sports reporter

Athletic event chronicler

A sports reporter is a journalist who covers athletic events, teams, and players.

Sports reporters attend games, conduct interviews with athletes and coaches, and produce stories for newspapers, television, websites, or radio: The sports reporter asked the quarterback about his injury.

The role ranges from local beat coverage to national broadcasting.

journalism

byline

Article author identification

interview · source · newsroom · press · headline · correspondent · beat · column · article · editor

broadcast

anchor

Secures ships to seabed

studio · network · primetime · footage · soundbite · newscast · bulletin · ESPN · on-air · producer

commentary

play-by-play

Real-time event narration

analysis · insight · narration · recap · banter · punditry · observation · enthusiasm · anecdotes · breakdown

athlete-access

locker-room

Sports facility dressing area

practice · dugout · tunnel · one-on-one · profile · feature · behind-the-scenes · embed · travel · relationship

coverage

game

Organized play or sport

  • matchGame between opponents
  • scoreNumerical standing in competition
  • standingsComparative position list

playoffs · championship · tournament · season · draft · trade · roster · stats · rankings · results

Categories
Opposites
subject matter coverage

sports reporterpolitical reporter

Journalist covering government affairs

war correspondent · crime reporter · foreign correspondent · investigative journalist · obituary writer

role in broadcast

sports reporterplay-by-play announcer

One who describes unfolding action

color commentator · sportscaster · sports anchor · sideline reporter · public address announcer

relationship to athletic world

sports reporterathlete

Sports competitor

player · competitor · coach · team manager · team owner

Family

sports, reporter, sport, report, sporting, sporty, sportive, sportsman, sportswoman

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G