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Tables of Contents for Contemporary Sports Reporting
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
xi
Acknowledgments
xv
SECTION I Introduction to Sports Reporting
Trends in Sports Reporting
3
22
Roots of Sports Coverage
Today's Sports Pages
The Evolution of Sports Coverage
Recommendations for Improvements
The Birth and Death of The National
Gannett's New Baseball Weekly
Preparing to Cover Sports
Expanded Opportunities for Women Sportswriters
Opportunities in Sports Information Work
Ethics of Sports Reporting
Exercises
Philosophies of Sports Reporting
25
16
Metropolitan Daily Sports Philosophy
Nonmetropolitan Daily Sports Philosophy
Community Weekly Sports Philosophy
Campus Newspaper Sports Philosophy
High School/College Coverage Distinctions
Writing Style Differences
Writing for A.M. Papers
Writing for P.M. Papgers
Writing Effective Leads
Contrast or Comparison Leads
Background Leads
Staccato Leads
Direct Address Leads
Question Leads
Quotation Leads
Literary Leads
Exercises
Precontest Coverage
41
18
Examining Pregame Releases
Producing Fresh, Complete Previews
Anatomy of Pregame Coverage
Focusing on Individuals
Focusing on Teams
Exercises
SECTION II Coverage of Revenue-Producing Sports
Football
59
24
The Preparation
Charting/Watching Games
Significant Statistics
Interviews and Quotations
Game Goverage
A Day on the Job with Lee Barfknecht
Facing Deadlines
Organizing the Game Story
Complete Game Coverage
Sideline Coverae
Exercises
Basketball
83
24
Charting/Watching Games
Significant Statistics
Preparing for Game Coverage
The Pregame Stories
Covering the Game
Writing the GAme Story
Exercises
SECTION III Coverage of Non-Revenue-Producing Sports
Baseball
107
10
The Scoring
Writing Game Stories
Exercises
Golf
117
10
The Scoring
Writing Meet Stories
Exercises
Gymnastics
127
8
The Scoring
Writring Meet Stories
Exercises
Swimming
135
8
The Scoring
Writing Meet Stories
Exercises
Tennis
143
10
The Scoring
Writing Match Stories
Exercises
Track and Field
153
8
The Scoring
Writing Meet Stories
Exercises
Volleyball
161
8
The Scoring
Writing Match Stories
Exercises
Wrestling
169
12
The Scoring
Writing Match Stories
Exercises
SECTION IV Coverage Beyond Stadiums and Arenas
Features
181
20
The Story of a Playground Basketball Star
Black Basketball Coaches: Climbing the Ladder of Success
Putting a Personality with the Voice
A Quaker at the Academy
How Strong? She Puts Dents in a Volleyball
Writing in the First Person
Exericses
Columns
201
14
Features
Postcontest Analysis
Personality Profiles
personal Reflections
Letters from Readers
Exercises
Ratings and All-Star Teams
215
16
Rating the Preps
Methodology for Ratings
Selecting Allstate Teams
Exercises
Courtrooms and Boardrooms
231
16
NCAA Investigations
The Long-Running NCAA-UNLV Battle
A New Controversy Emerges
Exercises
In-Depth Reporting
247
16
Reporting Tips
Writing Tips
Anatomy of a Series on Eating Disorders
The Series
A Look at the Recruiting Business
The Role of University Presidents in Big-Time Sports
Exercises
SECTION V Working the Sports Desk
Designing Pages
263
22
Characteristics of Well-Designed Pages
Preparing a Page at The Mesa Tribune
A Look at Well-Designed Pages
Preparing a Special Page at The Dallas Morning News
Exercise
Legal Considerations
285
16
Libel
The ``Actual Malice'' Test
Writing Opinion Columns
Invasion of Privacy
Journalist's Privilege
Exercises
Appendix
301
18
Index
319