How Do You Write Good Sports Journalism?
“We’re going to talk about how to be a successful sports broadcaster. This clip is about writing a story. When you’re writing a story your best friends are either pen and paper or your fingers and a keyboard. Now we’re getting electronic with it so you have palm pilots and other places that you can write a story. But you have to be prepared. You always have to travel with a pen and notepad. Even if you’re an on-camera reporter you always have to be able to take notes. Also micro-recorders work too. When you are writing a story you obviously want to get the who, what, when and the how. But the key to successful story telling is telling the audience something that they don’t already know. It?s not enough for me to tell you that Coach K is one of the most successful coaches in the history of college basketball. It’s not new information if I tell you that Bobby Knight has a temper. So I have to tell you why Bobby Knight has a temper. I have to tell you why in 1983 this happened and Bobby K
