Monthly Archives: September 2013

Committing This Crime Won’t Pay…

September 29, 2013 at 10:02 am

Aaron Hernandez is accused of murder…Von Miller allegedly tries to bribe a drug tester…Bob Hewitt is charged with raping those he’s teaching to play tennis… When you signed on to become a sports journalist, you probably never thought someday you’d have to report on stories like these but more and more, it’s become part of […]

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Can’t Be Beat….

September 22, 2013 at 10:35 am

Perception is often reality but in the case of Beat Reporters, the public has no idea…Sure, there are nice hotels on the road and stockpiles of frequent flier miles but with the advent of the 24 hour news cycle, the hours are long and the competition is stiff… Being around the team as often as […]

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Let Me Entertain You…

September 14, 2013 at 10:51 am

  It’s not enough to report the scores and quote the athletes in the 2013 world of sports journalism, you’ve got to be more engaging, more compelling…You’ve got to give them a reason to come back…Michael Felger of ComcastSportsnet New England and Tanya Ray Fox, who writes for She’s Games Sports and SB Nation as […]

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