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Class of 2010 is complete
The Sports Journalism Institute's Class of 2010 is now complete with the selection of Malik Smith and Aaron Hilton of Hampton. Those students will receive grants provided to APSE by the Scripps Howard Foundation and will receive training for their summer internships along with the rest of the SJI class at the institute's annual "boot camp" the [...]
The Class of 2010
The Class of 2010 Student/School/Internship (Pictured clockwise from the top left): Aaron Hilton, Hampton University, Sacramento Bee Kyle Goon, Maryland, Salt Lake Tribune Aaron Martinez, UTEP, Houston Chronicle Amelia Rayno, Emerson, Star Tribune in Minneapolis Cheng Sio, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs Gazette Malik [...]
Running barefoot kicks up mixed emotions
By Anica Wong Class of 2009 The pavement begins to warm under the summer Colorado sun as Michael Sandler jogs up Flagstaff Road near Boulder. Normally, this shouldn't concern a runner. Sandler, however, is jogging barefoot. "When you are barefoot, you are forced to run the way ancient man ran, which is a soft dance," Sandler said. "Even [...]
Alumnus reflects on returning to journalism
By Chhun Sun Sports Journalism Institute, Class of 2006 My decision to leave sports journalism involved a lot of late-night thinking, lengthy talks with colleagues and plenty of back-and-forth mind games with myself. But ultimately, I needed to leave the business. It was my time. In August 2008, fellow reporters and editors at The Salt [...]
Cutbacks hurt diversity in sports departments
By David Ubben Class of 2009 Last year, Ivan Orozco told the story of a San Diego-area soccer player whose mother had been deported to Mexico, tearing apart his family in an all-too-common scenario within his California community. But after the San Diego Union-Tribune’s most recent round of layoffs—which included Orozco—stories like that [...]
Quite frankly, Smith in limbo
By Nate Taylor APSE Bulletin Staff Writer The NBA is the sport that made Stephen A. Smith famous. It’s the sport that he never gets tired of talking about. It’s the sport that has made him a respected and high-profile sports journalist for more than a decade. But during the NBA postseason this year, Smith was nowhere to be seen or [...]
SJI touts four APSE winners
By Juan López APSE Bulletin Staff Writer Four Sports Journalism Institute alums won awards in the 2008 Associated Press Sports Editors Writing Contest held earlier this year in Las Vegas. Their stories ranged from an investigation of an asterisk on a rivalry trophy to a documentation of the Utah Jazz’s storied history. Salt Lake Tribune [...]
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