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18 May
2013

BBC’s Overend excited by his new Olympic brief

Jonathan Overend: his last fortnight in the commentary box at Wimbledon as BBC tennis correspondent will be next month

Jonathan Overend, the former SJA Sports Broadcaster of the Year has accepted a new role with Radio 5Live that will see him doing more sport and news presenting

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17 May
2013

The day Fenella’s mystery admirer went for a Burton

Fenella Fielding, British movie star of the 1960s, and apparently well-regarded in Burton newspaper offices

Life on local newspapers, especially in district offices, used to be conducted at a different pace. And sometimes from a different planet, as ANTON RIPPON just about remembers

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14 May
2013

Was it a bookie who broke Fergie retirement story?

Macey May 15

NORMAN GILLER pays tribute to Ian Willars, wonders about the online paywall for The Sun, and joins Mark Ogden, Harry Harris and Paddy Power in the race for a Fergie exclusive

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14 May
2013

Former chairman O’Connor finds Home from home

2008 Sports awards - Terry O'Connor

Terry O’Connor, who was chairman of the Association more than 50 years ago, has been unwell recently and is staying at the home supported by the Journalists’ Charity in Dorking, Surre

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26 Apr
2013

Hard Times as photographers face Catch-22

On its knees: the business of sports photography has never known it so tough

“With newspapers and publishers telling sports photographers that the going rate is thruppence a week or zilch, it is of no surprise to me that our part of the industry is floundering”

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25 Apr
2013

Gone fishin’: SJA is taking to the waves on June 26

You should have seen the one that got away: this is the sort of catch the SJA's fishing trip can expect

KEITH ELLIOTT is organising a sea fishing expedition for Sports Journalists’ Association members off the Essex coast in June

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19 Aug
2011

Webchat advice on becoming a sports journalist

Students generic mortar boards

The Guardian’s careers site’s webchat produced three hours of hard core advice from some leading industry professionals to a broad range of questions from students and trainee journalists.

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18 Apr
2009

Deer Keef: Do i relly kneed to spell?

Blackboard

KEITH ELLIOTT’s postbag from those wanting advice on training often demonstrates exactly what not to do if you want to become a sports journalist

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