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Shira Springer

@ShiraSpringer

Shira Springer has been a sports journalist for more than 20 years. While a member of the sports staff at The Boston Globe, she served as the Boston Celtics beat writer for seven years and also covered all four of Boston’s major men’s professional teams, the NBA Finals, the World Series, the NFL Playoffs, the Stanley Cup playoffs and the Olympics, as well as the WNBA and women’s World Cup. She’s also reported on stories at the intersection of sports and society for NPR and its affiliated local stations. She currently writes columns on women in sports for the Sports Business Journal and teaches journalism full time at Boston University.

As the World Changes, Sports Journalism Needs to Keep Meeting the Moment

As the World Changes, Sports Journalism Needs to Keep Meeting the Moment

The pandemic forced sports departments to go beyond scores and records. That’s a change that every newsroom should carry into the future
September 8, 2021
Sports Journalism Must Pivot to Public Service Journalism

Sports Journalism Must Pivot to Public Service Journalism

Sports in a bubble. That’s how return-to-play scenarios have been described. Empty stadiums. Teams quarantined in hotels between games and practices. Regular Covid-19 tests for all involved. The complicated plans…
April 24, 2020
WNBA superstar Sue Bird rates sports coverage and finds room for improvement

WNBA superstar Sue Bird rates sports coverage and finds room for improvement

Sue Bird, 38, is one of the greatest basketball players of all-time. Period. After winning two NCAA championships at UConn, Bird was the first overall pick in the 2002 WNBA…
January 7, 2019
7 Ways to Improve Coverage of Women’s Sports

7 Ways to Improve Coverage of Women’s Sports

Women’s sports in the U.S. receive only 4 percent of sports media coverage. Why it’s time for that to change
January 7, 2019