The Indianapolis Star compiled a terrific database that offers stats and results from every Indiana University basketball game.
Here is the first in a series of glimpses at how newspapers are expanding sports coverage through new media.
Create a database. The Indianapolis Star compiled every result and stat from every game Indiana University has ever played, something that includes the Hoosiers’ overall record against every team played. You can compile this for any team or sport.
Host live chats with coaches and players where readers can pose questions or follow along. Afterward, post the transcripts of these chats, as the Dallas Morning News does.
Post headlines from stories and blog entries on Twitter, along with a link, to attract more readers. But tweet regularly about breaking news on a regular basis or readers won’t sign up.
Create a guide to something sports related in your area, such as football stadiums, basketball gymnasiums, fishing areas or golf courses. The Boston Globe assembled a guide to the Red Sox’s minor league ballparks, a guide that blends photo, lists and extended cutlines. You might even add audio with each photos – comments from a peanut vendor or a PA announcer, perhaps.
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Tags: Boston Globe, Dallas Morning News, Indianapolis Star, Los Angeles Times, new media and journalism, Sports reporting
October 21, 2009 at 2:22 am |
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