1. What type of backlash did you guys face from the NFL after the League of Denial was put out?
2. Who has had the biggest impact on your careers and describe their impacts on you?
3. What is your favorite part about investigative reporting and why?
4. How well did the partnership with Frontline work out for you guys when working on League of Denial? Were there any complications during the process?
5. What steps do you believe the NFL still needs to take to better lessen the effects of concussions and stop CTE from occuring as frequently?
6. What is your view on education of head injuries and concussions at the younger levels? Do you believe there is a sufficient amount being taught?
7. When do you believe kids should be allowed to play contact sports? Should there be an age restriction on these sports?
8. What sparked your guys interest in investigating the issue of concussions?
9. Where do you see football safety-wise in 10 years?
10. How important do you think it is to bring personal stories of post-concussion related struggles to the forefront to fully understand the weight of the issue?
Wednesday, April 6, 2016
Wednesday, March 23, 2016
David R. Scott: 10 questions
1. You have moved around from many different publications over your career. What is your advice to a young journalist, who might be discouraged by the amount of movement they will have to make in their career to make a living?
2. What is the greatest piece of advice you have been given in your journalism career and describe its impact on you?
3. You are the director of communications at ESPN, How much work goes into controlling all of ESPN's News and Information? Describe a typical day on the job.
4. You oversee the ESPNFrontRow.com website. Describe the impact you envision this blog making and how it is so successful.
5. Why did you decide to make the jump from the journalism side of the field to the PR side?
6. What do you think makes a good PR strategy and how do you implement it?
7. How do you feel your previous journalism work has aided you in the PR part of your career?
8. Which side of the field, journalism or PR, do you enjoy more and why?
9. Do you have any desire to go back to the writing side of journalism and if so why?
10. What is the importance in today's journalism landscape for journalists to be flexible and be able to do many things?
2. What is the greatest piece of advice you have been given in your journalism career and describe its impact on you?
3. You are the director of communications at ESPN, How much work goes into controlling all of ESPN's News and Information? Describe a typical day on the job.
4. You oversee the ESPNFrontRow.com website. Describe the impact you envision this blog making and how it is so successful.
5. Why did you decide to make the jump from the journalism side of the field to the PR side?
6. What do you think makes a good PR strategy and how do you implement it?
7. How do you feel your previous journalism work has aided you in the PR part of your career?
8. Which side of the field, journalism or PR, do you enjoy more and why?
9. Do you have any desire to go back to the writing side of journalism and if so why?
10. What is the importance in today's journalism landscape for journalists to be flexible and be able to do many things?
Thursday, February 25, 2016
Questions for Elizabeth Merrill
1. How did you find your way to working at ESPN?
2. You have done a lot of feature writing in your career. How do you think reporting for a feature differs from other types of reporting?
3. What was your favorite story that you ever wrote and why?
4. What challenges have you faced being a women reporter in sports?
5. Describe the relationship you must gain with a subject when you are covering them for a feature-type story. Does that differ from other reporting?
6. There has been a lot of talk about ESPN W and its role in women's sports. What is your thoughts on that site and do you feel like it is necessary?
7. What type of experience did you have as a beat reporter and why did you end up leaving that form of reporting?
8. What were some of the major challenges you faced in your career and how have you overcome them?
9. Did you come into the field wanting to be a journalist or what were your plans originally?
10. Who is your favorite journalist and how have they made an impact on you?
Story Pitch:
I think it would be really cool if Merrill did a feature story on a retired star athlete, who has had major problems with concussions or other head injuries. It would interesting to get a peek into the struggles that that person is going through during their daily lives based on this issue that fills football and sports as a whole. Concussions and head injuries are a major point of discussion in the sports world today and across media in general, so I think it would a very timely story and a very intriguing story to read.
2. You have done a lot of feature writing in your career. How do you think reporting for a feature differs from other types of reporting?
3. What was your favorite story that you ever wrote and why?
4. What challenges have you faced being a women reporter in sports?
5. Describe the relationship you must gain with a subject when you are covering them for a feature-type story. Does that differ from other reporting?
6. There has been a lot of talk about ESPN W and its role in women's sports. What is your thoughts on that site and do you feel like it is necessary?
7. What type of experience did you have as a beat reporter and why did you end up leaving that form of reporting?
8. What were some of the major challenges you faced in your career and how have you overcome them?
9. Did you come into the field wanting to be a journalist or what were your plans originally?
10. Who is your favorite journalist and how have they made an impact on you?
Story Pitch:
I think it would be really cool if Merrill did a feature story on a retired star athlete, who has had major problems with concussions or other head injuries. It would interesting to get a peek into the struggles that that person is going through during their daily lives based on this issue that fills football and sports as a whole. Concussions and head injuries are a major point of discussion in the sports world today and across media in general, so I think it would a very timely story and a very intriguing story to read.
Wednesday, February 17, 2016
Pitches for Howard Bryant and Jemele Hill
Column pitch for Bryant:
I think it would be cool to see Howard write a column on concussions and their impact on sports today. This issue has been in the news a lot lately as we get more information on the effects of concussions and cases of CTE. We've seen it in the media and even in movies. We continue to see people retire at young ages for concussion or other injury troubles. The instances of concussions remain consistent in society, so I think it is important that it continues to be talked about and I think Howard would do a great job contributing to that conversation. I think it would be really interesting to see his thoughts on the issue and what is views are on the subject. Howard is very well respected in his writing, so I am sure he could put together a compelling piece to talk about an issue that still needs more attention in our society.
Show Topic Idea for Jemele:
I think a really cool segment idea for a show that Jemele does would be a debate/discussion on the greatest players of a specific sport or even at a specific position in a sport. I know from personal experience I can get into hours long debates on ranking who truly is the best at a certain position or in a sport in general. It would be really cool to see people on TV debating about it. You see this to a certain extent on TV and similar debates have ensued, but I don't think it has fully been explored. It would be really cool for younger fans to hear about guys who played before their time and their impact on the game. The show could even dedicate a certain segment to this idea over a certain amount of time. I am sure people would love to tune in to see what the "experts" think and see if their rankings differ from the people they hear debating on TV. I know as a fan of sports I would love to see this happen.
I think it would be cool to see Howard write a column on concussions and their impact on sports today. This issue has been in the news a lot lately as we get more information on the effects of concussions and cases of CTE. We've seen it in the media and even in movies. We continue to see people retire at young ages for concussion or other injury troubles. The instances of concussions remain consistent in society, so I think it is important that it continues to be talked about and I think Howard would do a great job contributing to that conversation. I think it would be really interesting to see his thoughts on the issue and what is views are on the subject. Howard is very well respected in his writing, so I am sure he could put together a compelling piece to talk about an issue that still needs more attention in our society.
Show Topic Idea for Jemele:
I think a really cool segment idea for a show that Jemele does would be a debate/discussion on the greatest players of a specific sport or even at a specific position in a sport. I know from personal experience I can get into hours long debates on ranking who truly is the best at a certain position or in a sport in general. It would be really cool to see people on TV debating about it. You see this to a certain extent on TV and similar debates have ensued, but I don't think it has fully been explored. It would be really cool for younger fans to hear about guys who played before their time and their impact on the game. The show could even dedicate a certain segment to this idea over a certain amount of time. I am sure people would love to tune in to see what the "experts" think and see if their rankings differ from the people they hear debating on TV. I know as a fan of sports I would love to see this happen.
Ouestions for Howard Bryant and Jemele Hill
Bryant:
1. What led you to make the decision to do more column writing instead of doing beat reporting like you had done for years before?
2. You wrote a fantastic book "Shut Out" about racism and sports in Boston. How do you feel like Boston compares now to back then on racial problems?
3. Being an African American journalist in a heavily white industry, have you experienced racism in this industry and if so describe an instance of this you experienced?
4. Many writers struggle to get into column writing or don't know how to effectively do it. What would your advice to aspiring columnists be?
5. What would your advice to an aspiring journalist be? What should they do to find success in the industry?
Hill:
6. What led you to transition into a more TV based role at ESPN?
7. What are some of the advantages and disadvantages you see in doing TV and the more broadcast side of journalism?
8. Can you compare your experiences of being a print journalist and being a TV journalist?
9. Have you experienced any sexism in a sports journalism world that is heavily controlled by men? If so could you describe specific experiences you may have had?
10. Yourself and Michael Smith have created a compelling show in "His and Hers" that has been very successful at ESPN and I'm sure gets great viewership. What do you think is the key to creating compelling sports television for those who would want to go into that in the future?
1. What led you to make the decision to do more column writing instead of doing beat reporting like you had done for years before?
2. You wrote a fantastic book "Shut Out" about racism and sports in Boston. How do you feel like Boston compares now to back then on racial problems?
3. Being an African American journalist in a heavily white industry, have you experienced racism in this industry and if so describe an instance of this you experienced?
4. Many writers struggle to get into column writing or don't know how to effectively do it. What would your advice to aspiring columnists be?
5. What would your advice to an aspiring journalist be? What should they do to find success in the industry?
Hill:
6. What led you to transition into a more TV based role at ESPN?
7. What are some of the advantages and disadvantages you see in doing TV and the more broadcast side of journalism?
8. Can you compare your experiences of being a print journalist and being a TV journalist?
9. Have you experienced any sexism in a sports journalism world that is heavily controlled by men? If so could you describe specific experiences you may have had?
10. Yourself and Michael Smith have created a compelling show in "His and Hers" that has been very successful at ESPN and I'm sure gets great viewership. What do you think is the key to creating compelling sports television for those who would want to go into that in the future?
Monday, February 1, 2016
Story Pitches for Quinn and Ford
Quinn:
I know that T.J. Quinn gave up his Baseball Hall of Fame vote a few years ago, so I think it would be a really cool story if he did a story based on that. For the story, I think he should talk to other journalists who have done the same thing and get to the root of why many journalists have made this decision. I think it would also be good to talk to other writers who kept their vote and why they did that. The Baseball Hall of Fame and the voting process have been a hot topic in the past decade as more PED users have got on the ballot. The issue has completely changed the culture of how people are voting. I would be very interested to see what journalists themselves are thinking about the issue and how that has effected their desire to have a Hall of Fame vote.
Ford:
Bonnie Ford did extensive coverage of the Boston Bombings and the stories of the people who experienced that day. As we approach the three year anniversary of the bombings in the next few months, I think it would be very interesting to go back and see how those people are doing nowadays and how they have moved on from that tragedy. It would interesting to see how some of the first responders like Devin Wang and others have moved with their lives and where they are today. This event became a prominent in the history of Boston and these people lives. Those who were hurt and the first responders are well known at this point, so I am sure the public would be interested in seeing where they now. The article would take a look back at tragic day almost three years ago, but also look at a hopeful future for the people involved.
I know that T.J. Quinn gave up his Baseball Hall of Fame vote a few years ago, so I think it would be a really cool story if he did a story based on that. For the story, I think he should talk to other journalists who have done the same thing and get to the root of why many journalists have made this decision. I think it would also be good to talk to other writers who kept their vote and why they did that. The Baseball Hall of Fame and the voting process have been a hot topic in the past decade as more PED users have got on the ballot. The issue has completely changed the culture of how people are voting. I would be very interested to see what journalists themselves are thinking about the issue and how that has effected their desire to have a Hall of Fame vote.
Ford:
Bonnie Ford did extensive coverage of the Boston Bombings and the stories of the people who experienced that day. As we approach the three year anniversary of the bombings in the next few months, I think it would be very interesting to go back and see how those people are doing nowadays and how they have moved on from that tragedy. It would interesting to see how some of the first responders like Devin Wang and others have moved with their lives and where they are today. This event became a prominent in the history of Boston and these people lives. Those who were hurt and the first responders are well known at this point, so I am sure the public would be interested in seeing where they now. The article would take a look back at tragic day almost three years ago, but also look at a hopeful future for the people involved.
10 Questions for Bonnie Ford and TJ Quinn
TJ Quinn:
1. How did you decide that investigative journalism was the niche of journalism you wanted to get into?
2. You have done work as a fill-in host for ESPN's Outside the Lines. How does working in front of the camera compare to working behind it doing your reporting?
3.While covering Barry Bonds and the Balco lab, what were some of the major complications that came up in your reporting and what did it teach you about how to effectively report?
4.What was it about the rigors of beat reporting that led you to decide to switch over to the investigative side of journalism?
5. What was the greatest piece of advice you were given in your career and describe it's impact on you?
Bonnie Ford
6. What was the greatest piece of advice you were given in your career and describe it's impact on you?
7. What was it like getting to know the story of Devin Wang and her role in the heroics of the 2013 Boston Marathon? Describe the impact her story had on you and others who experienced the tragedy
8. What has been your experience covering anti-doping issues? What types of complications have come up in your reporting
9. At what point in your life did you know that journalism was the field you wanted to go into and how did you know?
10. What struggles have you faced being a women in sports journalism?
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