Tuesday, May 08, 2012
Four Penn State journalism students -- the most from any school in the country -- have gained the opportunity to cover professional baseball through a coveted summer internship with Major League Baseball (MLB). (more)
Friday, March 30, 2012
Two senior journalism majors contributing coverage for the NCAA and a recent graduate completing an exclusive internship will give Penn State an important presence at the Final Four this week in New Orleans. The hands-on opportunities were made possible in large part by the John Curley Center for Sports Journalism at Penn State. Through an agreement with the NCAA, Audrey Snyder of Downingtown, Pa., and Casey Kelley of Maplewood, Minn., will provide a variety of stories about all aspects of the Final Four. Their work will appear on the NCAA's website, and the Curley Center has launched "Final Four Focus" -- a news blog that will carry the students' stories for the NCAA as well as additional stories they write from New Orleans. (more)
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Two nationally respected basketball experts -- Mike Breen of ESPN/ABC and Jim O'Connell of the Associated Press -- will be featured in a free public program organized by the John Curley Center for Sports Journalism at Penn State and presented at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 5. (more)
Thursday, July 21, 2011
When sports stories become linked with other social and business issues, professional journalists tend to offer deeper and broader coverage than sports bloggers, according to Penn State researchers. In a study of the way mainstream columnists and popular bloggers covered conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh's involvement in a partnership attempting to buy a professional football team, the researchers showed that journalists were more likely to include issues such as race and business in their columns, said Marie Hardin, associate director of the John Curley Center for Sports Journalism in the College of Communications. (more)
Wednesday, June 08, 2011
A unique event -- the taping of an ESPN special featuring Penn State football coach Joe Paterno and Duke men's basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski -- will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Monday, June 20, before a live, invitation-only audience in Eisenhower Auditorium on Penn State's University Park campus. Ten days after the taping, an hourlong show titled "Difference Makers: Life Lessons with Paterno and Krzyzewski" will appear at 8 p.m. Thursday, June 30, on ESPN. The taped program will continue at 9 p.m. on ESPNU, featuring student questions for the legendary coaches. (more)
Friday, February 11, 2011
Five Penn State journalism students -- the most from any school in the country -- were selected for internships with MLB.com this summer, marking the second consecutive year the University will have the most interns participating in the program. Their selection marks the fourth year in a row students from the College of Communications have been selected for the program. Penn State had three students selected to participate in each of the past two years. (more)
Monday, January 31, 2011
An online chat coordinated by the John Curley Center for Sports Journalism at 1 p.m. Monday, Feb. 14, will address the competing agendas, ethics, influences and impact of recruiting coverage. (more)
Tuesday, January 04, 2011
An award-winning Sports Illustrated senior writer and MLB Network analyst will be the featured guest when the John Curley Center for Sports Journalism presents "A Conversation with Tom Verducci" at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 25, in the HUB-Robeson Center Auditorium. The session is free and open to the public. (more)
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
The implications of fantasy sports on sports journalism will be discussed at 1 p.m. Monday, Nov. 15, during an online chat conducted by the John Curley Center for Sports Journalism. (more)
Friday, October 15, 2010
What issues do stadium designers look at from the ground up, and how do today's rowdy fans and post-9/11 security concerns affect structural decisions and game-day operations? This Monday's noontime "Expert Opinion with Graham Spanier" show on the Big Ten Network aims to find out. Watch a preview at http://live.psu.edu/youtube/ckZmFxcQJmk online. Read the full story for details about the guests as well as a lineup of upcoming shows, including two exclusive topics. (more)
