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SJI, Missouri announce alliance
Courtesy of the University of Missouri Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 21, 2011) -- The Sports Journalism Institute will bring its 10-day crash course in sports journalism to the Missouri School of Journalism beginning in June 2012. "I've known about the work of SJI for years, and the prospect of working more closely with the program is exciting," [...]
SJI returns to roots
SJI says thank you to the Poynter Institute. The Sports Journalism Institute got its start on a college campus. SJI's first class assembled on the campus of Norfolk State in 1993, where co-founder Leon Carter was teaching while on a sabbatical from Newsday. For the next two summers, classes were also conducted at universities--at Kansas [...]
Donate to Scholarship Fund
John H. Carter, beloved father of SJI co-director Leon Carter, passed away on Feb. 5 in Virginia. He was 90 years old. Leon has asked that those wishing to make donations in his father’s memory send their checks to the Sports Journalism Institute’s John H. Carter Scholarship Fund. Checks should be made payable to SPORTS JOURNALISM INSTITUTE, [...]
SJI Class of 2011
The Sports Journalism Institute announces the Class of 2011 Student / School / Internship (Clockwise from the top left): Sarah Kuta, Northwestern, Denver Post (AWSM scholar) Ignacio Marquez, Cal-State Northridge, Colorado Springs Gazette Chris Torres, Hampton University, Palm Beach Post (Hampton/Scripps scholar) Mike Martinez, [...]
Olympian Gardner still tough to take down
By Kyle Goon Class of 2010 Rulon Gardner, the hulking former Olympic champion who once shocked the world by toppling a Russian Goliath, is working with two pupils: a 13-year-old boy and a 12-year-old girl. It is the girl’s first class, and she is unsure of her motions. He takes her hands and shows her how to chop her opponent’s arm, [...]
The Seen: SJI alumni in Orlando
Check out our SJI alumni who were in Orlando for the Eastern Conference Finals last year.
Class of 2010 is complete
The Sports Journalism Institute's Class of 2010 is now complete with the selection of Malik Smith and Aaron Hilton of Hampton. Those students will receive grants provided to APSE by the Scripps Howard Foundation and will receive training for their summer internships along with the rest of the SJI class at the institute's annual "boot camp" the [...]
The Class of 2010
The Class of 2010 Student/School/Internship (Pictured clockwise from the top left): Aaron Hilton, Hampton University, Sacramento Bee "Journalism isn’t just a profession for me; sports journalism is my passion. I’ve known since high school that my goal was to be one of the best sports journalists in the country. As a journalist I am [...]
Running barefoot kicks up mixed emotions
By Anica Wong Class of 2009 The pavement begins to warm under the summer Colorado sun as Michael Sandler jogs up Flagstaff Road near Boulder. Normally, this shouldn't concern a runner. Sandler, however, is jogging barefoot. "When you are barefoot, you are forced to run the way ancient man ran, which is a soft dance," Sandler said. "Even [...]
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