The future is…NOW!

So the long winter is finally over. But we’re all still struggling with COVID and all of the ripples from the pandemic in our academic and personal lives. First – it’s OK to not be OK. We are all more than a year into the abnormal, so if you don’t feel totally confident….welcome to the…

Happy New Year!

Yeah, we said it. HAPPY NEW YEAR! WOOOO! We are happy to see 2020 go, as it was a tough road for so many in this world. We are still not out of the woods with COVID and the economy, but we see hopeful signs of recovery and healing on the horizon. So what does…

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…

Summertime!

Whew! What a year! Before we all go off for the summer, let’s recap! For the second year in a row, our MSU chapter of the Association for Women in Sports Media was named “Outstanding Professional Chapter” by the MSU Office of Student Life! We had the Spartan Sports Journalism Classic – another huge success!…

MAKE BIG PLANS FOR 2018!!!

We’re not kidding. It’s a new year, and we want you to think BIG. Some suggestions to make 2018 the best yet: Sign up for our Sports Media/JRN Study Abroad to Paris and Rome. It is a month (May 27-June 26) and we take in the best of sports, media, culture and fun in both…

The real world = MSU

We’ve had two amazing things happen already this semester: Having Detroit Tigers broadcaster Dan Dickerson teach a six-week class on play-by-play, and a two hour discussion of the craft with NBC Olympics host/NFL broadcaster Mike Tirico. Having the chance to learn from Dan and Mike was huge, as they brought their real world excellence into…

Are you going for it?

Every day brings many choices. Coffee or tea? Spotify or Pandora? Park here, or there? Same applies to your career. Are you looking at the opportunities before you, and making the right choices to advance? Are you frequently checking this website for jobs and internships? Are you part of MSU JRN’s closed internship facebook group…

The checklist for starting 2017 right!

The start of a new year is always a good place to check on your career. It doesn’t matter where you are in the cycle: in school, graduating soon, in your career, or looking to move up….you can always up your game. Here are some things to think about: Define yourself. What makes you good…

So much good news!

Things are hopping around MSU sports journalism, so we will cut to the chase with everything: Read the latest stories from JRN 418 for WKAR Current Sports! Sports Journalism Study Abroad 2018! We will be doing the amazing journey to Paris and Rome again in the summer of 2018. Re-live the magical SA from 2016…

So much great stuff happening!

We can’t say enough about the amazing students and faculty of MSU Sports Journalism. But to let you know what’s going on…we’re going to say something! Congratulations to MSU Sports JRN grad Jonathan Yales for landing a fantastic internship with Nate Silver’s ESPN site, FiveThirtyEight.com. The Sports Journalism Study Abroad crew had their first meeting, and…

WELCOME BACK STUDENTS!!!

We know. Welcoming you back for another AWESOME school year means that summer is over. It’s a bummer. But you gotta move forward to get somewhere, right? We want this to be the best year ever, so wanted to call your attention to some things: We will be doing a sports multi-cam event again this…