It occurs to me that there are some budding sports journalists on this forum and that it would be nice to organise a contest to see some of their work.
Here is what will happen:
1. People will nominate topics in this thread to be written about e.g. Jones v Read, English rugby, money and football (plus other non-UK topics!)
2. I will start a poll in this thread and the topic will be choosen by the one with most votes.
3. Journalists will then have 7 days to produce an article (max 750 words). These are to be submitted to me via e-mail or PM.
4. All the articles will be posted anonymously be me in this thread and people will vote via another poll for their favourite. Voting will last 7 days.
5. The winner will recieve 1000 vcash and a user title saying PC Journalism Contest Winner.
6. We may then repeat this for another topic.
Terms and Conditions
Entry is open to all members. Maximum words is 750 and it should be written in good english with attention paid to spelling, punctuation and grammar. The admins reserve the right to reject any article which, in our opinion, does not meet basic standards of literacy although discretion may be applied where English is not the first language of the author. Usual rules apply on profanity and the admins' decision is final.
In the event of a tie, there will be a 48 hour poll with just the tied choices in. If this still fails to produce a result one of the admins who does not intend to enter the contest will be asked to choose.
Edit: Topics nominated so far
Competition 2
"Sporting culture in the UK and Australia. Why do Aussies win all the damn time?"
"OD cricket vs FC Cricket"
"Do the media have too much influence over team selections"
"Diving in Football".
"over appealing in cricket"
"Afridi: Brilliant hitter, or Mindless idiot?"
"Cricket: A batsman's game?"
"Andre Nel - love him or hate him? "
"Englands selection policy whilst touring, is it time for a change?"
"Statistics: the be all and end all?"
"Twenty20: Good or bad?"
"Cricket: A gentleman's game?"
Competition 1
"Fletcher's 'everyone must do everything' policy, right or wrong?" (1)
"The idea of England playing two spinners" (1)
"Jones vs Read" (4)
"Money in Football" (1)
"Why have England gone downhill since the Rugby World Cup 2003?" (0)
"Should drugs in cricket be taken more seriously? eg, harsher punishments" (1)
"Sporting culture in the UK and Australia. Why do Aussies win all the damn time?" (2)
"Does the camaraderie that exists add to or detract from the Ashes as a contest?" (2)
Here is what will happen:
1. People will nominate topics in this thread to be written about e.g. Jones v Read, English rugby, money and football (plus other non-UK topics!)
2. I will start a poll in this thread and the topic will be choosen by the one with most votes.
3. Journalists will then have 7 days to produce an article (max 750 words). These are to be submitted to me via e-mail or PM.
4. All the articles will be posted anonymously be me in this thread and people will vote via another poll for their favourite. Voting will last 7 days.
5. The winner will recieve 1000 vcash and a user title saying PC Journalism Contest Winner.
6. We may then repeat this for another topic.
Terms and Conditions
Entry is open to all members. Maximum words is 750 and it should be written in good english with attention paid to spelling, punctuation and grammar. The admins reserve the right to reject any article which, in our opinion, does not meet basic standards of literacy although discretion may be applied where English is not the first language of the author. Usual rules apply on profanity and the admins' decision is final.
In the event of a tie, there will be a 48 hour poll with just the tied choices in. If this still fails to produce a result one of the admins who does not intend to enter the contest will be asked to choose.
Edit: Topics nominated so far
Competition 2
"Sporting culture in the UK and Australia. Why do Aussies win all the damn time?"
"OD cricket vs FC Cricket"
"Do the media have too much influence over team selections"
"Diving in Football".
"over appealing in cricket"
"Afridi: Brilliant hitter, or Mindless idiot?"
"Cricket: A batsman's game?"
"Andre Nel - love him or hate him? "
"Englands selection policy whilst touring, is it time for a change?"
"Statistics: the be all and end all?"
"Twenty20: Good or bad?"
"Cricket: A gentleman's game?"
Competition 1
"Fletcher's 'everyone must do everything' policy, right or wrong?" (1)
"The idea of England playing two spinners" (1)
"Jones vs Read" (4)
"Money in Football" (1)
"Why have England gone downhill since the Rugby World Cup 2003?" (0)
"Should drugs in cricket be taken more seriously? eg, harsher punishments" (1)
"Sporting culture in the UK and Australia. Why do Aussies win all the damn time?" (2)
"Does the camaraderie that exists add to or detract from the Ashes as a contest?" (2)
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