The importance of sports reporting has increased greatly all over the world. The sports fans eagerly await the news and comments con,;erning their favourite sport or game and the performance of their favourite players. For this reason every newspaper and magazine gives a lot of importance to its spor.ts page or columns. Some newspapers and magazines employ the reputed sports om¬mentators to write their sports comments. In fact, there are many magazines which are wholly devoted to the field of sports.
Sports reporting should cltpture the complete atmos¬phere of a particular game while giving the facts concern¬ing the game or the match. There is no doubt that first of all a sports lover wants to know the facts of the match of his favourite game. Sports reporting should be done in such a way that even those readers who have no knowledge or little interest it} the sports should be temp¬ted to read it. Like other international events, sports reporting is also done now-a- days on an international scale. People all over the .world are interested to know
Sports reporting has become an art. The reporter must learn properly the rules of the game about which he is asked to give his comments. He should try to know the famous players and their past performances. He should equip himself with as many facts as possible before the game starts. In sports reporting the time factor is very vital, because the report regarding today's play must reach the newspaper's office in time, so that it can be published in the ~ext day's newspaper. It is
better if you can identify the players at the very start of the game, so that you can report back the achievements of the individual 'player accurately .
A reporter working for an evening newspaper may have to write his report ~s the game progresses in the afternoon, so that his report is published in the evening newspaper. A reporter working for a morning newspaper or weekly magazine, has a bit easier time, since he may not be required to send his ,report by telephone in separate 'takes'. You should try to remember the following points asfar as sports reporting is concerned:
(i) You should try to know the name of the Manager and other officials of the team.
(ii) By knowing the Referee and the Manager well, you can sometimes get a good sports story from them.
(Hi) Try to know something about the personal lives
--¬of sportsmen, because now-a-days readers are quite inter¬I ested to know about their earnings, expenses and ,even I the eccentricities and their love affairs. ...
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(iv) There is a difference between a sports writer and I a general reporter. The general reporter simply makes areport regarding what happens, whereas the sports writer is at the same time a reporter and a critic.
(v) The sports reporter judges the quality and the skill of the players at the same time, when he is writing his reports. But his opinion must be authoritative and effective.
(vi) The sports reporter must know the correct names of the goal scorers with their proper spellings, so that he should not misquote them at any time.
(vii) In your report you must give the essentials of the game like the names of the teams, the ground at which the game takes place and the correct score of the team.
(viii) Never try to unnecessarily exaggerate the quality and importance of a particular sporting team or a match.
(ix) You should watch out for'any news-worthy event at the match site which may prove to be more important than the game itself, just like a fight among the supporters of different teams or breakdown of a spectator stand etc.
(x) Generally, every sport has its own jargon and technical terms. When you use these technical terms, you must explain them properly for the benefit of those who are not very much familiar with the game.
(xi) The successful sports reporter also justifiably accentuates the dramatic event in the game, so that those who could not see the game should feel the dramatic effect.
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Sports reporting should cltpture the complete atmos¬phere of a particular game while giving the facts concern¬ing the game or the match. There is no doubt that first of all a sports lover wants to know the facts of the match of his favourite game. Sports reporting should be done in such a way that even those readers who have no knowledge or little interest it} the sports should be temp¬ted to read it. Like other international events, sports reporting is also done now-a- days on an international scale. People all over the .world are interested to know
Sports reporting has become an art. The reporter must learn properly the rules of the game about which he is asked to give his comments. He should try to know the famous players and their past performances. He should equip himself with as many facts as possible before the game starts. In sports reporting the time factor is very vital, because the report regarding today's play must reach the newspaper's office in time, so that it can be published in the ~ext day's newspaper. It is
better if you can identify the players at the very start of the game, so that you can report back the achievements of the individual 'player accurately .
A reporter working for an evening newspaper may have to write his report ~s the game progresses in the afternoon, so that his report is published in the evening newspaper. A reporter working for a morning newspaper or weekly magazine, has a bit easier time, since he may not be required to send his ,report by telephone in separate 'takes'. You should try to remember the following points asfar as sports reporting is concerned:
(i) You should try to know the name of the Manager and other officials of the team.
(ii) By knowing the Referee and the Manager well, you can sometimes get a good sports story from them.
(Hi) Try to know something about the personal lives
--¬of sportsmen, because now-a-days readers are quite inter¬I ested to know about their earnings, expenses and ,even I the eccentricities and their love affairs. ...
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(iv) There is a difference between a sports writer and I a general reporter. The general reporter simply makes areport regarding what happens, whereas the sports writer is at the same time a reporter and a critic.
(v) The sports reporter judges the quality and the skill of the players at the same time, when he is writing his reports. But his opinion must be authoritative and effective.
(vi) The sports reporter must know the correct names of the goal scorers with their proper spellings, so that he should not misquote them at any time.
(vii) In your report you must give the essentials of the game like the names of the teams, the ground at which the game takes place and the correct score of the team.
(viii) Never try to unnecessarily exaggerate the quality and importance of a particular sporting team or a match.
(ix) You should watch out for'any news-worthy event at the match site which may prove to be more important than the game itself, just like a fight among the supporters of different teams or breakdown of a spectator stand etc.
(x) Generally, every sport has its own jargon and technical terms. When you use these technical terms, you must explain them properly for the benefit of those who are not very much familiar with the game.
(xi) The successful sports reporter also justifiably accentuates the dramatic event in the game, so that those who could not see the game should feel the dramatic effect.
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