Commentary

Sports Media: Changes, Controversy and Questions
Povich Center director George Solomon weighs in on ESPN’s controversial withdrawal from PBS’s Frontline series on concussions in the NFL as well as the continued pressure on Washington’s NFL team to change their name.

College to the Pros: Advice for Aspiring Journalists
Merrill College graduate and former Diamondback writer Connor Letourneau with some excellent advice for aspiring journalists hoping to land a job with a major media outlet after college.

Outdoors Writers Left Out in the Cold
Former Washington Post outdoors columnist Angus Phillips wonders if there is still a place for such writing at major print outlets with the advent of niche magazines and websites.

What I learned from Richard Nixon
In the second of a five part series, Merrill College professor Carl Sessions Stepp gives the second fifth of 50 key lessons he’s learned throughout his 50 years in journalism.

Fifty Ways to Serve Your Readers
In the first of a five part series, Merrill College professor Carl Sessions Stepp gives the first fifth of 50 key lessons he’s learned throughout his 50 years in journalism.

Skipping Through Sports Media’s Murky Waters
Povich Center director George Solomon on the prevailing upbeat feelings towards the future of sports journalism from various conventions this summer.