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Careers in Sports Journalism

Sports journalism began in the early 1800s with newspapers dedicating sections to sports coverage as sports popularity increased. The appetite for sports led to specialized sports media like magazines and channels. Sports journalism includes directly reporting on and analyzing games, as well as investigative journalism on important sports developments and interviewing coaches and players. It requires skills like creativity, sports industry knowledge, research, communication, and a passion for sports. The growing sports industry and internet media have expanded career opportunities in sports journalism across print, radio, television, and digital media, though new journalists may work long, irregular hours for low pay.

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Careers in Sports Journalism

Sports journalism began in the early 1800s with newspapers dedicating sections to sports coverage as sports popularity increased. The appetite for sports led to specialized sports media like magazines and channels. Sports journalism includes directly reporting on and analyzing games, as well as investigative journalism on important sports developments and interviewing coaches and players. It requires skills like creativity, sports industry knowledge, research, communication, and a passion for sports. The growing sports industry and internet media have expanded career opportunities in sports journalism across print, radio, television, and digital media, though new journalists may work long, irregular hours for low pay.

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Sports Journalism

Presented by
Dr. Gulshan Gupta
Defining Sports Journalism

The increased popularity of sports led to the more coverage of sports


content. Sports journalism is a form of writing and reporting on
matters pertaining to sporting topics and competitions. Sports
journalism started in the early 1800s as an integral part of the news
business with newspapers having dedicated sports sections. The
appetite for sports resulted in sports-only media such as Sports
Illustrated (American Magazine) and ESPN (American Channel), DD
Sports, Star Sports, Sony Sports Network, Sports 18 and many more.
The other forms of Sports Journalism are: Game Recaps, Game
analysis, investigative journalism of important development in Sport.
Sports
Magazines
Skills required to be Sports Journalist

Creativity
Knowledge of the Sports Business Industry
Excellent research abilities
Excellent written and verbal communication
abilities
A strong desire to participate in sports
The capacity to build relationships with
sports fans
Scope in Sports Journalism
The Sports sector is one of the world's highest-earning industries,
more skilled personnel are needed to cover its events.
Sports journalists work in all media, including print, television,
radio and the internet. Apart from direct reporting of Game and
reporting game statistics, the other parts of Sports Journalism are:
Game Recaps, Game analysis, investigative journalism of important
development in Sport, interviewing coaches and players and offering
game commentary. As a sportswriter or reporter, you could blog,
write narrative sports features and write sports columns.
There is also a specialization in Sports Photojournalists.
Career in Sports Journalism
A sports profession includes covering sporting events all across
the country and the world. Nowadays, internet media is growing pace
which has extended the spectrum of a job in this industry.
Career opportunities in Sports Journalism:
•Sports writers, reporters, & sports editors for print, radio or television.
•Sports programs hosts on radio or television.
•Sports announcers/commentators on radio or television .
•Sports show producers or directors for television or radio.
•Writers & reporters for sports websites, e-magazines, & e-newspapers.
•Sports website editors, e-magazine editors, and e-newspaper editors.
•Sports information experts.
•Sports teams, organizations, or key venues' media representatives.
•Sports Event Management.
Drawbacks Of Being A Sports Journalist
You will be required to work long and irregular hours, including
holidays. It may happen that You’ll be paid very little at the outset of your
career.

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