Center Commentaries

Monthly commentaries by members of the Advisory Board for the Center for Sports Journalism and Penn State alumni journalists or faculty members enable the Curley Center to address timely, topical issues.

2012

• January -- Lori Shontz writes about one-source stories and the problems they create, with the death of Joe Paterno as the focus
• February -- Knight Chair Malcolm Moran argues that Penn State could (at least symbolically) move toward transparency with an open locker room
• March -- Veteran sports journalist Ira Miller writes that reporting, not recorders, remains the most important tool of the trade
• April -- Sheil Kapadia of Philly.com reminds those who use social media to keep their audience in focus
  
• May -- Kim Jones of YES Network
  
• June -- Jon Jackson of Duke University
  
• July -- Dana O'Neil of ESPN.com
  
• August -- Sweeny Murti of WFAN-AM in New York City
  
• September -- Mark Wogenrich of the Morning Call in Allentown, Pa.
  
• October -- TBA
  
• November -- TBA
  
• December -- Jon Saraceno of USA Today
  

2011

• January -- Lori Shontz on harnessing Twitter, and the associated challenges
  
• February -- Ira Miller about the importance of public relations in sports
  
• March -- Rachel Bachman offers commentary about ... The Comments
  
• April --
  
• May -- Jon Jackson writes that reporters should seek a personal connection, not rely on 'spin'
  
• June -- Ken Denlinger writes about sports journalism ethics
  
• July -- Matt Fortuna reports on Derek Jeter 3,000th hit coverage with Ian O'Connor
  
• August -- As the media landscape changes, Jon Saraceno offers a novel idea of newspapers
  
• September -- 
  
• October -- ESPN's Dana O'Neil writes that "me-ification" has hampered journalism and strong storytelling
  
• November -- Even with some warts, the media's work during Penn State scandal has been valuable, according to Steve Sampsell
  
• December -- Tom Verducci of Sports Illustrated and MLB Network writes about how Twitter impacts the truth