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MAKING BTNu HISTORY

Michigan State Sports JRN students set a new standard over the Feb. 21-22 weekend, by becoming the first Big Ten students to do live sportscasts AND live in-studio interviews during Big Ten Network sports broadcasts. The Spartan Sports Report – in partnership with MSU’s Big Ten Student U – went live from the Spartan Newsroom…

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It is 2020…are you ready?

People tend to take stock of things in a new year. Are you going to work out more? Eat less fast food? See your friends more in person? Whatever you are looking at doing, add some career planning to the list. Where do you want to be this summer? Internship? Working somewhere? Doing our Sports…

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Oh hey, it’s August…time to plan ahead for the FUTURE

Yeah, we know. Summer went fast. Hopefully you filled it with some fun, some work, some networking, and some making you the best you can be. Putting some mental Sports JRN post-its up so you can plan ahead; YES – there will be a Sports JRN Education Abroad class to Paris and Rome in summer…

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CONGRATS!

Graduation was a big day for MSU Sports JRN, as our very first class of Sports JRN minors walked. We could not be more proud of all of you. We have students heading to work at ESPN, the Big Ten Network, Minneapolis Star Tribune, MLB.com and other outlets. We are very excited to see where…

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Time to think about 2019-20!

(No, really!) We’re not trying to speed up time, but it is time to register for classes for next school year. So we wanted to drop a little thought on you: the Sports Journalism Education Abroad class to Paris and Rome is a GO for Summer 2020. Which means, if you are an MSU student,…

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And another one!

We are rolling through 2019, with more amazing things happening for our students and faculty. Congratulations to our Sports JRN students who recently won Michigan Association of Broadcasters, Michigan Press Association and Broadcast Education Association contests. Our list: (BEA): Michael Epps, Award of Excellence, for Television Feature Sports story (MPA) – The State News staffers….Kara…

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What a 2018!

We are so grateful for another exciting year in Sports Journalism, because we have so much success to celebrate. We are officially a MSU minor! We have more than 40 students picking the minor – in only one semester. If you are interested, read up! We had another successful Sports Journalism Education Abroad class, to…

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Going to work…

MSU Sports Journalism loves to do real world opportunities at every turn, so it was a no-brainer that we HAD to cover the Pistons-Cavaliers game at the Breslin Center on Oct. 12. Seven MSU Sports Journalism students, plus former NBA beat writer/Prof. Joanne Gerstner, went through pre-game interviews; met with Detroit Free Press beat writer…

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Doing the real world…

Are you feeling in the swing of things again? We’re more than a month into classes, and it feels like everybody is in a good groove. Some great stuff to let the world know about! Our new content provider relationship with MSU Athletics and JRN418 just produced its first stories! We are doing features on…

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Big new stuff coming this fall!

We have some big news – FANFARE – MSU Journalism now has an official Sports Journalism Minor! That’s right, you can now minor in Sports Journalism, an officially fantastic thing that has been in the works for two years! The minor takes effect for the Fall 2018 semester, and those who successfully complete the requirements…

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Are you preparing for the future?

Sounds like a serious question, especially in the heat of the summer! But we’re not joking. What are YOU doing to prepare yourself for the future? It’s a question you should be asking yourself as an incoming freshman, a sophomore/junior getting into the seriousness of work, or as a senior looking toward graduation…or any time…

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