Don’t shy away from the business angle in your sports coverage
We Mean Business
English - February 09, 2023 15:59 - 10 minutes - 14.7 MB - ★★★★ - 5 ratingsBusiness businessjournalism businesstips coveringbusiness business Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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When is it okay to start talking about the financial cost of a game not played? Steven Watkins, a reporter for the Cincinnati Business Courier, was reporting on the Bengals/Bills game live when Damar Hamlin was struck in the chest and halted the NFL. Watkins shares with Janaé Bradford how he reacted as a journalist who covers the business of sports at a local business journal.
Watkins has decades of experience covering the business side of sports and shares tips with aspiring sports journalists on how they can fill a much-needed role in the industry by not shying away from the financials.
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