Sports journalism

Sports journalism encompasses all types of reportage and media coverage of current events in the world of sport.

All forms of media are included:

press and magazines
television
radio and electronic media

And all the various disciplines practised:

writing
commentary
reporting
interviewing
photography

Sports journalism is highly specialised and requires specialist knowledge, but the disciplines and practices employed by a sports journalist do not differ greatly from those of a standard journalist.

It is hardly surprising that the route into working in sports journalism is the same as that of any other form of journalism: training takes place either on site (most usually on a local newspaper) or through a formal course.

For more information contact the National Council for the Training of Journalists, your local careers service or your guidance teacher, if you are still at school, for further information.

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