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Tag: Anton Rippon
Former Norwich reporter Bruce Robinson has died
In his book Confessions of a Norfolk Newshound, Keith Skipper describes Robinson as “a kindly, encouraging character who brought a studious approach…
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Chester sports journalist gets top job at city’s club
Sports journalist Jim Green has been appointed as chief executive of Chester FC, the football club – or rather its successor – that he has support…
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Hopps: ‘Regional press has given up on county cricket’
“The world for a cricket writer in England, beyond the international circuit, is an unforgiving one, and the resilience and talent of those who find…
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Club bans Derbyshire Times over school report
The paper ran stories about the Chesterfield Player Progression Pathway (PPP) football school, owned by Chesterfield CEO Chris Turner and former non-L…
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Boswell notes import of being a sportswriter
VIEW FROM THE PRESSBOX: We ought never forget how absurdly fortunate we are to work as sports journalists, writes ANTON RIPPON…
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University of Derby honours Rippon with degree
An SJA member has been awarded an honorary degree for “services to journalism and literary production”, and is to receive his award alongside a Ho…
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Weekly sports paper faces final whistle
ANTON RIPPON on how the attempted revival of a Saturday sports edition is struggling on the south coast…
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McKeegan is to take charge of MEN football
The appointment comes a fortnight after the National Council for the Training of Journalists launched a campaign aimed at getting more women to pursue…
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Black-balled by Blackpool and still getting the stories
Will Watt's had a tough year, trying to cover a football club which would prefer he wasn't in the ground. His efforts saw him shortlisted for the SJA'…
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