High School Sports
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Reporting / Writing
Breaking a Locker-Room Barrier
Breaking the Locker-Room Barrier for Women (with the help of a long notebook!)
Leads and Terminology
Writing for sports broadcasting can come in various forms. But before we go on, some explanation of terminology isimportant (the abbreviations are common broadcast shorthand):
The Eight Essential Parts of a Game Story
It is the combination of the essentials and extras that make a game story themost complete report on a game of local or national interest.
Associated Press Sports Editors Ethics Guidelines
Guidelines can't cover everything. Use good judgment when an ethical dilemma arises that is not already covered by these recommendations.
Solid Reporting
Good writing starts with good reporting and often a poor final product is simply a lack of basic reporting skills.
Writing to Visuals
Whether scripting as an anchor or a reporter, it's important at all times to keep the visuals in mind when writing to video.
Ethics: Sports Writers Can't Act Like Fans
Fans don't really understand sports journalists.
Writing Strategies
Active Voice
This is one of the basic commandments of broadcast writing, but one of the most ignored.
Scripting Nuances
At times, two or more bites can be edited together to make one thought or two thoughts that might naturally follow one another.
Scripting the News
When I first heard about scripting news packages, it seemed redundant and time consuming.
Sports Writing Made Easy
You don't have to be a fan to write about sports, but it helps.
Little Things Mean a Lot
It's time to make some things perfectly clear.
Scripting for Television
No matter what form of story you use, it has to be properly scripted.
Lawsuit Tackles Rights to School Sports Webcasts
High school association sues newspaper for webcasting a game without permission.
Avoiding Cliches
Jim O'Connell says clichés and jargon should be kept on the bench.
Packages, Voice Overs and SOT
All forms of broadcast sports writing should have the same basic elements: beginning (lead), middle, and end.
Broadcast Sports Writing
Broadcast Sports Writing is really not all that different from Broadcast News Writing. You want to take the same basic principles from News and Journalism and apply it to Sports. However, there are some things that you can do with Broadcast Sports Writing that you can’t do with Broadcast News Writing.
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