Monthly Archives: September 2010

Standing Out in a Crowd

The boss bellows, “I need someone to cover the (insert game here), who wants to do it?.”  What’s the first thing that goes through your mind?…You probably could come up with a lot of answers but the most important ought to be telling the story better than everyone else… It might be easier for you […]

Do You Have to be From Here?

Pronounce it “Glou-ces-ter” or “Pea-BODY” and the phone will ring!…If you’re lucky it won’t be your News Director (if he/she knows the difference)….Confuse Doug with Darren or Billy or Billy Jr. and your editor will stare at you with daggers!..The point being, you’re not supposed to know everything about your new hometown but as a […]

First or Factual?

Here’s a novel idea dot.com journalists, “let’s get it right!”…we’ve already established that the internet is a faster way to disseminate information but how about making sure it’s accurate as well?… The job of a sports journalist is infinitely harder now, the days (and nights) are longer, “feeding the beast” is all consuming and then […]