Are both print and broadcast sports journalists invited to the games??

Question

Hi, I was just wondering if sport journalist who write articles are able to attend the games they are writing about, or is that just broadcast journalist?? and are the broadcast journalist even allowed to be at the games??

Answer 1

everything is possible

Answer 2

Let's take a typical NFL game. The team's media relations department hands out credentials (admission tickets) to the game. They can be broken into a number of categories.

* The national television crew gets passes. That includes the announcers, the cameramen, etc. Not everyone gets into the stadium to watch the game, but they are somewhere on the grounds. The same applies to the local radio crews.

* The main press box is filled with reporters. Some are newspaper men from the home team's area, some from the visiting team's area, some are national writers (Sports Illustrated, USA Today), etc. Then there are radio and television reporters, who file stories during the game and do interviews afterwards. Radio networks often use freelancers for such duties.

* Finally, there are photographers from local and national media outlets. They are on the field along the sidelines.

The major media outlets have no trouble getting credentials. The catch might come with smaller publications and outlets. If a radio station never does any sports news, it might have trouble getting a pass for a New England Patriots' game.