In our rapidly changing industry, what learnings can we all take about the modern sports media? A new text book assesses ‘The State of Play̵…
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A life behind the lens: SJA award winner Richard Pelham’s 30-year journey with his camera
Award-winning photographer Richard Pelham of The Sun has a book out and who better to review it than award-winning pal and colleague TOM JENKINS of Th…
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Happy 50th to the Football Year Book, the stats bible for the football fan
By PHILIP BARKER Every sports desk worthy of the name has, by now, found room for the 50th anniversary edition of the Football Yearbook. Around 1,000 …
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It’s that time of the season again – the Nationwide Football Annual is out
Another year, another Nationwide Football Annual, reviewed by ERIC BROWN Now the football season can really start. That one missing item to go along w…
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The Great Romantic: Cardus book a must for aspiring sports journalists
By ERIC BROWN He was born illegitimate in a Manchester slum and never knew his father. His mother and aunt worked in a family laundry business by day …
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Welcome to the first edition of Shoot: Gifts, features, and a call for a footballers’ beauty contest
Shoot Magazine was launched 50 years ago. PHILIP BARKER unearths his first edition and takes a trip down memory lane The new football season had just …
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Avalanche of f-words take away from all that’s good in fans’ site, The Anfield Wrap
ERIC BROWN reviews a book which focuses on one of the most eventful years in the history of Liverpool FC from defeat in Kyiv to glory in Madrid. For t…
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Book review: celebrating half a century of Shoot magazine
Nostalgia rules as ERIC BROWN reviews a new birthday book celebrating 50 years of one of football’s most iconic magazines. It’s August 16,…
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Harris wins race to record Liverpool’s amazing season
Liverpool, famous for the Grand National at Aintree, can gear up for a different sort of race this summer. Who will be first past the post in the spri…
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Ex-BBC man Warner pens guide to recovering from redundancy
Everybody should be preparing for the day when they could be suddenly shown the door by their employers, especially in journalism. That is the advice …
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