How to Become a Sports Journalist and get into Sports Journalism
Learn all about sports journalism in our Professional Freelance Journalism Course.
If you have a passion for sports and writing, sports journalism could be for you.
Sports writing combines a love of sports, health and fitness, with a passion for sharing your knowledge with like-minded people. It also offers the opportunity to rub shoulders with local and international sports idols, and keeps you immersed with the sports and activities that you live and breathe.
There is no shortage of news outlets, both print and digital, that require well written and well researched sports articles. This is not including the specialised sports publications that rely on competent freelance writers to fill their pages every issue.
The British College of Journalism’s Professional Freelance Journalism Course is designed to explore sports journalism, along with the numerous other writing opportunities available to competent freelance journalists.
This course is conducted by distance learning via email, over your choice of 12 or 24 weeks. We offer full flexibility with deadlines, and you may take as long as a year to complete your course work. You will work alongside a working journalist, benefiting from their years of industry experience and know-how.
If enjoying sport and earning money from the comfort of your own home sounds like your dream job, enter your details into the form above and let us show you how to make your dream into a reality.
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