Associated Press Sports Reporting Handbook

Author: Steve Wilstein (USA)
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Publish Date: 2004-05-01
Features: Get close to top sports stars worldwide, focusing on the exciting lives both on and off the field! With the 2008 Olympics approaching, Chinese professional sports reporters ! Clever, moving, thrilling, and humorous! Sports are an effective, fun, and practical way to cultivate noble citizens. The purpose of this book is to present a panoramic view of real sports reporting for journalists: how they start their work every day, how they work overtime on weekends and holidays, how they cope with extreme cold, heat, scorching sun, and blizzards, and how they endure the constant pressure of deadlines. Reporters, huddled with laptops in crowded press boxes, comfort each other with words like, "Make the writing sing." If they're lucky and writing in a bar, they'll repeat the same sentiment. Wherever they are, this principle remains unchanged. Whether reporting a scene, a match, or an interview, they make the story vivid and come alive on the page. These master storytellers repeat this work day after day. They focus on the moment that makes the game unique; they use fresh, concise, and witty quotes to bring characters to life; their use of color and detailed descriptions make the entire story incredibly real. For sports journalists, the greatest challenge lies in describing an event with elegance, passion, and wisdom. Let readers share their anger and laughter with them, providing entertainment while delivering information; uncover a news story no one else knows or vividly describe an event everyone has seen; convey a sense of being on the scene, whether in the stands, on the field, or in the athletes' locker room; and give meaning and life to news events. Oh, and all of this must be done within 15 minutes.
The purpose of this book is to present a panoramic view of real sports reporting for journalists: how they start their work every day, how they work overtime on weekends and holidays, how they cope with extreme cold, heat, scorching sun, and blizzards, and how they endure the constant pressure of deadlines. The focus of this book is on how to conduct interviews after arriving at the scene, rather than the events on the road or the so-called major events themselves. This book examines how daily sports reporting for Associated Press and other newspapers, magazines, and online platforms is written or should be written. Here, we focus on the quick, running-style reports, but they remain brilliant and creative, and time constraints are no obstacle. Unique word choices will make you smile with satisfaction in the morning, and they'll linger in your mind all day like a little tune you hum. They are the truly enjoyable sports reports, column analyses, and character profiles that bring you real joy.