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FIELD GUIDE TO COVERING SPORTS, a sports reporting book that will be published by CQ Press the first week in February. More than 70 sports journalists and 20 coaches contributed to the Field Guide. This book focuses on ways to prepare, observe, interview and write about 20 different sports – everything from auto racing to field hockey to rowing to wrestling. Besides these chapters, the book also offers chapters on writing game stories, writing sports features, covering high school sports, writing blogs, interviewing, and covering fantasy sports, among others. Will Leitch wrote the foreward. I’ll post a Table of Contents in the next few weeks as the final pages are sent my way.
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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 click here to learn more about the book or to order a copy.ONSPORTS BLOG
CLICK HERE to read OnSports, a sports blog that offers tips for covering more than a dozen specific sports and ways to improve journalism skills. NewsU, CyberJournalist.net, and the American Press Institute are among the journalism organizations recognizing this blog over the past three years.