Sports Journalism Book

I'm writing this post to ask what book would you recommend for me to read as a guide to news writing and sports journalism? I want this book to mainly focus on the structure of writing a story for print media, rather it be a game story, AP-style story, or an interview/story.

I'd also like this book to be used in colleges so when I go into college next year I have the potential of using it.

Thanks

 

Tabloid From Hell by Michael Raffaelle.

Nuf.

Sed.

 

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From the product description:

Let me tell you, making 25k to cover high school sports in BFE, is most definitely glamorous and exciting!


Edit: To add, I've never read the book, so maybe it is helpful. I just thought that part was pretty hilarious.

 

Heck, that's why *I* bought it ...

Turning serious, as someone who never took a journalism class, I thought it was a decent intro.

 

OK, I'll be nicer: http://www.booksamillion.com/product/9781589793026?id=4278194840920

Good book, and the guy came on here once to promote it.

 

Find out what college you want to go to and then when the time comes to take the class, buy the book that the professor is using. It worked for me in college.

 

read good writing and your writing will be a good read

 

Not a bad point, yab. Along the same lines:

 

It was good, and I enjoyed it. But it came across, at times, as "look what I did, everyone." I'm not sure it'd be the greatest book for those just starting out. Some of the stuff is outdated now.

 

Lets just say this. Anything by Halberstam. And buy a stylebook. I don't care if you want to write AP Style or not, you better learn it.

And oh yeah last thing, double major. Journalism is a dangerous mistress right now.

I know, I know what you're thinking, "I'm good enough."

But seriously, we're all good enough, and it's a rough field. Be prepared for everything.