<p>What would you say are some of the best schools for an aspiring sports journalist?</p>
<p>Syracuse and Northwestern immediately come to mind.</p>
<p>Missouri is widely considered the #1 journalism school. The journalism program also permits an emphasis in sports journalism.[Sports</a> Journalism - Missouri School of Journalism](<a href=“http://journalism.missouri.edu/programs/undergraduate/junior-senior/interest/sports-journalism/]Sports”>Sports Journalism – Missouri School of Journalism)</p>
<p>Also, check out U Iowa. It has a decent journalism school. Also there is an American Studies program that has a thematic option in Sports. Big 10 sports is icing on the cake.
[Journalism</a> and Mass Communication - Majors & Programs - Undergraduate Admissions - The University of Iowa](<a href=“http://www.uiowa.edu/admissions/undergrad/majors/at-iowa/JournalismMassComm.html]Journalism”>http://www.uiowa.edu/admissions/undergrad/majors/at-iowa/JournalismMassComm.html)
[American</a> Studies - Majors & Programs - Undergraduate Admissions - The University of Iowa](<a href=“http://www.uiowa.edu/admissions/undergrad/majors/at-iowa/AmericanStudies.html]American”>http://www.uiowa.edu/admissions/undergrad/majors/at-iowa/AmericanStudies.html)</p>
<p>You might check U Nebraska. The journalism program is decent and UNL is now in the Big 10. I’ve done a lot of traveliing in the area recently and occasionally I’ve happened on the local paper, The Lincoln Journal-Star. It has perhaps the best college sports coverage I’ve seen in a long time—very extensive for all sports, both men’s and woman’s teams. I don’t know if students get to do any internships there, but it would be worth checking out.
[College</a> of Journalism and Mass Communications - University of Nebraska - Lincoln](<a href=“http://journalism.unl.edu/]College”>http://journalism.unl.edu/)</p>
<p>The journalism school at U Oklahoma might be worth a look. I’m told they have great facilities. Also, it a big sports school. [Gaylord</a> College of Journalism and Mass Communication - The University of Oklahoma](<a href=“http://www.ou.edu/gaylord/home.html]Gaylord”>http://www.ou.edu/gaylord/home.html)</p>
<p>Indiana U has a good journalism school. It’s also a Big 10 school—basketball is big, of course, football, not so much. There’s also a lot of interest in so-called minor sports—track, swimming, cycling, etc.
<a href=“http://journalism.indiana.edu/[/url]”>http://journalism.indiana.edu/</a>
IU also has a School of Health, PE, & Recreation with an extensive range programs including sports communication, both print and broadcast. <a href=“http://www.hper.indiana.edu/degrees/sportbroadcast.shtml[/url]”>http://www.hper.indiana.edu/degrees/sportbroadcast.shtml</a></p>
<p>Ohio University has a good journalism program and one of the premier sportswriters is an alum (Peter King).</p>
<p>@Gadad, My mom is actually a sports journalist and she went to Northwestern. : )</p>
<p>Northwestern and Syracuse have the most alums in sports journalism (both print and other media).</p>
<p>As an aside, articles written by sports journalists for The Daily Northwestern have been appearing in the sports section for NYTimes.com.</p>
<p>^ Evidence about NW and Syracuse numbers?</p>