FRI 13 NOVEMBER LEWIS JONES SUITE - FREE ENTRY HEADINGLEY CARNEGIE STADIUM
An essential event for students of Sports Media or anyone with an interest in breaking into the sporting media industry. Free to attend, Success in Sports Media will take a practical careers-based approach with expert speakers from a range of professions within the sports media industry. Whether your interest is in broadcast journalism, online innovations, sports marketing at the highest levels, or press agencies there will be something here for you. If you are looking to break into this highly competitive world, Success In Sports Media could give you the inside track you need to get ahead of the game.
An introductory lecture from Leeds Metropolitan University’s Dr Dan Laughey, entitled ‘The Sports Digital Media-scape’ will explore the current provision and trends in Sports Media particularly considering Sports Media in relation to the recent ‘Digital Britain’ White Paper.
Ben Fry, Head of Station at Yorkshire Radio, will review his career to date and his role at Yorkshire Radio. It will take the form of a Q&A session hosted by Zoe Ward from McCormicks, one of the leading sports law firms in the UK whose clients include the Premier League,
Leeds United FC, and many high profile sportsmen and women.
A representative from The Lift Agency discusses Sports Marketing and brand building. He will provide a realistic view of the sports marketing industry - from glamour to golf tees, recent changes in the field, how technology has impacted on marketing, where the future lies, and of course hints and tips of how to get experience, important qualities and how to get that break into the field.
Dan Johnson, Head of Press at Premier League, talks about his career to date and role at the Premier League. It will take the form of a Q&A session hosted by Zoe Ward from McCormicks, one of the leading sports law firms in the UK whose clients include the Premier League, Leeds United FC, and many high profile sportsmen and women.
(Refreshments will be available to purchase. We politely ask you to refrain from bringing your own food into the venue)
Up and coming BBC Sports Bloggers, Ben Dirs and Tom Fordyce provide a fascinating account of their adventures as BBC bloggers, including travelling around France in a camper van covering the Rugby World Cup and discuss how they have carved a niche for themselves at the BBC using the power of “the blog”.
The UK’s leading multimedia news and information provider and supplier of business-to-business media services, the Press Association, will explore current themes in Sports Media. Topics will include a discussion of football coverage, the use of multimedia in providing sports information and the logistics of covering a major sporting event such as the Olympics.
