The International Olympic Committee has recognised the "unique contribution" of writer and historian David Miller, who was previously chief sports cor…
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Category: Olympics
SJA supports inspirational ‘Scottish Sporting Pride’ #AuthenticMe event in Glasgow
Olympic silver medalist Bruce Mouat, ParalympicsGB star Robyn Love and football referee Lloyd Wilson are special guests at panel discussion put on by …
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‘A masterpiece of sensitive broadcasting’: The Munich massacre remembered
After the 50th anniversary of the Munich massacre, SJA secretary Philip Barker recalls David Coleman’s “finest hour as a broadcaster”…
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‘Be creative and embrace variety’: Top tips from SJA special event
By Jon Holmes With expert advice and enthralling personal experiences, the Sports Journalists’ Association’s special live ‘Storytell…
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SJA secretary forced into 14-day Tokyo quarantine and BBC Scotland also hit
SJA secretary and insidethegames journalist Philip Barker has been informed he will have to spend two weeks in quarantine in his hotel room after bein…
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We’re watching you: Strict rules issued to Tokyo 2020 journalists
Journalists covering the Tokyo Games have been warned to follow the rules or they could find themselves ‘exposed’ on social media. Despite…
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How Ian Wooldridge upset Prince Philip and the Kremlin 40 years ago
The Moscow Olympic Games opened on July 19, 1980. Four decades on, PHILIP BARKER tells the story of the part that Ian Wooldridge played as politics th…
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Coronavirus threat stops torch relay in Greece for first time since civil war in 1948
SJA committee member and sports historian PHILIP BARKER reports from Sparta where the Greek leg of the Olympic flame torch relay was cancelled because…
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Olympians back Sports Media LGBT+’s #AuthenticMe event
Athletes ranging from Olympic gold medallists to grassroots footballers joined journalists, administrators and many others in roles across the world o…
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Tokyo 2020: non-rights holding accreditation application process
The application form for non-rights holding television and radio organisations to apply for ENR accreditation to cover the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games is…
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