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Why we gotta know how to cover sports. Sports. Importance of sports news. Sports are the typically the most-viewed events on television: 111 million tuned for 2011 Super Bowl. Importance of sports News.

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  1. Why we gotta know how to cover sports Sports

  2. Importance of sports news

  3. Sports are the typically the most-viewed events on television: 111 million tuned for 2011 Super Bowl Importance of sports News

  4. Sports are the typically the most-viewed events on television: 111 million tuned for 2011 Super Bowl Second most-popular section of newspapers Importance of sports News

  5. Sports are the typically the most-viewed events on television: 111 million tuned for 2011 Super Bowl Second most-popular section of newspapers What are the five most popular spectator sports in the U.S.? Importance of sports News

  6. Sports are the typically the most-viewed events on television: 111 million tuned for 2011 Super Bowl Second most-popular section of newspapers What are the five most popular spectator sports in the U.S.? Football, NASCAR, baseball, basketball, hockey Importance of sports News

  7. Sports are the typically the most-viewed events on television: 111 million tuned for 2011 Super Bowl Second most-popular section of newspapers What are the five most popular spectator sports in the U.S.? Football, NASCAR, baseball, basketball, hockey Most popular internationally? Importance of sports News

  8. Sports are the typically the most-viewed events on television: 111 million tuned for 2011 Super Bowl Second most-popular section of newspapers What are the five most popular spectator sports in the U.S.? Football, NASCAR, baseball, basketball, hockey Most popular internationally? Soccer, cricket, field hockey, tennis, volleyball Importance of sports News

  9. Most popular participant sport in U.S.? importance of sports news

  10. Most popular participant sport in U.S.? Bowling, fitness walking, tennis, golf, aerobics importance of sports news

  11. Most popular participant sport in U.S.? Bowling, fitness walking, tennis, golf, aerobics It’s big business: consumer spending on sports likely tops $50 billion in U.S. importance of sports news

  12. Most popular participant sport in U.S.? Bowling, fitness walking, tennis, golf, aerobics It’s big business: consumer spending on sports likely tops $50 billion in U.S. Most valuable sports team in world? importance of sports news

  13. Most popular participant sport in U.S.? Bowling, fitness walking, tennis, golf, aerobics It’s big business: consumer spending on sports likely tops $50 billion in U.S. Most valuable sports team in world? Manchester United, worth $1.8 billion importance of sports news

  14. covering sports

  15. Most of what you’ll write are game stories: West Florida Christian vs Miami Heat, Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Riverview, Sarasota Scullersregatta, Eddie Herr tennis tournament, FHSAA golf tournament, spring training games game stories

  16. Most of what you’ll write are game stories: West Florida Christian vs Miami Heat, Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Riverview, Sarasota Scullersregatta, Eddie Herr tennis tournament, FHSAA golf tournament, spring training games Game stories are news reports about who won and how the action unfolded game stories

  17. Most of what you’ll write are game stories: West Florida Christian vs Miami Heat, Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Riverview, Sarasota Scullersregatta, Eddie Herr tennis tournament, FHSAA golf tournament, spring training games Game stories are news reports about who won and how the action unfolded Ideally, the reporter is on hand game stories

  18. You’ll witness game, interview participants, note crowd reactions, compile statistics game stories

  19. You’ll witness game, interview participants, note crowd reactions, compile statistics Typically use a summary, inverted pyramid lede game stories

  20. You’ll witness game, interview participants, note crowd reactions, compile statistics Typically use a summary, inverted pyramid lede “West Florida Christian, led by the Irvin brothers, thumped the Orlando Magic on Monday night 107-49.” game stories

  21. You’ll witness game, interview participants, note crowd reactions, compile statistics Typically use a summary, inverted pyramid lede “West Florida Christian, led by the Irvin brothers, thumped the Orlando Magic on Monday night 107-49.” Thousands of variations of game day stories... from simple IP to more feature like game stories

  22. Final score things your game story needs

  23. Final score Team names and type of sport if not obvious things your game story needs

  24. Final score Team names and type of sport if not obvious Where and when things your game story needs

  25. Final score Team names and type of sport if not obvious Where and when Key players and plays things your game story needs

  26. Final score Team names and type of sport if not obvious Where and when Key players and plays Quotes things your game story needs

  27. Final score Team names and type of sport if not obvious Where and when Key players and plays Quotes Strategies that affected outcome things your game story needs

  28. Final score Team names and type of sport if not obvious Where and when Key players and plays Quotes Strategies that affected outcome Stats things your game story needs

  29. Injuries things your game story needs

  30. Injuries Records things your game story needs

  31. Injuries Records What game means things your game story needs

  32. Injuries Records What game means Color: weather, crowd size and demeanor, celebs in attendance things your game story needs

  33. advance story

  34. Story written in advance of a big game... e.g., Super Bowl advance story

  35. Story written in advance of a big game... e.g., Super Bowl Significance of game, history, key players, records and momentum, quotes, strategies, injuries, who’s favored, time and tix info advance story

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