Tackling the sport news was a challenge, but it is beneficial for the development of a journalist, to try something new and to take on challenges.Rarely watching any kind of sport or listening to sport news, made finding and writing the sport rather daunting. However, turning on the television and turning to the Internet for sport updates and video footage, allowed me to immediately engage in the world of sport. Picking up the style of writing and learning the language of sport was fairly easy to adapt to.
Sport news has a style of its own, in which is rather different to that of general news and public affairs. When writing the sport news, it is essential to keep a lively tone and to make it an active piece. Certain abbreviations, nicknames and general sport language are key elements of the news and made it evermore challenging. For example, instead of Rafael Benitez, he is referred to as 'Rafa Benitez'.
Tackling the sport news, was certainly a learning curb and it was also the first opportunity I have had to present news, 'live'. The South Coast Radio News Day in particular offered confidence in tackling new things in the future and I have gained more journalistic skills as a result.
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