Tom O’Connor and the athletic department want George Mason University’s program to be the best in the Colonial Athletic Association. Not in terms of wins and losses, but in academics, in the community and in on-and-off court standing. The two key words that the athletic department stresses are quality and balance; they rarely talk about […]

Jeff Zillgitt said one of the toughest things reporters have to come to realize is that you’re not going to become as good as your favorite reporter. But just because that it most likely going to be true, you can still find a place in writing and it’s up to you to find that place. […]

Jim Iovino, managing editor of nbcwashington.com, visited class on March 10 to talk about how he got to be managing editor. Jim started a hockey blog before blogs were really considered blogs near the end of the 90s. Jim and his colleagues at the LCS Hockey blog were one of the first online publications to […]

Jon DeNunzio, former high school sports editor and current user engagement editor for “The Washington Post,” visited class on March 3 to talk about how journalism has and hasn’t changed and what it takes to succeed. Things that don’t change in journalism: Journalism is hard. Real reporters run towards the bomb. You have to go […]

George Solomon, former sports editor at “The Washington Post” from 1975-2003 and ESPN’s first ombudsman, visited our class on Tuesday, March 1 to talk about how to break into the field of journalism. The biggest thing Solomon talked about was that you have to read good writing if you want to get better at writing. […]

No matter what profession you are in, you have to understand the power, immediacy and permanency of new technology like Twitter.

Alan Goldenbach from the Washington Post visited class on Thursday and offered some sound tips on covering sports games. He also discussed why he likes covering high school sports over professional sports. The biggest reason Alan likes covering high school sports is because he can better connect with the players and coaches than at the […]

Grant Paulsen visited our Comm 371 class today to talk about how social media (mostly Twitter) has impacted the media and sports media specifically. The most important thing I took away from Grant’s visit was that it’s more important to be accurate than first when it comes to reporting news, especially when first starting out. […]

Maureen Nasser, Associate Athletic Director at George Mason University, visited our Sports Writing and Reporting class to speak about professionalism. She provided a lot of insight as to what is necessary to succeed and what constitutes professionalism. Dress the part: Dressing professionaly and appropriately demonstrates that you are serious about your job and that you […]