#sports journalism

[significant-narratives]

some of my favourite lines from the latest athletic article about william because reading it did a number on me

[popcornoncemore]

Sports Journalism Tips for People Writing Trent Crimm (or any other sports journalist):

(I'm not a professional, but I have some experience, feel free to correct me)

Stay away from personal pronouns. Don't say, "I believe that Lasso will improve over the course of the season." Instead say, "Lasso may see improvement over the course of the season."

Only mention the person's full name once at the beginning. Call him Ted Lasso before his first quote, then just Lasso. Avoid saying "he" as much as possible too, but not if it sounds too awkward like "Lasso says that Lasso believes" is too weird.

End quotes with "'quote,' name said." Example: "Richmond," Lasso said.

Follow a format of "Explanation/lead in, quote, explanation/lead in, quote" This is what it looks like:

Ted Lasso may see improvement over the course of the season. Lasso wants to put the focus on teamwork and strengthening A.F.C. Richmond's coordination.

"I really want to work with my team on feeling connected. It's not enough for us to play well on the field. Feeling confident in the locker room is just as important. I believe it's the key to our success," Lasso said.

Richmond has struggled in the last two matches, but Lasso remains optimistic. Lasso emphasizes that the team remains consistent during training.

"So much is on the line when you go out there on the field. I know we've had a few difficult weeks, but at practice, I'm really seeing some good things. What's important now is putting our best foot forward not only behind the scenes, but in the pressure of the game," Lasso said.

I hope this helps! I learned this stuff this year and I thought it might be helpful to someone. Sports journalism is really fun. Feel free to message me with any questions.

[jeffersonseaplane]

He wha

[giselletalksfooty]

✧. ┊ THE START ; post one

or: my introduction as a young sports journalist on tumblr.

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Picture this: You sit down at your favourite spot on the couch with your laptop on your lap, ready to watch highlights of the footy that you missed from the night before, until an idea suddenly hits you. Something awakens deep inside, something that could only be described as passion.

So you stand up and move to a desk, and immediately make a Tumblr account for the first time in your life, without any knowledge on how the website works, because the amazing idea you had earlier was to make a football blog on Tumblr.

Can you picture it? Because that was what happened to me. And as I'm writing this, it's been around three hours since I've made this account. Three hours, and I've already planned out what to write about and when to post.

Damn, and they say kids these days don't have any motivation.

Anyhow, hello everyone! I'm Giselle, and I'm an aspiring football journalist from Brunei Darussalam. I'm a major Liverpool fan and Haas fan. No words can explain how much I love football and Formula 1. They're my entire life, and so is writing. Put the two together and what do you get? Sports journalism!

I've written reviews and opinions about players/managers and even tried to write about football transfer rumours once (courtesy of Mr Fabrizio Romano and his ability to make every journalist want to be like him), but I've never published them. I only wrote them for myself to read, but now I've decided to write about football and potentially Formula 1 on Tumblr because - well, why not? All my friends tell me that Tumblr is a great place to write (and fanfictions here, I'm told, are top-tier) and it's a great platform to meet new people and make friends.

I'm also here to improve my English as it's my third language. Though it's my dominant one, it doesn't change the fact that I speak three languages at home and that I'm not as fluent in it, and posting my little articles here whilst receiving helpful constructive criticism would definitely help me a lot.

I also want to point out that I'm not necessarily here to get a big following. If nobody's reading my posts then that's fine! This was just an idea that the school counselor gave me. At the end of the day, this is just for my own self-growth as person, as a way for me to let out my feelings in the form of sports news.

So yeah. I'm basically here to write and post about football/F1 as a way to heal, and that's it.

P.S: I can have VERY controversial opinions, sometimes. Sometimes.

[holmesoldfellow]

Sports journalism written as dialogue between Sherlock Holmes and John Watson

From the October 21, 1940 edition of the Temple University News

[jennyboom21]

The entire staff of Sports Illustrated was notified on Friday that their jobs were being eliminated.

Authentic, the licensing group that purchased Sports Illustrated for $110 million from Meredith five years ago, has terminated the agreement it holds with The Arena Group to publish SI in print and digital, according to an email obtained by Front Office Sports. That move comes three weeks after Arena missed a $2.8 million payment that breached the company’s SI licensing deal, which began in 2019.

The fallout: On Friday Arena told all SI employees in an email “… We were notified by Authentic Brands Group (ABG) that the license under which the Arena Group operates the Sports Illustrated (SI) brand and SI related properties has been officially revoked by ABG. As a result of this license revocation, we will be laying off staff that work on the SI brand.”

“Some employees will be terminated immediately, and paid in lieu of the applicable notice period under the [the union contract]. Employees with a last working day of today will be contacted by the People team soon. Other employees will be expected to work through the end of the notice period, and will receive additional information shortly.” (An Arena spokesperson did not immediately respond to FOS when contacted about the layoff plans.)

Friday afternoon, the Sports Illustrated Guild wrote on X (formerly Twitter): “We have fought together as a union to maintain the standard of this storied publication that we love, and to make sure our workers are treated fairly for the value they bring to this company. It is a fight we will continue.”

Authentic’s move to terminate Arena’s license and Arena’s eliminating SI’s staff signals a shift in the company that operates SI, weeks after Manoj Bhargava, the founder of 5-Hour Energy, introduced himself to employees of Arena, including SI, as their new leader. Since then, Authentic has had exploratory conversations with and reached out to multiple parties about the possibility of taking over Arena’s role with SI, industry sources with knowledge of the situation tell FOS.

It’s unclear whether Authentic will indeed pursue the path of establishing a new operator or will now allow Arena to renegotiate its current deal. Sources tell FOS, though, that Authentic’s goal is to move the process along as quickly as possible. One way or another, says one insider, “Authentic will see Sports Illustrated through a necessary evolution.”

SI, meanwhile, has struggled to find its financial foothold in the digital age, culminating in a November report that suggested its website had published AI-generated reviews without disclosure. That fiasco was followed by a head-scratching town hall in December led by Bhargava with SI and other Arena employees that spanned more than 90 minutes and during which Bhargava said, “No one is important. I am not important. … The amount of useless stuff you guys do is staggering.” Bhargava’s Simplify Inventions agreed to purchase roughly 65% of Arena in August, a $50 million deal.

Authentic acquired SI from Meredith in May 2019. The Arena Group—operating as Maven, before changing its name in 2021—then paid Authentic $45 million up front as part of a 10-year licensing agreement. Until a month ago, Ross Levinsohn led SI and Arena as Arena began to purchase other struggling media outlets, such as Men’s Journal.

Authentic, sources close to the situation tell FOS, has been irked by Arena in recent years as SI has instituted multiple rounds of layoffs, run off top talent such as Grant Wahl, and undergone constant leadership changes. Authentic’s contact with potential replacement operators predates Arena’s recent missed payment, sources with knowledge of the situation tell FOS.

In addition to Friday’s SI layoffs, Arena fired more than 100 employees on Thursday throughout its organization. But Bhargava, who was tapped as Arena’s interim CEO on Dec. 11, didn’t make those cost-cutting moves. That’s because Bhargava stepped down from that position on Jan. 5 “to avoid any conflicts of interest,” according to an SEC filing. That conflict: Bridge Media Networks, a company completely owned by Bhargava, is in negotiations to make “a substantial investment” in Arena, according to the Arena news release that announced the layoffs on Thursday. The layoffs were carried out instead by Arena execs, its board of directors, and Jason Frankl, of FTI Consulting, who was appointed as Arena’s chief business transformation officer the same day Bhargava resigned, according to SEC filings.

“My immediate focus is to collaboratively design a growth-oriented media company, ensuring the financial stability necessary to cultivate and grow the brands we cherish,” Frankl said in a statement. “While this week’s layoffs were regrettably necessary, I look forward to sharing detailed plans soon.”

[abigail-koschjournalism]

Hi! Welcome to my account :)

I’m an aspiring sports journalist with a niche for hockey and baseball. I hope to use this platform as a way to share my thoughts about sports but also share some of my journalistic projects too

I cannot wait to get started with sharing everything with you all!

[formu1a-racing-101]

Formula 101

Are you interested in Formula One? But you have no idea how it works? That's fine! This is a tricky sport after all and way more complex than one may think at first. So let's start with the basics.

#1 Constructors

In every season there are 10 constructor teams, consisting of two main drivers. Every team has a Team Principal, like Christian Horner for Red Bull or Zac Brown for McLaren. There are, of course, managers that are in charge of supervising and guiding. Race engineers who manage the races on the track and communicate with the drivers. There're many types like data, strategy... R&D Engineers that research and develop new car improvements. The designers, well, the name speaks for itself, they design and redesign the car in and out. Aerodynamicists are in charge of the correct functioning of the car's aerodynamics. Race mechanics are a godsend, if someone crashes during the free practices, they fix it. Most of the time.

With that out of the way, what are the names of the F1 teams?

Scuderia Ferrari

Red Bull Racing

Mercedes

Alpine

McLaren

Alfa Romeo

Haas

AlphaTauri

Aston Martin

Williams

#2 Drivers

Every team has two main drivers, so there should be 20 drivers in total. But that's not always the case. In case of an emergency, there are reserve drivers that will take their seats for one or the number of races necessary. These reserve drivers tend to be F2 drivers or sometimes F1 drivers, like George Russel for Mercedes in 2021 as he drove for Williams, and work for more than one team in the hopes of landing a seat.

This season's drivers are as follows:

Ferrari: Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz

McLaren: Daniel Ricciardo and Lando Norris

Red Bull Racing: Max Verstappen and Sergio "Checo" Pérez

Mercedes: Lewis Hamilton and George Russell

Alpine: Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon

Alfa Romeo: Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu

Haas: Kevin Magnussen and Mick Schumacher

AlphaTauri: Pierre Gasly and Yuki Tsunoda

Aston Martin: Sebastian Vettel and Lance Stroll

Williams: Alex Albon and Nicholas Latifi

#3 Tracks

At the beginning of the year, F1 was supposed to run on 23 tracks but due to Russia's situation, its GP was removed from the 2022 calendar. F1 currently races on 22 different tracks all around the world throughout the season. The location of the Grand Prix can vary through the years. Take the France GP which hasn't been raced in the last decade until this season, as an example, or the South African Grand Prix which hasn't been held since 1993.

This year's (2022) calendar is:

Bahrain Grand Prix

Saudi Arabian Grand Prix

Australian Grand Prix

Emilia Romagna Grand Prix

Miami Grand Prix

Spanish Grand Prix

Monaco Grand Prix

Azerbaijan Grand Prix

Canadian Grand Prix

British Grand Prix

Austrian Grand Prix

French Grand Prix

Hungarian Grand Prix

Belgian Grand Prix

Dutch Grand Prix

Italian Grand Prix

Russian Grand Prix

Singapore Grand Prix

Japanese Grand Prix

United States Grand Prix

Mexican Grand Prix

Brazilian Grand Prix

Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Formula One CEO Stefano Domenicali reported via Sport bild that "There will be no more racing in Russia."

#4 Points

Points are earned by finishing the race in the top 10. The amount of points each driver receives depends on their position. The first place is awarded 25 points, the second place 18, and the third with 15 points. (4th= 12 pts, 5th= 10 pts, 6th= 8pts, 7th= 6 pts, 8th= 6 pts, 9th= 2 pts and 10th= 1 pt) One additional point is given to the driver with the fastest lap, as long as they finished inside the top 10.

In the case of a sprint, drivers can receive more points outside of the race. This time tho, only the top 8 will be awarded. The first place with 8 points, the second 7 and the third with 6, and so on until it reaches 1 point in the eighth place.

All these points are added together and at the end of the season, the driver with a bigger sum will win the drivers' championship.

For the constructors' championship, the points of their respective drivers will be added together and the team with the most points wins.

[sportwizbynavneetoberoi]

BCCI’s Lollipop to the IOC - Turning Cricket into a Global Sport

Cricket, a sport with a staggering fan base of 2.5 billion people worldwide (According to Sport Pledge) is making significant strides towards Olympic inclusion. The International Cricket Council (ICC) has been actively pushing for cricket's inclusion in the Olympic Games, with the ambition to debut at the LA28 Games. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), led by Jay Shah, has played a pivotal role in this endeavor. The Sportwiz explores the journey of cricket towards becoming a global sport, driven by the aspirations of the ICC and the strategic efforts of the BCCI.

source - IOC

Cricket has been making notable appearances in various multi-sport events, such as the Birmingham Commonwealth Games in 2022 and the Asian Games in 2010, 2014, and the upcoming 2023 edition in Hangzhou, Even this years African Games hosted in Ghana will consist of cricket where it will be played in the T20 format. These inclusions highlight the growing recognition and acceptance of cricket as a global sport.

source - ICC

The question arises: Does the Olympics need cricket, or does cricket need the Olympics? Cricket's immense popularity, with a fan base of 2.5 billion people and its status as the second most-watched sport globally, demonstrates the sport's strength and appeal. However, Olympic inclusion would provide an unparalleled platform for cricket to reach new audiences and further boost its global recognition.

source - business today

The ICC's bid for Olympic inclusion emphasized the massive viewership cricket attracts. The 2022 T20 World Cup garnered a staggering 1.2 billion unique viewers globally. Additionally, the 2020 Women's World Cup saw 89 million viewers tuning in, showcasing the increasing popularity of women's cricket. These statistics exemplify cricket's potential as a major draw for broadcasters, sponsors, and fans alike.

India's significance as a cricket powerhouse cannot be overlooked. The country accounts for a substantial portion of cricket's global viewership, with 76% of the 113.5 million viewing hours recorded during major tournaments coming from India. The BCCI, backed by India's massive cricket market, has offered the International Olympic Committee (IOC) a chance to tap into this unique viewership, potentially elevating the Olympic Games' viewership in the Indian subcontinent.

source - InsideSport.in

The BCCI's main revenue stream, broadcasting rights, presents a compelling proposition for the IOC. Currently held by JIO and Viacom 18 for $31 million, these rights contribute to the ongoing profits of the Olympics. If cricket is included in the Olympics, the ICC estimates potential revenue of $130-260 million. These figures highlight the financial gains that could be achieved through cricket's Olympic participation.

The number $31 million USD is larger than the previous years in terms of Olympics in India but if we compare it to a similar number showcasing the money that’s involved in cricket, in the next financial cycle of the BCCI the Pakistan Cricket board ( PCB ) who hold a share of 5.75% is approximately valued at $34.5 million USD.

PCB Chairperson Mr Najam Sethi

source - The Express Tribune

Cricket's economic value has witnessed a remarkable surge, as evidenced by the 300% increase in media rights value for ICC and IPL. The media rights for ICC and IPL soared from ₹16,347 crores to a staggering ₹48,390 crores. This exponential growth further solidifies cricket's position as a lucrative sporting asset.

source - Sportskeeda

With the Indian Premier League (IPL) now ranked as the second most valued sporting league globally, cricket's future looks promising. The IPL's substantial viewership of 380 million domestic TV viewers in the 2021 season and cumulative viewership of 383 billion minutes for the 2020 campaign across TV and digital platforms indicate cricket's enormous potential according to Jay Shah. As cricket continues to captivate audiences, its inclusion in the Olympics could propel the sport to new heights.

The bid to include cricket in the Olympics is anticipated to be decided in the final session of the IOC, scheduled to take place in Mumbai in October. Brisbane 2032 Olympics presents a realistic opportunity for cricket's inclusion, given Australia's cricketing heritage. Surprisingly, Los Angeles may also be a potential host, thanks to the approval of the bid by former Mayor Eric Garcetti, now the US Ambassador to India, fostering stronger relations between India and the USA.

BCCI Secretary Jay Shah ( left ) with US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti ( right )

Source - @USAmbIndia/Twitter

Cricket's journey towards becoming a global sport is gaining momentum, with the ICC and BCCI leading the way. The sport's immense viewership, economic value, and potential for growth make it an attractive addition to the Olympic Games. As the IOC contemplates cricket's inclusion, the world awaits a decision that could redefine the sport and pave the way for a future where cricket becomes truly global.

By Navneet Oberoi

Sources -

ICC

The Economic Times

Espncricinfo

Sports Pro Media

The Guardian

Crictracker

Sawera Pasha

[the-lazy-leprechaun]

For my girls, gays and theys who love sports… I need some advice or encouragement or something..

Many moons ago I worked as a sports journalist (specifically investigative reporting, I always hated sport weekend coverage). Due to my age at the time and me being female working in a male dominated industry, many didn’t want to publish my stuff so I had to write under pseudonym and such (they only published my male pseudonym articles). In 2016 I officially left the sport world and just vibed.

Few close people asked me if I will ever return and I have always said “if the opportunity presents itself, maybe”. Well the opportunity kind of presented itself yesterday…

I have no idea if I want to return or not. This is again a male dominated sport, I’m older and wiser, but I’m still female. Do I do it or just let it pass?

Help….

[lemonhemlock]

" [...] white and red shirts against the green, and the low Anfield roof lights that give a dreamy quality, a blur at the edge of your vision. There was a thrill in seeing Madrid emerge at the start. Here come the ghosts, the imperial troopers, the inflicters of strange agonies."

"After that this became something grisly, the spectacle of collapse, entropy, a Liverpool team that just looked utterly done, lacking in shape and structure, unable to find any kind of safe ground, anything to cling to."

"Otherwise this was not so much a defeat as a moment where the passage of time seemed to come into sharp focus. Carlo Ancelotti said after the Champions League final last summer that Liverpool were “easier to decipher”, because their style is known, formulaic, repetitively grooved. There are strengths; but not unknowns. It didn’t seem like a criticism of Klopp, although of course it is: we can decode you."

[baseballsisco]

Legendary sports journalist and member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame Roger Angell passed away yesterday at the age of 101. If you've never read any of Angell's baseball writing, you need to.

Rest in Peace.

#RogerAngell #BaseballWriting #SportsJournalism #Baseball #Baseball #Beisbol #ProYakyu #BaseballSisco

[meganc]

- the future -

throughout this entire academic year, i’ve had more pressure to figure out what i want to do when i grow up (not an entirely academic pressure i haven’t had any teachers or friends or even my parents pressure me it’s been more of a personal pressure)

for the last few months i’ve been dead set on going to a specific college two hours away from home and studying an arts degree in english and minoring in theology and then taking a two year pme (Professional Master of Education) course and being an english and religion teacher in a secondary (high) school (a total of six years in college)

this seemed perfect for me and i could not explain my excitement for doing this

but something in the back of my head had been talking about sports journalism and i found myself thinking about it too without meaning to

so when people asked me what i wanted to do it would go like this

“so what are you thinking of doing after school?”

“well i’ve been pretty 50/50 between secondary school teaching and sports journalism. i know they seem miles apart and it’s a pretty big difference but they both strike me as interesting and fun jobs”

“wow you should definitely go for secondary school teaching, it had great holidays during the summer”

and every time i’d have this conversation i’d always leaving thinking

“but i want to do sports journalism”

so cause of people thinking like this i ended up just telling myself i’d do teaching for the convenience

but in such a short time as the last week of my life i’ve stopped caring about what other people say and i’ve been opening my mind to sports journalism more

two days ago i told my best friend about this whole thing and she said the one thing no one has and the one thing i needed to hear

“why wouldn’t you do sports journalism?”

and i started asking myself

“why wouldn’t i?”

and the thing is i always thought of things like

i’d rather do it and fail than not do it and regret it

but i always dismissed my thought about journalism and tried to stay on the educating track

so now i’m like 80% sure i’m going to do a media studies course (which includes a sectional course of english in the first year so i’d still have some sort of english qualification) and go on to try (emphasis on try🤞) to be an f1 or soccer sports journalist

it still seems far fetched to me but i don’t see what benefit i’d get from not doing it

anyway moral of the story

chase those dreams!!!!

[pwrn51]

The Decline of Sports Journalism A Critical Loss

  The demise of Sports Illustrated and ESPN is not only tragic due to their storied legacies but also because sports journalism once bravely confronted power within the sports realm. Now, athletes often evade accountability more easily. Here’s to hoping that some individuals recognize the significance of this profession and work to preserve it! ⚾We are providing Audio Commentary with Dan Riley on…