03.10.11
Jim Iovino
Jim Iovino, managing sports editor for NBC in Washington, came in today, discussing an unique history of the early days of blogging.
Iovino started out writing for sports in college, and began one of the first blogs, which focused on the NHL. This blog actually become one of the first that was credentialed and had their writers allowed in to talk with the players in the locker room.
Iovino brought up a term new to our class, re-purposing, which involves compiling information from a more brick-and-mortar source to a new one.
Important points brought up by Iovino:
- Re-tweeting is important for sharing your tweets and introducing yourself to different groups of followers.
- Hockey teams are one of the biggest in sports in terms of reaching out to their communities, in particular teams like the Washington Capitals.
- Look at Dan Steinberg — his blog is unique in that it tells the reader something they don’t know. Coming up with new angles for stories can be what separates you as a sports writer from others.