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Breaking into Sports Journalism (Video)

A panel discussion about covering sports for TV, newspapers, magazines, and blogs

Breaking into Sports Journalism (Video)
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PRICE
$20 ($15 for )

SYNOPSIS
Our panel of sports reporters, editors, bloggers and authors holds no punches in its dissection of sports media and what it takes to break in and get ahead. Sports writing is a genre that can easily go from rote reporting to epic narrative. By homing in on a compelling human interest story or larger cultural or political issues, you can go from being the stats guy to becoming a star reporter. But, with the rise of fan sites, blogs, and podcasts, is it even necessary to work your way up through established channels? And if you are already working in another area of the media, how do you establish your sports cred and get in the game? Our panelists get to the bottom of these questions.

DURATION/TIME
11 videos
1 hour, 35 minutes total running time

DATE OF PANEL
April 24, 2007

Shot and edited by Resolution Seven

PRICE
$20 ($15 for )
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Course Details

This Crash Course is an On Demand Video.

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Instructor Bio

Alison Overholt's Courses

Clean Up Your Online Image – New York (Seminar on July 31)
Intro to Magazine Writing – (Class starts July 23)

Alison Overholt
Alison Overholt is senior editor at ESPN The Magazine, managing investigative features and sports business coverage in addition to working on multimedia initiatives. Before joining ESPN in 2005, Alison was a staff writer and editor at Fast Company, where she covered emerging technologies and women in business from both Silicon Valley and New York. Her writing has appeared in Cosmopolitan, Inc., Working Mother, Fitness, Sports Illustrated for Women, American Way and San Francisco magazines, and LifetimeTV.com. Alison received the Asian American Journalists Association's National Print Journalism Award for a 2004 Fast Company cover story about Starbucks entering the music business, and was a two-time "30 Under 30" pick for TJFR/NewsBios' annual list of influential business journalists. She holds a government degree from Harvard and is a graduate of the Radcliffe Publishing Course.



Testimonials


Intro to Magazine Editing was really great, and Alison was an awesome instructor. She had so much prepared in the way of exercises and print-outs, and knew the answers to all our crazy questions! I felt devoting time to questions was important but we also got a lot of technical info. I think this class will help in the marketplace because I learned a lot about freelancing, masthead organization, and salary. Everything was very clear and informative, and Alison's delivery was also very understandable. I would definitely recommend it to a friend. I only have good things to say about this class -- Alison is great. -- Lindsey Hunter, editorial assistant, OK! magazine

"I just finished the Intro to Magazine Editing class with Alison Overholt and thought it was great. Alison was a real pro -- she gave fully of herself, seemed to really want to be teaching the class, and was engaged throughout. The class was full of practical advice and assignments that really helped me look at magazines through an editor's eyes. The tone was positive and can-do, which is no small thing in a world where everyone loves to tell you how impossible it is to break in." -- Leslie Koren, freelancer

"Boot Camp for Magazine Editors was a fantastic class, and Alison a superb instructor. I looked forward to our class activities and discussions, and the weekly homework was challenging without being overwhelming. Alison's can-do spirit was infectious. I learned more in these eight weeks than I did in my first job." -- Michelle Wiener, associate editor, SoHo Publishing
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