Commentary
Povich Center Year in Review
As 2015 is beginning, we’d like to take a quick look back at 2014. In the past year, the Center has attempted to assist in the growth of students and graduates of the Merrill College and enlighten the community in the vital sports issues of the day.
John Schulian’s Football Anthology
Compiled by John Schulian, a longtime writer himself, Football: Great writing about the National Sport is an intriguing collection.
Coverage of Northwestern Unionization Attempt
A study for the Shirley Povich Center for Sports Journalism examined media coverage of Northwestern players’ attempt to unionize, with a specific focus on how both the unionizing players and college sports establishment were framed.
Racism in Sports: How Far Have We Really Come?
The ninth-annual Shirley Povich Symposium tackled the issue of racism in sports Tuesday night at the Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center at the University of Maryland.
George Solomon on Ben Bradlee
“To Bradlee, a good sports scoop, or well-written sports column, feature or investigative report, was as important as one of Bob Woodward’s bombshells. At least he made you feel that way.”"
George Solomon: The Journalism Cycle Continues
September means baseball pennant races and the start of the college and professional football seasons. It also means the beginning of another academic year in a journalistic world that seems to be changing on a daily basis.
Povich Rewind
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