Five industry groups and organisations - BCOMS, Women in Football, Sports Media LGBT+, The Ability Group in Sport (TAGS) and Brown Girl Sport - workin…
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‘We are powerful!’: Rising stars in sports media share tips on SJA Showcase panel
How do you stand out in a hypercompetitive industry like sports journalism? The SJA gathered together five of the best young talents in the business -…
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SJA to host ‘Showcase’ panel event on March 25 ahead of British Sports Journalism Awards
Discussion on March 25 featuring inspirational next-generation talent will explore career opportunities and standing out in a competitive industry; he…
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Diversity groups strengthen ties to help open more doors in sports media
BCOMS, Women in Football, The Ability Group in Sport (TAGS) and Sports Media LGBT+ instigate working group to further aims of allyship and intersectio…
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Sluggish steps suggest sports media is still too cushy on diversity
New research released at D Word Conference 4 showed some evidence of progress for under-represented groups in the industry, although this appears negl…
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SJA vice-chair Leon Mann awarded MBE in Queen’s Birthday Honours List
SJA vice-chair Leon Man, a TV and film-maker, has been awarded an MBE in the 2021 Queen’s Birthday Honours for his work highlighting the lack …
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SJA plans industry-wide sports media survey and is looking for project partners
The Sports Journalists’ Association has put plans in place to hold a major UK industry-wide sports media survey – and we’re looking for pote…
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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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SJA, BCOMS and Sports Media LGBT+ add to Football Writers’ voices as switch-off impacts freelances
The Sports Journalists’ Association, the Black Collective of Media in Sport (BCOMS) and Sports Media LGBT+ have joined the Football Writers’ Assoc…
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