Writing Sports Stories
Across
- 2. cover both boys and ____ sports
- 4. it is ok to be ____ but not a cheerleader for your team
- 5. it is easier to write in this kind of surrounding
- 7. limit details in a game story because it is ____ news
- 8. language using trite expressions
- 11. sports features must provide ____ information other media providers might have covered
- 12. postgame stories often include ____
- 13. sports writers need to be ____ in the sports they cover
- 15. these stories are written about the events during the game
Down
- 1. aim for broad, ____ sports coverage
- 3. these stories are written after the event is over
- 4. many sports features take the form of ____ profiles of athletes and information features on topics
- 6. you need to have ____ notes when writing a game story
- 9. to make a hard news story into a feature by injecting anecdotes, background, and similar information
- 10. postgame stories follow the same general pattern as ____ stories
- 14. organize early when writing these kind of stories