<p>A new major at the college nearest my home just opened a Sports Journalism major. I would definately go there if I wouldn't have to live at home, but does anyone know if there are any Sports Journalism programs at any other schools in the nation?</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>What college?</p>
<p>my fault, Bradley University in Peoria, IL just opened their Sports Journalism major.</p>
<p>University of Tennessee. It's a program track that's offered underneath the umbrella of journalism.</p>
<p>School</a> of Journalism and Electronic Media | UT College of Communication and Information</p>
<p>I think vanderbilt does.</p>
<p>Most of my friends have been interested in sports journalism at some point, so I can tell you UMass and Syracuse are the places to go.</p>
<p>Edit: oops. That was sports management. However, 'Cuse is still a great place for journalism majors who love sports.</p>
<p>Gotta second Syracuse. You could double-major in journalism and sports management. Tons of the guys working at ESPN got there through 'Cuse.</p>
<p>The key to getting a job in sports journalism is not a degree listing that major. In fact, its probably irrelevant. What they're going to look for is real experience. Did you cover sports for your college paper? Did you get summer jobs and internships in the field? You do that with any major from Anthropology to Zoology and you have a shot at getting hired in what is a tough field to break into. </p>
<p>You don't need to take my word for it; in fact you probably shouldn't. What I suggest is this: call some of the reporters for your local larger-circulation paper, or some TV stations. Explain you're a HS student who'd like advice on how to prepare for the field. People love to give advice to students, and as a prospective journalist who's going to be waving the mike in the face of some extremely agitated players (eg. "why did you drop the pass that would have put your team in the playoffs?") you should have NO trouble calling some local journalists for a chat.</p>
<p>Penn State has a sports journalism center.
Center</a> for Sports Journalism — College of Communications</p>
<p>Thanks for the advice, currently I'm not sure if sports journalism is #1, but it is definately an interest of mine. I have fiddled around with podcasting, and wrote on the sports teams for the school newspaper, which, obviously don't mean much, but it definately is an interest of mine.</p>
<p>You'll learn a lot more by actively covering your campus sports teams as a reporter for the college paper, than you will in any class about sports journalism.</p>
<p>Therefore, look for a college with a solid campus newspaper/Web outlet, and preferably a college with a lot of sports teams, so as to have an opportunity to start covering stuff right out of the box (i.e. your first semester you're probably not going to be the football beat writer - you're going to be doing "lesser known" sports like water polo, track & field, etc.)</p>
<p>The fact that you wrote sports for your high school paper not only means something, it means quite a lot. Clips count. If you've got good ones, use those as a lever.</p>