Journalist’s Trade

Women Sportswriters Confront New Issues

No longer focused on locker room access, work and family challenges prevail.

Restricting a Photojournalist’s Access

The Red Sox tried to stop pictures of Fenway Park from being published.

Who Were You, Joe DiMaggio?

He was an ‘icon of icons’ about whom little was known.

Muhammad Ali Was a Rebel. Michael Jordan Is a Brand Name.

In celebrating Jordan as a hero, are we merely worshipping capitalism?

In Sports Reporting, When Does the Personal Become News?

Boundaries seem much harder to find and a lot easier to cross.

Fall 1999: Journalist’s Trade Introduction

“Today it is difficult to pick up a sports section or watch a sporting event on TV without finding some athlete’s privacy being invaded.” This observation rests at the center…

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Big companies are like battleships going down the middle of a gulf. When we fire our guns they’re pretty loud, but we don’t change direction very well.It’s the size of…

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In 1978, ABC started a program called “20/20,” as a kind of a standard newsmagazine program. They were trying to see what they could do in the “60 Minutes” business.…

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We celebrate tonight the men and women whose dedication to the collection and distribution of facts threatens their very existence. When they antagonize those with money, political power and guns,…

The Transformation of Network News

How Profitability Has Moved Networks Out of Hard News