The Independent – Sports Journalists’ Association

December 30, 2016December 31, 2016

27-year-old Malyon appointed Independent sports editor

Malyon's journey to national newspapers has come via a background in writing for betting companies like Betfair and Unibet while he also reported on A…

November 28, 2016December 1, 2016

Bill Colwill: ‘Important he certainly was’

The funeral of Bill Colwill, the Sports Journalists' Association's longest serving treasurer, takes place this week. Here, past colleagues and his for…

November 15, 2016November 23, 2016

Stalwart former treasurer Bill Colwill has died

Bill Colwill was a hockey man, through-and-through, renowned for an encyclopaedic knowledge of the game, and he was reporting on the sport for The Obs…

October 7, 2016October 27, 2016

Gatward and Ogden to leave Indy sports desk

The news of the departures, coming in the week of the 30th anniversary of the launch of the Indy as a newspaper, may be regarded as something of a blo…

March 30, 2016April 12, 2016

Even in the darkest times, it was never just a job

VIEW FROM THE PRESSBOX: The past week has marked an end of an era for British newspaper publishing, as GLENN MOORE, who worked at The Independent from…

February 24, 2016March 3, 2016

Remember golden age when people paid for news

THE VIEW FROM TABLE 42: Four hundred and fifty sports journalists in a room, and it was all very polite and quite sober. KEITH ELLIOTT on a night whic…

February 13, 2016February 20, 2016

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…

August 7, 2015August 13, 2015

Wallace joins the Telegraph in pre-season transfer

The Telegraph has announced its big transfer window signing on the eve of the new season, with The Independent's football correspondent Sam Wallace jo…

November 14, 2014November 21, 2014

Indy’s head of sport, Mike Dunn, in shock exit

According to sources in the newspapers' office this afternoon, at least two other sports desk staff are leaving the titles as well as Dunn…

August 29, 2014September 8, 2014

Dunn put in charge of sport in Indy reshuffle

Mike Dunn is the new head of sport at the Independent group of newspapers, including the Sunday title, i, and the Evening Standard…