WHAT IS THE SPORTS FREELANCER COLLECTIVE? We are a coalition of major sports journalism associations – the SJA, the Football Writers’ Asso…
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I’ve called the office crying because I’ve felt so uncomfortable as a black man in press boxes
Imagine walking to your place of work and worrying about your personal safety. Imagine sitting in your place of work feeling uncomfortable, different,…
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Counting the cost of coronavirus: job losses at Reach, Newsquest and BBC
The covid-19 crisis, which has already radically affected the freelance sports journalism industry, is beginning to take a heavy toll on staff jobs to…
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Henderson laments what could be the end of county cricket
Rambling around former favourite cricket venues turned out to be a depressing journey for Michael Henderson who recounts his trip in a new book review…
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Former PA chief sports writer Malley switches to fiction – royalties to charity
Former PA chief sports writer and Express columnist Frank Malley has hit the bookshelves with his first novel – and he admits it is aimed at a diffe…
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A tired black woman in sports media – Benny Bonsu reflects on the on-going battle to be herself
SJA committee member Benny Bonsu (www.bennybonsu.com) is head of women’s sport at GiveMeSport and a powerful voice for the Black Collective of Sport…
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The media must wake up to racial inequality says respected Mirror man Lewis
Daily Mirror columnist and football writer Darren Lewis has called for the media to “wake up” to racial equality in response to the Black …
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Brown steps into Hayward role as Telegraph chief sports writer
Oliver Brown has been promoted to chief sports writer at the Telegraph where he replaces five-time SJA sports writer of the year Paul Hayward. Hayward…
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For sale: complete 50-year-old set of Rothmans Football Yearbook
By PHILIP BARKER It is almost 50 years since the first ‘Rothmans Football Yearbook’ hit the bookshops. Michael Archer, long time editor of ITV’s…
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