Broadcaster Alison Mitchell is the first woman chair of the Cricket Writers’ Club. Test Match Special regular Mitchell made history when she became …
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Tag: women in sports journalism
SJA in call for more diversity at British Sports Journalism Awards
The SJA is today calling for more diversity at the British Sports Journalism Awards. More than 600 people gathered at the Westminster Bridge Park Plaz…
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Katie Whyatt Telegraph’s first full-time reporter on women’s football
The Telegraph has broken new ground by appointing a full-time women’s football reporter for the first time. Katie Whyatt, Bradford fan and highl…
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World Cup ‘grope’ sparks appeal for women victims to speak out
Calling women sports journalists (reporters, photographers and broadcasters) … The Committee to Protect Journalists want to speak to women who have …
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Cancelled: Beds Uni debate on women sports journalists
The University of Bedfordshire debate on women in the male-dominated world of sports journalism, scheduled for Monday, 21 May, has been cancelled for …
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Derby Uni offer three football journalism scholarships to women players
The first football journalism degree course in Britain is offering three full scholarships to female footballers, in partnership with Derby County Lad…
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Gender equity top of the agenda for IOC press committee
The IOC’s press committee says there is “a need to take firm, immediate and accountable actions” to further develop gender equality within t…
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Moyes out of step with the 21st century
LOUISE TAYLOR, the Guardian’s north-east football writer, has penned her personal take on the David Moyes sexism row in today’s edition of…
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How triple twist landed freelance Cawston SJA prize
Myriam Cawston talks to NICK TOWNSEND of her pride in winning the SJA Sports Picture of the Year award – and how her greatest wish is that it will i…
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Baby steps, but we’re going in the right direction
In yesterday's Times, columnist Matthew Syed, himself a six-time SJA British Sports Journalism Awards winner, criticised our Association for an appare…
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