Research Guides: Sports Journalism and Research: Writing Guides and Handbooks

Guides and Handbooks

If you're just starting out in sports journalism, the following guides and handbooks can help you with writing style tips and examples.

Associated Press Sports Writing Handbook by Steve Wilstein
Call Number: Knight PN4784.S6 W54 2002
Publication Date: 2002
Sports Media: Planning, Production, and Reporting by Brad Schultz
Call Number: Knight GV742 .S38 2005
Publication Date: 2005
Sports Journalism: An Introduction to Reporting and Writing by Kathryn T. Stofer, James Schaffer, and Brian A. Rosenthal
Call Number: Knight PN4784.S6 S88 2010
Publication Date: 2010
The Best American Sports Writing of the Century by David Halberstam
Call Number: Knight GV581 .B47
Publication Date: 2012

SOJC Writing Central
"SOJC Writing Central is a pilot program developed to offer journalism and communication students peer-to-peer writing support through one-on-one coaching sessions and specialized writing workshops."