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Sports Reporting for the World Cup

Sports Reporting for the World Cup

Categories
journalism

Duration
5 days

Partner
Thomson Reuters Foundation

Instructors
Tony Lawrence - Thomson Reuters Foundation instructor
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This sports reporting course addresses the commercial, political and cultural importance of sport and its unifying role in fostering dialogue between the nations of the world.

This sports reporting course addresses the commercial, political and cultural importance of sport and its unifying role in fostering dialogue between the nations of the world. It aims to increase the confidence of sports journalists in providing a fast and informed reporting service without sacrificing accuracy and balance. It also helps them find unusual angles and features to complement their core coverage. It also provides the particular reporting skills required to cover the FIFA World Cup.

who it's for:

Sports journalists who want to develop their reporting and editing skills and to broaden their international perspective. It is particularly valuable for sports reporters who have not had much prior experience of covering major international sporting events or competitions.

  •  Key principles of sports reporting.
  • Things to avoid in sports reporting
  • Handling press releases from official sports bodies
  • Covering major events
  • Finding the lead in straight factual reports
  • Reporting famous moments in sport from video footage
  • Handling breaking stories – for agencies, broadcasters and websites.
  • Writing up a news conference
  • Features
  • Do’s and don’ts on interviewing sports personalities
  • Politics and sport.
  • Covering a World Cup – some tips
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