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9780203877128

The Essentials of Sports Reporting and Writing

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  • ISBN13:

    9780203877128

  • ISBN10:

    0203877128

  • Copyright: 2008-12-11
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis
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Summary

"This text covers the full experience of sports writing. Authors Wayne Wanta and Scott Reinardy approach the topic using their own professional experience as sports writers and editors to give students a realistic view of the sports writing profession. After the overview and introduction to sports journalism, the authors move into the stages of article writing, organized around article beginnings, middles, and endings. The text also covers other types of sports stories, such as columns, profiles, and news, and addresses style and ethics issues. It provides students with a full understanding of how to produce quality content for sports stories, as well as offer insights as to what to expect in the sports reporter position."--BOOK JACKET.

Table of Contents

Introduction: The field of sports writing; expectations; pros and cons of careers. (Wayne)
Types of stories: Game reports, advances, follows, sidebars; features, personality profiles. (Wayne)
Preparation: Getting ready, information sources. (Scott)
Beginnings: What to lead with; history, quotes, key play, etc. (Scott)
Beginnings: Types of leads; anecdotal, descriptive, delayed, etc. (Scott)
Beginnings: Worst leads; One-word leads; etc. (Wayne)
Middles; Story structures: Inverted pyramid, diamond structure, 1-3-4-2, etc. (Wayne)
Middles: Effective interviewing (Scott)
Middles: Getting good quotes; Transitions (Wayne)
Middles: Play-by-play; too much, too little (Scott)
Endings: What to end with (Wayne)
Endings: What you need to include (Wayne)
Other types of stories: Sidebars (Scott)
Other types of stories: Advances and follows (Scott)
Other types of stories: Columns (Wayne)
Other types of stories: Features and profiles (Wayne)
Other types of stories: Sports news (Scott)
Some final points: Stylistic errors to avoid (Wayne)
Some final points: Ethics of sports writing (Scott)
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