Pros And Cons Of Sports Journalism

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Sports journalism is something that seems easy but which takes a lot of time, effort, and work to be successful at it. Some journalists use cold, hard facts, while others try to create rumors to formulate interesting articles. Despite different strategies some columnists use, the best sports journalists build ethos through making accurate reports, creating topics that are not only controversial, but also debatable, and providing reliable statistics writing about topics. By using these approaches journalists are able to gain a wide fan base and publish popular articles that sports fanatics will read week in and week out.
In sports journalism, a columnist should bring forth evidence that should influence readers to believe the opinions of the stories we read. To do this, columnists should be present at stadiums or talk to people close to players and know what is going on behind the scenes or use statistical data as their source of proof. This builds their reputation as a trustworthy columnists and makes readers more liable to read their accounts.
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That’s one year younger than Jordan, who won his second chip at 29. And LeBron isn’t just younger, he’s also more accomplished. The King has led his teams to nineteen playoff series wins, at the time of Jordan’s second ring, he had only won thirteen series. LeBron has a career playoff win percentage of .638%. At the time of his second ring, MJ had a playoff win percentage of .587%. And it’s not just the playoffs where James stands out, LeBron has already won 4 MVP awards, that’s one more than Jordan had when he won his second title. And LeBron is already a 9 time all-star, that’s also one more than Jordan, who was an eight time all-star when he won his second title. So look out MJ, it might look like LeBron is on his way to being the greatest of all

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