Sports Journalism: Media Coverage of the Summer Olympics Evolving Into Fall Athletics Across the Globe
Meets: Sa from 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Location: Osher Online
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Please note: This course program requires membership in a 2024-2025 OLLI at MSU Membership
Description
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As the world watches the best athletes on the planet at a veracious rate during the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics, learn what it is like to cover those competitors from the proverbial press box. What research do sports reporters need to have at the ready to understand the psychology and business of the best teams in the NFL, MLB or NHL? Where do journalists get it right or wrong when writing or editing features in a rapidly changing gender dynamic of college athletics? Caitlin Clark and the Iowa Women's Basketball team are a great example. How do we understand from outside the ropes the familial and financial dynamics at play when talking about controversies like the PGA vs. LIV saga that is lighting the world of golf on fire? Answer these questions and more with Annie Krall, a professor and sports and news broadcaster. This course is for those regularly glued to their sports channels and those who like knowing who to root for during the big games. Yes, in the world of heroes and villains, there is always more at play on and off the court.
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Meet the Instructor
| Fee: | $75.00 |
Osher Online
This is a real-time (live) online class that meets at the specified day(s)/time(s) listed.Annie Krall
Annie Krall is an adjunct faculty member at Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism. She is a former radio news anchor for WLS-Radio (890AM) in Chicago and has taken her storytelling abilities on-air as a TV news and sports reporter to NBC in St. Louis, MO (KSDK-TV) and ABC in Green Bay, WI (WBAY-TV).
After earning her bachelor's and master's degrees from Northwestern University, Krall covered breaking news in Green Bay, the Ryder Cup international golf tournament and the Green Bay Packers. Host of a weekly medical investigative series, "Your Health Matters," Krall has written and produced for ABC NEWS in New York City on the medical and business units for shows like Good Morning America, World News Tonight with David Muir and 20/20.
Sharpening her golf skills as a competitive golfer starting at age six, Krall was the first entertainment golf correspondent for the Ladies Professional Golf Association. She has helped spotlight celebrity women who either play or have had their lives changed by the sport.
| Date | Day | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/05/2024 | Saturday | 9 AM to 10:30 AM | Osher Online |
| 10/12/2024 | Saturday | 9 AM to 10:30 AM | Osher Online |
| 10/19/2024 | Saturday | 9 AM to 10:30 AM | Osher Online |
| 10/26/2024 | Saturday | 9 AM to 10:30 AM | Osher Online |
| 11/02/2024 | Saturday | 9 AM to 10:30 AM | Osher Online |
| 11/09/2024 | Saturday | 9 AM to 10:30 AM | Osher Online |