American Sportswriters: A Biographical Dictionary

by Jerry Roberts

Sportswriting has been often overlooked in histories of journalism, the same way it was paid little attention by newspaper managements in the early and middle 20th century. This book endeavors to remedy that oversight, presenting a concise general history of American sportswriting, as well as detailed profiles of hundreds of practitioners of the trade. Covering such subjects as journalistic ethics, women sportswriters and those of color, as well...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476688001
• ISBN13: 9781476688008
• Release Date: October 2024
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 505 Pages
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 8.5" x 11.0"