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[Handout] Sports Editor John Bohnenkamp Offers Tips for Writing Sports Recaps on Deadline

[Handout] Sports Editor John Bohnenkamp Offers Tips for Writing Sports Recaps on Deadline

Posted on 10. Nov, 2011 by .

The web allows scholastic media staffs to cover game previews and recaps in a much more timely fashion than its print counterpart. Quickly turning stories is a tough chore to many high school sports reporters. Sports Editor John Bohnenkamp of the Burlington (Iowa) Hawk Eye offers some tips to high school sports reporters and shows [...]

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State Tournament Serves as Stage for Live Sports Coverage

State Tournament Serves as Stage for Live Sports Coverage

Posted on 17. Dec, 2010 by .

Last weekend, Palo Alto High School’s volleyball team played in the state title game against Long Beach Poly. As a sports magazine, The Viking is accustomed to covering sporting events and publishing stories online (with photos and video clips) a couple of hours after the conclusion of a game. Going into the championship match, our [...]

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Looking for NCAA FInal Four Coverage for your publication? Look no further.

Posted on 31. Mar, 2010 by .

Online papers that want to “shovel” content (text and images) to their news sites can gain access to student writing by emailing Ron Johnson, Indiana University Student Media, finalfour@idsnews.com.

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Magazines like Sports Illustrated look to roll out digital versions

Posted on 13. Dec, 2009 by .

Mitch Eden of Kirkwood High School passed this YouTube video along to me last week that he saw talked about on Dan Pink’s blog. It’s a demo of a digital version of Sports Illustrated and it’s pretty sweet. Well worth the 3 minute time investment to watch.

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Chris Snider’s “Covering the Big Game”

Posted on 06. Oct, 2009 by .

Looking for ways to cover a big event at your school online? Chris Snider, of the Des Moines Register, posted an article to his blog last month talking about what the Register did for the state’s big Iowa v. Iowa State football game this year. The post is a great conversation starter for staffs working [...]

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Create Wallpapers For Your Readers to Keep in Their Thoughts

Posted on 05. Oct, 2009 by .

There are numerous ways a staff can promote it’s site. One way is by creating something your readers want. Late last summer the Des Moines Register created high school football schedules that readers could download and set as the wallpaper of their desktop. The Register created a simple template where they could easily swap out [...]

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