Product Description

A practical and authoritative guide to one of the fastest-growing areas of journalism. Aimed at students, the book covers all types of media and sports and gives new sports journalists the confidence to approach the challenges of the profession.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #332744 in Books
• Published on: 2007-07-30
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 224 pages

Review

'I read this book in one sitting, with great enjoyment and I will recommend it strongly to my students. It is a highly personalized primer on sport journalism and reflects the author’s passion for life, and for sportswriting, and his encyclopaedic knowledge of sport and its history. It draws on his long and wonderfully varied career as a journalist and is a ‘must’ read for any first year student on a sport journalism course. It is completed by a series of interviews with some of the best sport writers in the business.' - Steve Redhead, Professor of Sport and Media Cultures, The Chelsea School, Brighton, UK

'Whether it is researching the obscure statistical information on key combatants, filing copy for match reports or writing more considered pieces for magazines or books, this volume provides step-by-step guidelines and plenty of useful anecdotes and insights into how they are all achieved. Indeed, the book serves as an excellent reminder to its current practitioners of who they are writing for and why sport is such a beguiling and fascinating arena in which to work. ' - Dr Richard Haynes,University of Stirling, UK

From the Back Cover

The work of sports journalism is central to print and online media and radio and television broadcasting. At its best, it represents some of the most intelligent and exciting journalism being created today.

Sports Journalism: A Multimedia Primer is a comprehensive guide to the purpose, principles and practice of this unique profession and is designed to be enjoyed by students of both journalism in general and sports journalism in particular.

Providing a clear and structured approach to learning about both the craft of sports writing and the practical skills involved in becoming successful at your job, Sports Journalism: A Multimedia Primer offers a comprehensive insider's guide to the business. 

• Key relationships in sports journalism - networking and the sports desk
• Print journalism for magazines, tabloids, broadsheets and the Internet
• Live Action – news, radio and television sports journalism
• Effective research – managing and accessing sources, information, statistics
• Practical skills for managing schedules and meeting deadlines
• Working with sports agents and PR professionals
• Getting the best from press conferences and interviews.

Laced with revealing anecdotes from the author's own 25 years of experience of domestic and international sports journalism, Sports Journalism: A Multimedia Primer is an invaluable student companion.

Rob Steen is Senior Lecturer in Journalism at Brighton University. He has been a sports journalist for 25 years and has worked for radio, television, online and print media. He is a freelance journalist and a regular correspondent and features writer for publications including the Financial Times and FT.com, the Guardian and Guardian Unlimited, the Observer, Cricinfo, The Wisden Cricketer, Time Out and India Today.