The John Curley Center for Sports Journalism's undergraduate curricular emphasis includes courses in sports writing, sports broadcasting, sports information and sport and society.

Along with classroom instruction, the Center's mission stresses the value of interaction, from on-campus guest lectures and on-site visits by students to real-life experience gained through internships. Sponsored programming includes lectures, panels and workshops on journalism and the role of sport in society as well as research on sports journalism topics. The first on-campus guest lecture conducted under the auspices of the Center featured John Walsh, senior vice president and executive editor of ESPN.

The Center emphasizes internships at newspapers, magazines or electronic media and on-campus cocurricular work at the student-run newspaper, The Daily Collegian, the sports information office or campus radio.

The Center was established in 2003 with Distinguished Professional in Residence and Professor John Curley and Dean Doug Anderson serving as founding co-directors. It was named the John Curley Center for Sports Journalism in September 2006, honoring Curley, whose more than five decades of newspaper experience includes work as a reporter, editor, publisher and, ultimately, president, CEO and chairman of the Gannett Co. He was the first editor of USA Today.

Upcoming Events
Aug. 5 -- "Teaching Sports Communication Courses: A Roundtable for Educators," presented during AEJMC Conference in Chicago.

Penn State Sports Journalism Review (Coming Soon!)

Purchase a Center for Sports Journalism hat, $10

PODCAST:
Sports Journalism
and Society
From "To the Best of My Knowlegde" with Penn State President Graham Spanier and Knight Chair in Sports Journalism and Society Malcolm Moran.

Faculty
Syllabi
Research
Advisory Board
Events/Podcasts
Alumni Interviews

Conctact Info:
Programs
Malcolm Moran, Director,
Knight Chair in Sports Journalism and Society
Phone: (814) 865-0926
Email: mum24@psu.edu

Academics/Courses
Jamey Perry
Assistant Dean
for Academic Affairs
Phone: (814) 865-1503
Email: jrp5@psu.edu

Research
Marie Hardin / Blog
Associate Professor, Associate Director for Research
Phone: (814) 865-1395
Email: mch208@psu.edu

Other Links ...
Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics

Center for Sports Business Research, Smeal College of Business

Institue for Sports Law, Policy and Research, Penn State Dickinson School of Law