Maria Burns Ortiz

Week 2 – The evolution of sports media.

Readings:
• “The Silent Season of a Hero.” Gay Talese, Esquire.
• “LeBron James: The Rise of the Superathlete.” Lisa Taddeo, Esquire.
• “Miracle of Coogan’s Bluff.” Red Smith, The New York Herald Tribune. (Handout)
• “YES!!!” Dan Shaughnessy, Boston Globe.
• Sportswriting in the Digital Age, Part 1: Writing for the Web

Blog Assignment 1: Write a “game story” using only information you find in a box score. Click here for the box score.

Blog Assignment 2: Using the four options presented in Sportswriting in the Digital Age, what should be done with game stories?

Skill: AP Style