From bouncing around ideas regarding the digital landscape in sports reporting, to then embarking on a year long research and writing project before a global pandemic delayed the publishing and […]
Could ill-fated European Super League have a fitting legacy for football fans?
Published on :After a year when football fans have been notable by their absence inside empty, soulless stadia due to the Covid-19 pandemic, there was hope they might be valued more on […]
Manchester City, Financial Fair Play and Sportswashing
Published on :Manchester City’s unfinished Champions League business with Real Madrid has assumed extra significance since the teams last met before football went into lockdown. In the first leg of their last […]
“London 2012 shoved para-athletics in your face. GB is now the example” – Andrew Small
Published on :Team GB para-athlete Andrew Small was interviewed by Liverpool John Moores University BA Sports Journalism students for a live press conference scenario on their second year Sports Features module. Below […]
Out of the Black: Widnes Vikings, Digital Storytelling and Authenticity
Published on :Widnes Vikings have had a turbulent time on and off the pitch in recent years. Super League relegation in 2018 and the spiral to inevitable financial administration were consequential of […]
Phil Neal: Heysel was the worst day of my life
Published on :I wrote this feature interview with former Liverpool captain Phil Neal to mark the 25th anniversary of the Heysel Stadium tragedy that saw 39 football fans lose their lives following […]
Mersey Hardmen: I didn’t just go around kicking people says Liverpool FC’s Tommy Smith
Published on :Following Tommy Smith’s passing this week, I recalled an interview I conducted with the former Liverpool captain for a series in the Liverpool Echo: The Mersey Hardmen. I met Tommy […]
Caption This! Paul Pogba is not alone when it comes to social media gaffes
Published on :When Mick McCarthy referred to his Wolves players as ‘twits who tweet’, Wes Brown was the incumbent of Manchester United’s number 6 shirt. “Players are going to get themselves into […]
RESEARCH: Digital Storytelling at the FIFA World Cup 2018
Published on :Now the World Cup dust has settled and we know ‘it’ eventually went chez to France, post tournament analysis begins in earnest, looking back to plan ahead for the next […]
Sports Journalism and Ethics
Published on :A curated list of case studies and examples highlighting some of the key ethical considerations for sports journalism. From the Telegraph’s expose of the hapless England manager Sam Allardyce to […]