CoSIDA Communications Watch: Current Athletic PR News, Notes and Commentary

9/11/2009 12:00:00 AM

CoSIDA Communications Watch: Current Athletic PR News, Notes and Commentary

Articles below divided into three categories: Professional Development,

General News, New Media/Social Media.

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• Professional Development

Study: New PR Hires Must Blog, Tweet, Use SocNets (Marketingvox.com)

5 Sure-Fire Sources for Headline (Writing) Inspiration (Copyblogger.com)

Training journalists in a changing field, by Thomas Hartley, Buffalo Business News
Future for journalism schools, newspapers: combining print w/ broadcast journalism for "convergence journalism"

NFL '09 Trend: 'We have to work hard to maintain fan loyalty': Lesson in Cultivating Fans and Fan Outreach

• General News

Carrying on Basketball Hall of Fame coach Kay Yow's fight against cancer, by Mechelle Voepel, ESPN.com

2009 Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame Class Announced, by Carolyn Braff, Sports Video Group managing editor

Golf Coaches Association of America announces Academic National Champions, All-Academic Teams for all divisions

NJCAA Football Hall of Fame Releases Inductees of 2009 Class

Division II football lives large this weekend (Sept. 12), by Greg Johnson, NCAA News

Division III leaders shape DIII identity message as place to “follow your passions and develop your potential” (NCAA News)

Eight years after his death on 9/11, Tyler Ugolyn (former Columbia University basketball player) remains part of writer's life, by Jeff Pearlman, SI.com

One Journey, Three Paths: Sophomores from Macungie, Penn. all play on top-10 field hockey squads (NCAA News)

Georgia State makes over logo

3D Technology Hits the Gridiron: Ohio State-Southern California Game (Sept. 12) to be broadcast in 3D, by Mike Phelps, Athletic Management

• New Media/Social Media

Top Four Colleges in Social Media (Wittenberg, Suny New Paltz, U of Minnesota, Mayo Medical School)

The Building Blocks of Social Media for Business

Are You Hooked Into Your University’s Social Network?

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CoSIDA Communications Watch: Current Athletic PR News, Notes and Commentary

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