Familiar but solid advice from an SPJ sportswriting panel
It took a while for freelance reporter Rebecca Aguilar to create a Storify about a March 29 panel at a regional Society of Professional Journalists conference in Houston. But it was worth the wait.
The panel, “How to Hit a Home Run: Mastering the Sports Beat,” featured Houston Chronicle columnist Jerome Solomon, sports reporter David Nuño of Houston TV station KTRK and Ted Dunnam, sports editor at Houston Community Newspapers.
Some of the suggestions that came from the panel will sound familiar to regular readers of this blog:
- Make a name for yourself
- Use social media for that, to make connections with potential employers and sources, and more
- Grab opportunities when they arise
- Do whatever you can to get your foot in the door. Show initiative
- Get your facts right
- Better to be right than first
Funny how advice from people have had some success in the business always comes down to these same few points. Makes you think there might just be something to them.