How do you become a sports writer?
What does the job include? How much money do they make?
I wrote an article for the school paper and my teacher brought up this career that I never thought about doing.
Thanks.
I’m a huge baseball fan. I love the Red Sox and know a lot…most would say too much about them.
I like basketball and football too. I know the general rules of those games and some key players on teams I like.
How much would this help me?
Read about various sports, become familiar with the jargon used & all the different writing styles for each particular sport. You wouldn’t really get to focus on one particular sport until later on in your career. Keep a journal & practice writing (or blogging today I guess). Attend live sporting events; think how U would approach writing the story for the local newspaper/major newspaper in the area, or Sports Illustrated (two different styles) — and then write that story (or those stories). Now, compare your story(ies) to what was actually written in the paper & SI. Is there something U missed? Did U see something that they missed? Learn what makes you a good writer and capitalize on it. Your style is your signature.
Take photographs at sporting events as well. Learn about good composition, exposure & capturing the action. Whether U move from the print realm into the video realm these basics will help you develop your eye for the action).
Money-wise, U won’t really see the big bucks unless U are really good & usually later in your career with national exposure. Most sports writers do it for the love of sports. Starting out at your local paper as a "freelancer" or a summer intern could help U decide if this is the right career choice for U. U won’t know until U try.
Best of luck to U.
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You go to college for journalism and work as hard as you can learning all there is to know about every sport there is. You then do an internship near to your last year with ESPN or some local sports writers.
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It depends on what sport you are good at? concentrate one special sport you are really interested in, Start with your Local paper they always seek new sports writers, go to that sport venue and write down every thing is you thing is good and bad and make a note of it and request that your school project( hope to take an interview with one of the top player and submit that to your local paper or radio ..You can start with free lance either with News papers or radio if you have a good subject than you will be given contract and from than on you can try with national news paper and Radios ..money is depepnds on how good you are a writer.
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Get a college degree in Sport Journalism
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Read about various sports, become familiar with the jargon used & all the different writing styles for each particular sport. You wouldn’t really get to focus on one particular sport until later on in your career. Keep a journal & practice writing (or blogging today I guess). Attend live sporting events; think how U would approach writing the story for the local newspaper/major newspaper in the area, or Sports Illustrated (two different styles) — and then write that story (or those stories). Now, compare your story(ies) to what was actually written in the paper & SI. Is there something U missed? Did U see something that they missed? Learn what makes you a good writer and capitalize on it. Your style is your signature.
Take photographs at sporting events as well. Learn about good composition, exposure & capturing the action. Whether U move from the print realm into the video realm these basics will help you develop your eye for the action).
Money-wise, U won’t really see the big bucks unless U are really good & usually later in your career with national exposure. Most sports writers do it for the love of sports. Starting out at your local paper as a "freelancer" or a summer intern could help U decide if this is the right career choice for U. U won’t know until U try.
Best of luck to U.
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Retired Navy Journalist