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Summary:

"Transform yourself from sports fan to professional sports journalist. Field Guide to Covering Sports, Second Edition goes beyond general guidance about sports writing, offering readers practical advice on covering 20 specific sports. From auto racing to wrestling, author Joe Gisondi gives tips on the seemingly straightforward--like where to stand on the sideline and how to identify a key player--along with the more specialized--such as figuring out shot selection in lacrosse and understanding a coxswain's call for a harder stroke in rowing. In the new Second Edition, readers also explore sports reporting across multimedia platforms, developing a foundational understanding for social media, mobile media, visual storytelling, writing for television and radio, and applying sabermetrics. Fully revised with new examples and updated information to give readers confidence in covering just about any game, match, meet, race, regatta or tournament, Field Guide to Covering Sports, Second Edition is the ideal go-to resource to have on hand when mastering the beat" -- From the publisher.

Table of Contents:

• From sports fan to sports reporter
• Writing game stories
• Getting the most out of an interview
• Developing and writing features
• Developing sports columns
• Blogging : finding a unique perspective
• Using advanced statistical metrics
• Social media : using Twitter as a reporting tool
• Writing for mobile devices
• Visual storytelling
• Broadcasting games on radio
• Writing for TV
• Auto racing
• Baseball
• Baseketball
• Bowling
• Cross country
• Field hockey
• Football
• Golf

• Ice hockey
• Lacrosse
• Rowing
• Rugby
• Soccer
• Softball
• Swimming & diving
• Tennis
• Track & field
• Triathlons
• Volleyball
• Wrestling.

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Author/Creator:

Gisondi, Joe , author

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Field guide to covering sports [by Gisondi, J.]

Subjects:

Sports journalism

Sports journalism — Authorship

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)

Call Numbers:

PN4784.S6 G58 2018eb

ISBNs:

9781506315676 (spiral-bound, e-book)
9781506315683 (spiral-bound, e-book) [Invalid]
1506315674
9781506315706 (ePub ebook) [Invalid]

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2017009655

OCLC Numbers:

1240713742