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Sports media

Learn about the strategies of writers, broadcasters and commentators across every level, from your local high school bleachers to the global broadcast booth.

In-class experience

  • Craft compelling stories that ignite fan passion.
  • Learn about sports media production and practice using professional equipment in the classroom and on the sidelines.
  • Advance your critical thinking skills to understand complex challenges in the industry.
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Internships and practicums

What you'll learn

  • How to capture and produce compelling content
  • How to report effectively on sporting events, athletes, business and more in sports media

Where you'll intern

  • Broadcast, online and print sports news outlets
  • Public relations and advertising department within a sports team, athletic agency and more

Possible careers after graduation

  • Sports reporter 
  • Video or TV producer
  • PR, advertising, graphic design agency
  • Sports photojournalist

What you'll study

Students must complete 39 units of journalism courses for the major and 120 units overall to graduate. Find details below about completing your journalism courses with a sports media emphasis. View all required courses on our bachelor's degree of journalism page. 

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Meet emphasis faculty

Sports media
Zeynep Altinay
Zeynep Altinay
Assistant Professor
(775) 784-4183
zaltinay@unr.edu
215F
7649
Sports media News, reporting, faculty, journalism
Caesar Andrews
Caesar Andrews
Professor and Leonard Distinguished Chair in Media Ethics and Writing He, him
(775) 784-4702
caesara@unr.edu
303C
7649 News, reporting, faculty, journalism
Sports media News, broadcast, documentary, media studies, visual communication, documentary film, reporting, Reynolds Media Lab, journalism, faculty
Nico Colombant
Nico Colombant
Senior Lecturer of Digital Media and Cross-Cultural Reporting
(775) 784-4101
ncolombant@unr.edu
103B
7649 News, broadcast, documentary, media studies, visual communication, documentary film, reporting, Reynolds Media Lab, journalism, faculty
Sports media internship, internships, faculty
Claudia Cruz
Claudia Cruz
Director of Internships and Experiential Learning She, her
(775) 784-4434
claudiacruz@unr.edu
303F
7649 internship, internships, faculty
Sports media Journalism, faculty, news, reporting
Alan Deutschman
Alan Deutschman
Professor and Reynolds Chair of Business Journalism
(775) 784-4397
adeutschman@unr.edu
215E
7649 Journalism, faculty, news, reporting
Sports media Journalism, administration, faculty, recruitment, retention, news, broadcast, documentary, dean's office
Paul Mitchell
Paul Mitchell
Coordinator of Recruitment and Retention He, him
(775) 784 4563
pmitchel@unr.edu
301C
7649 Journalism, administration, faculty, recruitment, retention, news, broadcast, documentary, dean's office
Sports media Journalism, faculty, advertising, documentary, media studies, visual communication, race and media
Myrton Running Wolf
Myrton Running Wolf
Assistant Professor of Race and Media Photo credit: Pamela Peters
(775) 784-4187
mrunningwolf@unr.edu
215B
7649 Journalism, faculty, advertising, documentary, media studies, visual communication, race and media
Sports media Journalism, faculty, dean's office, administration
Alan Stavitsky
Alan Stavitsky
Professor He, him
(775) 784-4155
ags@unr.edu
209
7649 Journalism, faculty, dean's office, administration