March 29, 2015 at 9:33 am
It’s been over twenty years since Cyndi Lauper’s anthem rocketed her to stardom in the music world but some of her lyrics ring true even now…And of all those lyrics perhaps the one that rings most true for the working woman is “I want to be the one to walk in the sun“…Naoko Funayama and […]
March 22, 2015 at 1:31 pm
There’s a hierarchy to sports journalism jobs and while you might think beat reporting is all fancy hotels and charter flights, think again….it’s not a place where you start, maybe not even a place you finish but with apologies to Charles Dickens, it can be “the best of times, the worst of times”… Who doesn’t want […]
March 14, 2015 at 12:46 pm
The best thing about talking to a sports journalist is that everyone has the same story…not exactly the same, of course, but without exception everyone remembers their first job, their first break, their first smile…Mine came in grad school while researching a story about cable television at Malden Cablevision, a local origination station (LOS) tucked […]
March 1, 2015 at 10:45 am
I want to win!…there, i said it…but then again, who doesn’t…we learn a lot about ourselves when we play sports but let’s be realistic, if I’m gonna play, I want to win!…Sure, I learn something when I lose but face it, winning feels much better… And so it is that we try to explain the […]
February 15, 2015 at 5:53 pm
When an athlete joins the media herd it’s almost as if they have two strikes against them even before they start….It’s not uncommon for viewers/readers to come to the conclusion that the only way the player got the job was because he played the game (and had a recognizable face/name)…The second is that just because […]
February 8, 2015 at 7:42 am
Becoming a sports journalist usually comes in stages…Step one is when you figure out you can no longer hit the jumper, make contact with the curve ball or find the net…So you turn to something next best, covering the game…And with that you find some inherent problems…How am I going to do this job? , […]
February 1, 2015 at 11:09 am
Sports journalism is like anything else these days, there’s some good news and some bad…Surprisingly , jobs are more plentiful now and finding them is even easier(getting them is another story for another day)…But let’s be clear, while there’s something for everyone, to be a “pro” at it takes time and creativity… So, when Scott Lauber […]
March 18, 2014 at 12:07 pm
Pamela Wheaton Shorr is a middle school teacher in Salem and a professional writer…She has recently become an avid Boston Bruins fan and the proud owner(wearer) of a #37 jersey… It’s March Madness in Massachusetts – and as any public school teacher knows, that has nothing to do with basketball and everything to do with […]
December 6, 2013 at 2:02 pm
With apologies to Robert Burns, I’m not sure the Scottish poet meant his traditional New Year’s Eve chorus to be used when reviewing the sports journalism stories of the year…But as is often the case with news and sports stories, shelf life is a factor…Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And never brought to mind?…In news […]
November 24, 2013 at 11:11 am
It’s an anxious time for “about to be grads”, who very soon will leave the cocoon of school and venture out into the working world…You’ve spent four years, in some cases, and the prospects of having to get that first job is daunting…..But with a little research and some good advice it can be the […]
