Exam 5: Sports Writing for Newspapers, Websites and Magazines

The "toy department" criticism of sports media began almost as soon as sports became a regular part of U.S. newspaper coverage in the late _________.

Misinterpreting the audience or purpose of an interview can backfire as television sports broadcaster found out via negative reactions to his interview with this former baseball star?

In describing the problem with homerism in sports media, A Season on the Brink author _________described the affable relationship between ex-Indiana basketball coach Bob Night and a local Indiana beat reporter who admitted to rooting for the Hoosiers.

This Twitter program helps reporters sort through potential stories and newsworthy items?

Cooperation is usually determined more by the interview subject than the reporter as evident when this Seattle Seahawks running back dominated Super Bowl media day in 2014 not for what he said, but for refusing to answer any basic questions.

The advent of the Internet has made this part of the sports reporting process much easier in most cases.