Journalism chapter 7- sports writing

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Guidelines for sports: watch ______ reaction- can be interesting point in game coverage

crowd

Advance stories: satisfies public _________ and gives ________ to upcoming game

curiosity, insight

Guidelines for sports: _______ and take _____ (from the sidelines, not press box because you feel the game more)

observe, notes

A sports writer should: attend a ________ of the team you are covering- don't just rely on ______ from others

practice, quotes

The sports lead should include: ______ or outcome

score

Writing tips for sports stories: avoid a long list of scores, instead consider a _____ ___

score box

Advance stories: full advance is a preview of an upcoming ______, should include ________ of what happened in the past season

season, preview

Writing tips for sports stories: don't use sports _____ (sport terms are ok, but don't say grid iron for field)

slang

The sports lead should include: ____ of sport

type

Sports briefs: should be ___-_____ inches in length

2-3

Guidelines for sports: ______ verbs

action

Guidelines for sports: be ________- names spelled correctly, score correct

accurate

A sports writer should: be _________, fair, and ________ (ex: don't say other teams played dirty to win)

accurate, unbiased

Writing tips for sports stories: use strong ______ verbs, avoid a lot of adjectives and adverbs

action

Guidelines for sports: write for _______ reader (who knows some about sport but not an expert)

averafe

A sports writer should: not be a ___________ (ex: hopefully, we will win the championship this year)

cheerleader

Writing tips for sports stories: don't write in ____________ order. Sports stories should follow the ________ _______ style- give the most important facts first

chronological, inverted pyramid

Guidelines for sports: don't let ______ influence you (might give excuse for loss, etc)

coach

A sports writer should: be familiar with _______ and ________

coaches, athletes

Writing tips for sports stories: _______-_____ scores

double-check

Guidelines for sports: avoid _____________

editorializing

Guidelines for sports: you can't give ______ coverage, but try to cover everything

equal

Guidelines for sports: write the story while it is still _____ in your mind

fresh

Guidelines for sports: keep _____ programs

game

Guidelines for sports: understand the ______- know the ____ and __________

game, rules, terminology

The sports lead should include: ________ or most ________ aspect of the game

highlight, unusual

Writing tips for sports stories: the lead should include the _________ or most ________ aspect of the game

highlight, unusual

Writing tips for sports stories: it is ok to have a more ________ tone to the sports story

informal

Sports briefs: DO NOT include school ____ or ________, the _____, or the mascot name to keep the brief as _____ as possible

name, initials, year, short

Score box: provides ______ info about the game, but it is __________. Use this only if you do not have _____ for briefs or stories. Write in ___ point font (agate).

instant, incomplete, room

Guidelines for sports: avoid _______

jargon

A sports writer should: ____ the sports at your _______

know, school

The sports lead should include: _____ of the two teams involved

name

Advance stories: include facts about _________ too

opponents

Guidelines for sports: know the _______- athletic director, coaches, managers, captains, players

people

Guidelines for sports: read ____________ sports stories

professional

Writing tips for sports stories: only use stats in your story that have __________ to what you are writing about- other stats should go in a _______

relevance, sidebar

Sports briefs: should include team's ______, summary of ________ events, and summary of ____ events

record, upcoming, past

Advance stories: the advance lead follows same idea for ______ lead (highlight, teams, sport, etc. but will not include the score)

sports

Guidelines for sports: give _____

stats

A sports writer should: observe _________/__________ of teams/athletes

strengths, weaknesses

Advance stories: more important for high school papers due to ___________ problems

timeliness

Advance stories: advance coverage is preview of just 1 _________ game (it is ok to include preview of last game, but don't put that in the lead)

upcoming

The sports lead should include: _____ and ______ it was played (this should be near end of the lead paragraph)

when, where


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