- National Sports Journalism Center
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National Sports
Journalism Center
New York Times columnist William C. Rhoden (left) and former ESPN contributor Stephen A. Smith discuss diversity in the newsroom at a NSJC event in Indianapolis on 09/14/09.Type Journalism program Owner Indiana University Founded 2009 Headquarters 535 W. Michigan St.
Indianapolis, IN 46202
United States
Phone: (317) 278-5335Official website National Sports Journalism Center The National Sports Journalism Center is a journalism program run by Indiana University and a resource center for sports media professionals. The center, based at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis,[1] currently offers undergraduate-level sports journalism courses and will launch what is believed to be the nation's first master's of sports journalism program in Fall 2010.[2]
The center, founded in early 2009, also hosts events on the Bloomington and Indianapolis campuses. It held its first event, a forum on the effects of hype and evolving media pressures on sports reporting, in March 2009.[3] It held a second panel discussion on diversity in the sports media industry in September 2009.[4] Additional speakers have included Fox sports commentator Joe Buck and Pulitzer Prize winner and "Friday Night Lights" author H.G. Bissinger.[5]
The center also offers real-world sports journalism opportunities for students, including placing about a dozen Indiana University and Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis students in a "Student News Bureau" to cover the 2010 NCAA Men's Final Four in Indianapolis.[6]
Former Chicago Tribune sports editor Tim Franklin leads the center, which also includes instructors William F. "Billy" Reed, former Sports Illustrated senior writer; and Pamela Laucella, author of Jesse Owens, the Press and the 1936 Berlin Olympics and co-author of Strategic Sport Communication.
The center is also home to the Associated Press Sports Editors,[7] the nation's largest sports media organization.
See also
References
- ^ IUPUI School of Journalism http://journalism.iupui.edu
- ^ National Sports Journalism Center http://sportsjournalism.org/our-programs/
- ^ Hype and Media Pressure in the Sports Industry http://journalism.indiana.edu/news/sports-journalists-debate-effects-of-hype-evolving-media-pressures/
- ^ "From the Press Box to the Locker Room: The Diversity Divide." http://sportsjournalism.org/sports-media-news/panel-sports-coverage-hurting-from-lack-of-diversity-in-newsrooms/
- ^ http://sportsjournalism.org/sports-media-news/h-g-buzz-bissinger-discusses-vanity-fair-article-the-true-tiger-woods/
- ^ http://chronicle.com/blogPost/A-Most-Exciting-Deadline/22309/
- ^ AP Sports Editors http://www.apsportseditors.org
External links
- National Sports Journalism Center website
- National Sports Journalism Center Facebook Fan Page [1]
- Associated Press Sports Editors
Categories:- Sports journalists
- Sports media in the United States
- Indiana University
- Organizations established in 2009
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