How Do You Write A Sports Agate?
Sports agates have been a staple of sports reporting. Columns and rows of simple, readable text give the sports enthusiast a quick rundown of how various teams did across a number of different sports. Because editors are slashing sports agates to keep newspaper costs down, knowing how to write your own agate is a good way to replace the useful table. So, follow these steps to write a sports agate. Gather the information. Even though it is possible, especially with the help of the Internet, to gather all the sports data needed to compile an agate, a simpler and faster way to get the information is from a wire service. If you want to write a serious, commercial agate, sign up for sports reporting from a newswire such as AP or UP. Select the sports and teams. A sports agate needs to be simple and compact. Since it is impossible to include all sports and teams in the agate, make an editorial decision about what to include in the agate based on your projected audience. Think about where you
