AP Sports Style Tips

Numbers — lots of ‘em. And sometimes it gets confusing when you’re trying to write a paragraph about the shooting guard who made three 3-pointers in the third quarter of last night’s game, a 33-23 loss, the team’s third in a row, leaving its record at 3-3. Here’s some quick reminders about how — and…

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Tips For Setting Up and Conducting Interviews

Something was just off about that interview. You can’t quite put your finger on it, but still. Perhaps the problem wasn’t anything that just happened but before the interview even started. Your interviewee’s first impression of you doesn’t occur when you walk into the room, questions in hand, but much earlier. Their impression of you…

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Sports Reporting During Pandemics (And Other Slow Times)

By: Jeff Browne The pandemic probably caught your sports staff a little bit unprepared regarding sports coverage when there are no games to cover. Sure, games and contests are at the heart of sports, but there’s so much more to uncover — so many more stories to tell — to keep you busy until athletes…

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