Who owns the rights to prep games? Is that sort of like asking who really owns the fire station or the city park?
Like these other public properties, a community really owns the rights to prep games.
So why are state high school sports organizations trying to say they own it all, the premise for a lawsuit [...]
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Careful how you use ‘Final Four’
In order to protect its copyrighted phrases, the NCAA released a list of terms that cannot be used without prior approval, such as Elite Eight, Final Four, Frozen Four and Big Dance. But don’t be alarmed. Clearly nobody can prevent the use of terms and phrases in editorial writing. You can even use an [...]
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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Title IX needed now more than ever
A writer for Boise State’s Arbiter, one of the better college newspapers in the country, is taking a regressive stance on gender equity, essentially saying that Title IX is antiquated.
To be fair, this writer is a student journalist trying to learn her craft. However, the column fell flat because this reporter clearly did not do the [...]