From Our Students

AWSM Experience in Mile High
Marissa Morris reports back from her weekend in Denver at the Association for Women in Sports Media Convention.

Assessing the Impact of Internet on Hockey Coverage
The NHL has taken advantage of the digital age to expand and revolutionize the way the game is presented and delivered to its current and prospective fan bases.

Journey to the Tourney: Behind the Scenes with BTN
Elia Powers goes behind-the-scenes with the men and women who work on the Big Ten Network’s documentary series “The Journey,” which this year, for the first time, included the University of Maryland.

The Player’s Tribune Takes On Sports Media
The Players’ Tribune, which Jeter founded in October, publishes first-person essays with athletes’ bylines attached to them. The Tribune doesn’t have reporters covering beats or even a specific set of topics it tends to on.

Article Review: US Soccer Turning to Overlooked Youth
The article in Sports Illustrated called “US Soccer Turning to Overlooked Youth to Discover Next Wave of Talent” by Stanley Kay brings to light an important issue occurring in youth soccer recruitment in the United States (Kay, 2014).

The Future of the Sports Page
Students in a Merrill College Sports Reporting class were asked to describe the sports page of the future as part of their final in December 2014. We were so impressed by their answers, we decided to compile them here.