Imagine it: you’re at the Olympics, live blogging a near-impossible gymnastic routine. Or you’re a football fanatic, with more use for your expert knowledge than arguing with fans on Twitter. If you’ve got dreams of getting paid to report your favourite sports, this comprehensive and friendly masterclass is for you.
In an evening with Guardian sports journalist and author Emma John, the way you write about sport will vastly improve, helping you to stand out in a crowded marketplace. With good sports reporting in high demand, and in the age of digital journalism, the field is wide open for original thinking and witty writing. This is your chance to find out what the Guardian - and other platforms - really value in sportswriting, and how you can get a head(er) above the rest.
Emma will share key tips on live reporting, interviewing and pitching to editors, as well as provide an insight into writing a sports book. So whether you’d like a career in sports journalism or write about sport on a casual basis and want to get paid doing it, this course is a must for you.
Some subjects covered...
What is a runner anyway? How to write a live match report
Uncovering the real story: How to interview athletes
Is there a book in it? First steps in sports book publishing
What does the desk want? How to pitch to sports editors
Tutor profile
Emma John is a sportswriter and author of Following On: A Memoir of Teenage Obsession and Terrible Cricket. She is a former deputy editor of the Observer magazine, Observer Sport Monthly and The Wisden Cricketer. She tweets @em_john.
Details
Date: Friday 12 August 2022
Time: 2pm-4pm (BST)
Price: £89 (plus £4.66 booking fee)
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