Introduction to Sports Writing

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Sports writing is one of the things keeping local media alive. For every story on ESPN.com or The Athletic that one sees about a professional sports contest, there were likely thousands published on smaller platforms about local high school football, small Division I basketball, or even middle school soccer. In this course, students will learn the basics for covering sports primarily for sports websites and local and regional newspapers. They will also study the evolution of the daily sports reporter, from how it originated in the 1900s to how and why it has changed significantly in the last decade alone. Previously ENGL 1872.