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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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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