Sports journalism : a practical introduction / Phil Andrews.

By:

Andrews, Phil (Sportswriter)

Material type:

TextPublication details: Los Angeles, etc. : SAGE, 2014.Edition: 2nd edDescription: vii, 180 p. ; 25 cmISBN:

9781446253380

Subject(s):

Sports journalism

DDC classification:

070.449796

Contents:

Ch. 1. Introduction: The Best Job in the World? -- Ch. 2. Context Setting: Media Environments -- Ch. 3. The sports desk -- Ch. 4. Sources -- Ch. 5. Interviewing -- Ch. 6. Reporting the action -- Ch. 7. Sports news and photography -- Ch. 8. Sports features -- Ch. 9. Broadcast media -- Ch. 10. Online journalism -- Ch. 11. Sport news agencies and freelancing -- Ch. 12. Sports public relations -- Appendix 1: Getting the job -- Appendix 2: Copyright -- Appendix 3: Legal and ethical issues -- Glossary.

Summary: The sports journalist of today needs to be well equipped for the digital age. From the challenges of minute-by-minute reporting to the demands of writing for online outlets, blogging and podcasting, sports journalism is now fully immersed in new and social media. Sports Journalism: A Practical Guide will give you the skills you need to navigate these new platforms, whilst also teaching you the basics of interviewing, reporting, feature writing for print and commentary for radio and television. This new edition now includes: - New examples demonstrating the use of social media in sports journalism - A new chapter on the current professional working practice of sports journalism, covering the skills required of agency and freelance journalists today - A new chapter on sports public relations - Expanded coverage of radio and television sports journalism, with more emphasis on commentary and multi-platform working - Quotes from working journalists, offering valuable insights into the industry. This book is a complete guide to the practice of sports journalism across all platforms: print, online, radio, television and social media sites.

Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.

Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Barcode
Books	Marbella International University Centre Library	070.449796 AND spo (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	11251

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Ch. 1. Introduction: The Best Job in the World? --
Ch. 2. Context Setting: Media Environments --
Ch. 3. The sports desk --
Ch. 4. Sources --
Ch. 5. Interviewing --
Ch. 6. Reporting the action --
Ch. 7. Sports news and photography --
Ch. 8. Sports features --
Ch. 9. Broadcast media --
Ch. 10. Online journalism --
Ch. 11. Sport news agencies and freelancing --
Ch. 12. Sports public relations --
Appendix 1: Getting the job --
Appendix 2: Copyright --
Appendix 3: Legal and ethical issues --
Glossary.

The sports journalist of today needs to be well equipped for the digital age. From the challenges of minute-by-minute reporting to the demands of writing for online outlets, blogging and podcasting, sports journalism is now fully immersed in new and social media.

Sports Journalism: A Practical Guide will give you the skills you need to navigate these new platforms, whilst also teaching you the basics of interviewing, reporting, feature writing for print and commentary for radio and television. This new edition now includes:
- New examples demonstrating the use of social media in sports journalism
- A new chapter on the current professional working practice of sports journalism, covering the skills required of agency and freelance journalists today
- A new chapter on sports public relations
- Expanded coverage of radio and television sports journalism, with more emphasis on commentary and multi-platform working
- Quotes from working journalists, offering valuable insights into the industry.

This book is a complete guide to the practice of sports journalism across all platforms: print, online, radio, television and social media sites.

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.

Click on an image to view it in the image viewer