TALES FROM THE TOY DEPARTMENT: Sports coverage, as suggested by the dismissive way the sports desk has often been derided as the “toy department…
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Month: June 2008
Ex-BOA man Howell moves to tourist board
Mark Howell, the BOA’s former press chief, has joined VisitLondon, the former London Tourist Board, in a key role as senior project manager for …
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Press visit: Anti-doping laboratory
Two more to leave Telegraph sports desks
Martin Smith, on the staff at the Daily Telegraph‘s sports desk for nearly 21 years, is the latest to leave in an on-going cull that has seen th…
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Sports journalists with added balls
TALES FROM THE TOY DEPARTMENT: One of the biggest changes in the 60 years since the Sports Journalists’ Association was formed has been the grad…
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Sharapova stars in women’s tennis ad
An £8 million global television advertising campaign is set to launch around next week’s Wimbledon championships, featuring Maria Sharapova, …
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China launches media training ahead of Olympics
From Xinhua news agency Ten media officials from China’s Foreign Ministry and BOCOG, the Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2008 Olympic Games…
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Rowbottom to leave Independent
Mike Rowbottom, athletics correspondent at The Independent for 16 years, confirmed today to colleagues in Annecy, France, covering the European Cup, t…
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UK Sport press conference: Beijing medal targets
WHO: John Steele, Chief Executive, UK Sport; Liz Nicholl, Director of Elite Sport, UK Sport; Peter Keen, Head of Performance, UK Sport WHEN: Wednesday…
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Press conference: World Twenty20
The International Cricket Council (ICC) and the England and Wales Cricket Board will hold a press conference to launch the fixtures and tickets of the…
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