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PawSox Players Face Junior Journalists.
By Brendan McGair “Don’t be shy. They won’t snap at your questions. Remember, you’re here to get the scoop, so make sure you take good notes.” On the flip side, what took place at McCoy Stadium last Thursday morning may go down as the largest press conference ever attended by PawSox hitting coach Rich Gedman, infielder Mike Miller, and catcher Jake Romanski. Click here to read full article |
Legendary Sports Writer Pays it Forward with Instructional Camp.
By Jacob Marrocco It may not be basketball season, but Providence College players Alpha Diallo and Tom Planek were on campus for a press conference with dozens of media members last Thursday. Former Providence Journal sports writer and current Director of Multimedia Content for the Rhode Island Interscholastic League Carolyn Thornton led the presser, and in the gallery were several middle school students ready to offer up their inquiries. Click here to read full article |
The Write Stuff: Some Local Middle-Schoolers Get Lesson in Journalism 101 at 'Write on Sports' Camp.
By Brendan McGair Smithfield -- Dave Belisle could have spent hours fielding questions from an inquisitive 13 year old from Central Falls who clearly had no trouble tapping his inner journalist. There was a sincerity in Harrison Usma's tone that enabled him to connect with Belisle in such a profound way. Click here to read full article |
Local Students Learn to be
Sports Writers. By Jamie Coelho This summer, more than sixty at-risk middle school students are learning how to be sports writers. The program, Rhode Island Write on Sports, conducts two week sports writing camps, during which students craft their own detailed sports feature story and create a three-minute sports-related video. Click here to read full article |