A sports
writer has multiple tasks on their plate each week. Writers usually meet their
editor to discuss assignments, deadlines, and schedules. Evans said, “We meet
as a team to discuss what needs to be covered each week.” Evans said each
writer has a specific beat that they are expected to cover. At the moment,
Evans is concentrating on covering the Phillies which requires articles daily.
A sports writer has to do research, conduct interviews
and attend games to write their articles. Evans said he spends hours
researching to make sure he gets the correct details. He does most of his
research independently and sometime refers back to his older articles since he
covers the same teams each season. With smaller sporting events that he can’t
not attend, he has reliable sources that he can contact, so he can write an
article.
The South Jersey Times is a small paper so everyone is expected to help as much as possible. Evans mentioned there is a lot of crossing over to different positions to make sure the paper is produced properly. “At a small paper everyone is expected to do just little more and sometimes take more responsibilities than their title requires,” said Evans.
The main roles he participates in are designing the paper, contacting sources, writing articles, and putting material online. Evans is in touch with every step of the process. At larger papers, sports writers will only be asked to write the stories instead of helping with each step. The responsibilities of sports writer varies depending on which paper they work at.
A sports writer has to do research, conduct interviews
and attend games to write their articles. Evans said he spends hours
researching to make sure he gets the correct details. He does most of his
research independently and sometime refers back to his older articles since he
covers the same teams each season. With smaller sporting events that he can’t
not attend, he has reliable sources that he can contact, so he can write an
article. The South Jersey Times is a small paper so everyone is expected to help as much as possible. Evans mentioned there is a lot of crossing over to different positions to make sure the paper is produced properly. “At a small paper everyone is expected to do just little more and sometimes take more responsibilities than their title requires,” said Evans.
The main roles he participates in are designing the paper, contacting sources, writing articles, and putting material online. Evans is in touch with every step of the process. At larger papers, sports writers will only be asked to write the stories instead of helping with each step. The responsibilities of sports writer varies depending on which paper they work at.
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