sportswriter
Athletics beat reporter
A sportswriter is a journalist who covers athletic events and the world of professional and amateur sports.
The beat includes game coverage, player profiles, trade analysis, and opinion columns.
The sportswriter filed her story minutes after the final whistle.
Recurring newspaper feature writer
- reporterOne who gathers news
- correspondentJournalist covering distant events
- beatRhythmic pulse or strike
- bylineArticle author identification
deadline · scoop · exclusive · headline · pressbox · dateline · stringer · editor
Vertical structural element
- op-edSigned newspaper commentary
- opinionSubjective personal belief
- perspectiveAttitude or spatial rendering
- punditryExpert commentary profession
editorial · debate · analysis · sideline · color · play-by-play · podcast · panel
Collected numerical information
- metricsStandards for assessment
- analyticsSystematic examination of datasets
- dataFacts for analysis
- trendsPrevailing directions of change
scouting · evaluation · breakdown · insight · assessment · prognosis · projection · rankings
columnist
Recurring newspaper feature writer
- reporterOne who gathers news
- correspondentJournalist covering distant events
- beatRhythmic pulse or strike
byline · deadline · scoop · exclusive · headline · pressbox · dateline · stringer · editor · feature
column
Vertical structural element
- op-edSigned newspaper commentary
- opinionSubjective personal belief
- perspectiveAttitude or spatial rendering
punditry · editorial · debate · analysis · sideline · color · play-by-play · podcast · panel · blog
statistics
Collected numerical information
trends · scouting · evaluation · breakdown · insight · assessment · prognosis · projection · rankings · odds
underdog
Presumed loser beforehand
- comebackRecovery after decline
- upsetDisturb, topple, or shock
- rivalryOngoing contest between opponents
dynasty · heartbreak · triumph · showdown · legacy · heroics · Cinderella · saga · drama · epic
- press writersjournalist, reporter, columnist, correspondent, editor
- sports analysts
- writersauthor, novelist, poet, journalist, essayist
sportswritersports broadcaster
Narrates athletic events live
sports commentator · sports announcer · play-by-play announcer · color commentator · sportscaster
sportswriterpolitical writer
Author covering government affairs
science writer · war correspondent · obituary writer · food critic · fashion writer