Journalism thoughts

Ethical quandary: Why do we make sports predictions and what are they supposed to prove anyway?

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SB50 predictionPrediction accountability is important. I’m borrowing a phrase here from Eric Single, my coworker at SI. For him it’s sort of like a catchphrase, as a quick Twitter search shows. Although I think he’s half-kidding.

Predictions are a staple in sports media. They’re in newspapers, magazines, websites, pre-game shows, podcasts and everywhere else. Whether you’re a reporter, analyst, writer, commentator, studio host or fan on Twitter, you make predictions.

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My week as the Red Hot Reporter

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I’m back from London.

As I wrote in September, I won a contest sponsored by Virgin Atlantic to become their Red Hot Reporter during the NFL International Series game in London. After a week covering the Dolphins, Raiders and general fanfare, I figured I should write about the whole experience and compile all my work in one spot.

Then I got home, caught up on sleep, had a busy week and finally got around to it.

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My first GIF

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I am trying to be a sports journalist.  What I continue to learn, for better or worse, is that that isn’t enough. In the digital age, you can’t just be a reporter, you must also be a content creator.

I’ve seen job descriptions for what seem like basic reporting jobs, which mention skills like Photoshop are considered a plus.

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Thoughts on bothering prominent people with silly questions

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As I’ve gotten more serious about my journalism career, I’ve grown increasingly interested not just in good stories, but in the backstories about how they come together. For example, I enjoyed Richard Deitsch’s podcast with Lee Jenkins about Jenkins scooping the LeBron homecoming, which surprisingly only about 2,500 other people listened to.

I’m not comparing myself to Jenkins, but I have this new blog and I think in some cases it’ll be fun to offer similar looks at how my articles come together.

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