Archive - Sports Media Guy

Rick Reilly’s Rules of Sports Writing

A look back at the editor's introduction to the 2002 Best American Sports Writing.

Feb 26 •

Sports gambling's generation gap

Top-line thoughts from the Siena-St. Bonaventure sports fanship survey

Feb 19 •

The destabilization of social media

Teaching social media in journalism had reached a point of stability. That's gone now.

Feb 12 •

The Super Bowl's real origin story

A reprise of posts from my study into the coverage of Super Bowl I

Feb 5 •

January 2025

Research Roundup: What do readers want?

What local sports journalism can learn from Rivals

Jan 29 •

Live harder, longer?

How Alex Mather's new project recasts his time running The Athletic

Jan 22 •

Bounces can beat you in the playoffs

Sports journalism doesn't do a great job at covering the randomness of sports

Jan 15 •

Sports gambling's vibe change

Is it just me, or are more people talking about this all being a mistake?

Jan 8 •

December 2024

Glad for what we've got; done with what we've lost

A New Years' Eve note of thanks and excitement

Dec 31, 2024 •

Reproducing innovation in sports journalism

Some super-nerdy thoughts on the industry based in organizational sociology

Dec 24, 2024 •

Celebrating Denny Wilkins

Many, many words to honor the retirement of my professor, friend, and mentor

Dec 18, 2024 •

Behind the scenes of my Nieman Lab prediction

For the seventh year, I was asked to be a part of the Nieman Lab’s prediction package for the coming year in journalism.

Dec 11, 2024 •

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