1.) What did the two of you think of the movie Concussion starring Will Smith? Did you guys think it did a good job displaying what you guys were talking about in your film? 2.) How long did League of Denial take to make? 3.) How do you feel investigative reporting differs from just theContinue reading “Questions for Mark Fainura-Wada & Steve Fainaura”
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Aish Kumar Questions
1.) What is it like writing about an international sport like cricket? 2.) What is the one story you haven’t written yet, but you know what you want to? 3.) What is it like going from living in India to now having lived in both Chicago and Washington D.C.? 4.) What is your favorite sportContinue reading “Aish Kumar Questions”
Question for Wayne Drehs
1.) How long did it take you to write that piece about postponing open heart surgery to see the Cubs win? 2.) Since the pandemic has started and you are still writing, what has been your favorite piece to write or maybe which one do you think has gotten the best response from your readers?Continue reading “Question for Wayne Drehs”
Questions for Alisha Miller
1.) How different is it covering a sport like NASCAR compared to any other sport? Fans, Preparation, etc? 2.) Since 2016 what has been your favorite to cover and why, AFC or NFC East? 3.) What is your favorite football story that you have ever been apart of or edited during your time at ESPN?Continue reading “Questions for Alisha Miller”
Story Pitch Howard Bryant
Comparing the race division that Bird and Magic brought to the game of basketball and the city of Boston to what the race division is like in the NBA now or in the city of Boston.
Howard Bryant Questions
1.) Aside from growing up and having roots in Boston in the Bird vs. Magic era, what were some inspirations in your story, Magic, Bird were more than rivals? 2.) Out of all the stories that you wrote about Boston Sports, which one was your favorite to write and why? 3.) Writing about the famousContinue reading “Howard Bryant Questions”
Story Pitch Idea Katie Barnes ESPN
A feature story talking to sports leagues around the world and some of their higher-ups and ask what they are doing in order to promote the LGBTQ communities within their respected sports.
Katie Barnes Questions:
1.) What is biggest different you find in writing the pieces that you write now compared to some of the “fan fiction” works that you use to write? 2.) Over the last few years how drastically has covering LGBTQ issues changed? 3.) Writing about stunt-women in Hollywood seems like such a small niche audience. HowContinue reading “Katie Barnes Questions:”
Story Proposal For T.J. Quinn
Writing a story where you go through all the times Wide Receiver Josh Gordon got in trouble with the NFL for drug use. Break down each incident, and possibly get teammate’s interactions from the three different teams he was on when this happened numerous times. Josh Gordon is a player whose name was always inContinue reading “Story Proposal For T.J. Quinn”
Questions For Bonnie D. Ford & T.J. Quinn
Bonnie Questions: In your story “Portrait of a Rescue” how do you feel out the situation and interview to determine what you think Devin is going to allow you to ask? When you write stories about such heavy and touchy subjects do you find yourself searching for the right/perfect words to use to from aContinue reading “Questions For Bonnie D. Ford & T.J. Quinn”