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The Class of 2010

The Class of 2010

The Class of 2010 Student/School/Internship (Pictured clockwise from the top left): 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 Didier Morais, Syracuse, MLB.com Tariq Lee, Temple, The [...]

Running barefoot kicks up mixed emotions

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

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 [...]

2009 APSE Bulletin

2009 APSE Bulletin

View the APSE Bulletin (.pdf) Bulletin 2009

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

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 [...]

And they’re off …

And they’re off …

Read stories and blog entries from the Class of 2009 at the SJI '09 blog.

NABJ Announces Leon Carter and Sandy Rosenbush as its Legacy Award Winners

NABJ Announces Leon Carter and Sandy Rosenbush as its Legacy Award Winners

WASHINGTON, D.C. April 29, 2009 -- The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) announced that Leon Carter and Sandy Rosenbush of the Sports Journalism Institute will receive the organization's annual Legacy Award given out at its Salute to Excellence Gala on August 8, in Tampa. "Leon and Sandy sacrificed their personal time, vacation [...]