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The job of a media relations specialist is often overlooked by the general public. In the sports world, media relations specialists are responsible for many tasks. In sports media relations a Sports Information Director, or SID, may be tasked with following a team’s every practice, developing a guide for local media, and many other responsibilitiesContinue reading “The Unseen World of Sports Media Relations”

I had a chance to speak with Trey Wallace, a University of Tennessee beat reporter for Fox Sports Knoxville. We talked about sports journalism and his personal experiences with evolving media. Here are some of the questions and his responses. Could you describe what an average day/week looks like for your reporting? “My number oneContinue reading “An Interview With Fanrun Radio’s Trey Wallace”

A key aspect of journalism that often gets overlooked is the journalists’ connection to their sources when writing. A reader may commonly see the words “according to sources” and not think about what goes on behind the scenes of a story in order to cite those sources. Sources add a level of legitimacy to aContinue reading “The Importance of Journalists’ Sources”

Sports reporting as a concept is relatively new to me. I did not start following any sports closely until I started following college football in the Fall of 2015. Since then, my mid has opened up to the world of major collegiate and professional sports immensely. Following sports closely has also opened my mind toContinue reading “What’s It Like to be a Writer?”

Thursday night, the Los Angeles Lakers took a 3-1 series over the Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference Finals by outscoring Denver 114-108 in Orlando, Florida. Lakers’ stars LeBron James and Anthony Davis led their team to an important Game 4 win against a persistant Nuggets team, despite a strong performance by Nuggets Guard JamalContinue reading “Lakers Win Key Game over Nuggets”

The Tennessee Volunteers will face the South Carolina Gamecocks in their first game of the 2020 season. The Tennessee Volunteers will kick off their 2020 football season on Saturday, Sept. 26 against the South Carolina Gamecocks in Columbia, South Carolina.  Tennessee is currently on a six winning streak that began with a win over SouthContinue reading “Game Preview: Tennessee vs. South Carolina”

Today anyone can be considered a “sports journalist.” Everyday someone on Twitter shares information about their favorite team as if they were a beat reporter for a major news outlet. They might even tweet a link to an article they wrote on an independent website that relies on users to generate content like Bleacher Report.Continue reading “Journalist vs Fan: Where is the Line?”