Sports Journalism: A Practical Introduction

Andrews-Prelims.qxd 1/21/2005 2:23 PM Page i Sports Journalism Andrews-Prelims.qxd 1/21/2005 2:23 PM Page ii Andrews-Prelims.qxd 1/21/2005 2:23 PM Page iii Sports Journalism Phil Andrews A Practical Guide SAGE Publications London ● Thousand Oaks ● New Delhi Andrews-Prelims.qxd 1/21/2005 2:23 PM Page iv © Phil Andrews 2005 First published 2005 Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of research or private study, or criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988, this publication may be reproduced, stored or transmitted in any form, or by any means, only with the prior permission in writing of the publishers, or in the case of reprographic reproduction, in accordance with the terms of licences issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency. Inquiries concerning reproduction outside those terms should be sent to the publishers. SAGE Publications Ltd 1 Oliver’s Yard 55 City Road London EC1Y 1SP SAGE Publications Inc. 2455 Teller Road Thousand Oaks, California 91320 SAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd B-42, Panchsheel Enclave Post Box 4109 New Delhi 110 017 British Library Cataloguing in Publication data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library ISBN 1 4129 0270 3 ISBN 1 4129 0271 1 (pbk) Library of Congress Control Number: 2004099433 Typeset by C&M Digitals (P) Ltd., Chennai, India Printed and bound in Great Britain by Athenaeum Press, Gateshead Andrews-Prelims.qxd 1/21/2005 2:23 PM Page v Contents 1 Introduction 1 2 Context setting: media environments 5 3 The sports desk 22 4 Sources 33 5 Print journalism: reporting the action 43 6 Print journalism: sports news and photography 63 7 Print journalism: sports features 81 8 Interviewing 104 9 Broadcast media 117 10 Online publishing 146 Appendix 1 Getting a job 157 Appendix 2 The sports journalist’s tool kit 162 Appendix 3 Copyright 165 Appendix 4 Sports books and films 166 Appendix 5 Legal and ethical issues 170 Andrews-Prelims.qxd vi 1/21/2005 2:23 PM Page vi Contents Key terms 173 Bibliography 178 Index 179 Andrews-01.qxd 1/20/2005 11:42 AM Page 1 1 The best job in the world? It’s the best job in the world, isn’t it? Travelling the globe, watching the big sporting events free from the best seats in the stadium, mingling with star players and athletes, seeing your byline in the newspapers or broadcasting to millions on radio or television, and being paid a lot of money for the privilege. That’s the way many people see a sports writer’s job. The reality can be rather different. Hard and demanding work to tight deadlines, long and unsocial hours (most of them w