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Tag: Steven Downes
Fond tributes paid to Sportspages’ John Gaustad
STEVEN DOWNES on the founder of a sports book store and awards who helped to raise the status of sports writing in this country…
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At 92, Sydney Hulls is still on active duty with SJA
VIEW FROM THE PRESS BOX: A surprise and most welcome visitor stole the show at the SJA's annual meeting…
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The Independent may be leading the way (again)
VIEW FROM THE PRESSBOX: The loss of another national newspaper title, albeit to go digital-only, should remind us all of the need to make our journali…
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How Deadline Day coverage has jumped the shark
Has our coverage of Premier League football somehow got out of proportion to all else, asks STEVEN DOWNES…
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SJA awards’ seven decades of history and innovation
VIEW FROM THE PRESSBOX: As the SJA prepares for its biggest day of the year, STEVEN DOWNES explains why Britain's longest-running sports awards have m…
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Here’s the news: the BBC wants us to share it
VIEW FROM THE PRESSBOX: BBC local news sites want to trial "content sharing", where they get to "share" newspaper content. STEVEN DOWNES suggests it c…
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Athletics’ batty Mel was a catcher of the eye
STEVEN DOWNES looks back nearly a quarter of a century to remember Mel Batty, and a time when athletics broadcasters made sure that they got the basic…
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FIFA: when under attack, shoot the messenger
As Sepp Blatter's control of world football strides confidently, and unopposed, into another four years, it is worth noting that yesterday, while Blat…
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Sports journalism in 2008: cheaper, but not better?
TALES FROM THE TOY DEPARTMENT: In the penultimate “chapter” on the developments in sports journalism in the 60 years of the SJA, the Assoc…
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