on covering 20 specific sports. From auto racing to wrestling, you’ll find tips on the seemingly straightforward—where to stand on the sideline and how to identify a key player—along with the more specialized—figuring out shot selection in lacrosse and understanding a coxswain’s call for a harder stroke in rowing. Preparing you for just about any game, match, meet, race, regatta or tournament you’re likely to cover, Field Guide to Covering Sports is the ideal go-to resource to have on hand as you master the beat. You can 
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