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July 2008 - Posts

Thursday, July 17, 2008 3:05 PM

National Convention Offers "Covering China," Other Informative Sessions

The SPJ Annual Convention & National Journalism Conference will be taking place in Atlanta, Sept. 4-7, and there's still time left to register to get in on the action.Among other breakout sessions, "Covering China" will be led by David Lynch, former
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Monday, July 14, 2008 11:58 AM

Williams, Fainaru-Wada Speak at Sunshine State Awards

The San Francisco Chronicle's Lance Williams and Mark Fainaru-Wada spoke at the 14th annual Sunshine State Awards banquet for the South Florida chapter of SPJ that were held recently.  The duo had exposed the BALCO steroid scandal for the Chronicle
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Tuesday, July 08, 2008 12:46 PM

New York Times Offers Season Two of "The Quad"

On August 24 of last year, the Times launched "The Quad," a blog dedicated to college sports.  Additions this week to the site include an basketball report on some of the off-season activities of some of the top coaches in the game, "Basketball Notes
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Monday, July 07, 2008 4:37 PM

Tools for Journalists Filing from China

The 2008 Beijing Olympics are only one month away, and this year's games will be even more memorable than usual, particularly for journalists. For the first time in recent history, foreign journalists have been promised the right to work freely without
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Wednesday, July 02, 2008 3:10 PM

Wall St. Journal: 2008 the Best Sports Year Ever?

Adam Thompson penned this piece for the Wall Street Journal that posits the question:  is 2008 the best year for sports so far?  He points out a number of stories that have been covered by the nation's sportswriters (and devoured by fans across
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Wednesday, July 02, 2008 2:01 PM

ESPN Breaks a Story: Marc Stein on top of Baron Davis Contract Negotiations

Marc Stein broke the story on ESPN.com that Baron Davis had signed a 5-year, $65 million deal with the Los Angeles Clippers, leaving approximately $18M on the table had he decided to stay in Oakland with the Golden State Warriors. 
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