| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations |
| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction: The Field of Sports Journalism; 2 Preparation: Tools for Successful Sports Reporting and Writing; 3 Sports Writing: The Basics; 4 Beginnings I: Leads; 5 Beginnings II: Advanced Lead Writing; 6 Beginnings III: Overused Leads; 7 Middles I: Story Structures; 8 Middles II: Effective Interviewing; 9 Middles III: Use of Quotes; 10 Middles IV: Play-By-Play; 11 Story Endings; 12 Other Types of Stories I: Sidebars; 13 Other Types of Stories II: Previews and Follows; 14 Other Types of Stories III: Sports Columns |
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15 Other Types of Stories IV: Features and Profiles16 Other Types of Stories V: Sports News and Enterprise; 17 Final Points I: Stylistic Errors to Avoid; 18 Final Points II: Sports Journalism Ethics; 19 International Sports Reporting; 20 The Life; Glossary; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
In The Essentials of Sports Reporting and Writing, authors Scott Reinardy and Wayne Wanta employ their own professional experience as sports writers and editors to give students a useful and practical view of the sports writing profession. The text is divided into readily digestible sections, covering essential topics such as types of stories; background and preparation; interviewing; the beginning stages of writing; and conclusion writing. Through real-life examples, readers learn the in-and-outs of writing columns, advances and follows, sidebars, profiles, and features, as well as the stylis |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed March 30 2015) |
| Subject |
Sports journalism.
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Sports journalism -- Authorship.
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Journalism.
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Sports journalism
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Sports journalism -- Authorship
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Wanta, Wayne, author.
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| ISBN |
9781317669319 |
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1317669312 |
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9781315769394 |
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1315769395 |
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9781317669296 |
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1317669290 |
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9781317669302 |
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1317669304 |
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0415737818 |
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9780415737814 |
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9780415737807 |
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041573780X |
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