Queen Victoria well-dressed for the occasion October 18th, 2008 IAN COLE profiles another of the contenders for the SJA Sports Awards: 2007 Sportswoman of the Year, Victoria Pendleton When Victoria Pendleton first came to our SJA British Sports Awards lunch, she made a couple of giggly calls to our Sandra Phillips to chat about what she might wear to the event. …
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http://www.sportsjournalists.co.uk/blog/?p=1520Funeral arrangements: Alan Hoby
http://www.sportsjournalists.co.uk/blog/?p=1527Funeral arrangements: Alan Hoby October 22nd, 2008 Alan Hoby’s funeral is on Monday November 3 at Mortlake Crematorium at 11.30am. Read the rest of this entry » Posted in Members' news |…
Munich disaster memorial to go to auction
http://www.sportsjournalists.co.uk/blog/?p=1521Munich disaster memorial to go to auction October 20th, 2008 From HoldtheFrontPage.co.uk Football programmes belonging to one of the journalists who died alongside Manchester United players in the Munich Air Disaster 50 years ago could fetch £20,000 when they go under the hammer next month. …
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Layoffs Today: Haymarket 50; Emap Inform 40; MediaWales 7; Evening Standard 3
http://www.paidcontent.co.uk/entry/419-job-cuts-roundup-haym...-- Evening Standard (3): DMGT's London Evening Standard is continuing its own programme of cost-cutting with the departure of chief sports writer Ian Chadband and two sports subeditors, according to sportsjournalists.co.uk. That appears to be on top of the 11 reporters, production and IT staff informed they were being made redundant last Friday. Add to that the ten reported redundancies at the Daily Mirror last week and that gives you have at least 31 newspapers job cuts
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UK: Sports Journalists’ Association launches sports newspaper The Rugby Paper
http://www.aboutmedia.nl/2008/09/26/uk-sports-journalists-as...The Rugby Paper will feature columns by Jeremy Guscott and Jeff Probyn. Former Sunday Times journalist Nick Cain will be in charge of reporting. The new paper will cost £1.50 and will be sold throughout England and Wales. Source: Sports Journalists’ Association
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Poor sportsmanship
http://farmschool.wordpress.com/2008/08/21/poor-sportsmanshi...promises and continuing to spout the myth that the Games have opened China, isn’t it? And why, when faint criticism comes, does it come from an IOC spokeswoman and not Jacques Rogge?
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Islington’s Olympic links
http://bridgetfox.wordpress.com/2008/08/16/islingtons-olympi...Amid all the Olympic coverage, I came across this fascinating reference to the first time Britain won 5 gold medals in a day. That was 100 years ago, at the 1908 London Olympics - and the medals were for boxing. Most interesting to me, the venue was at the Northampton Institute
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Day 6, 2100 CST
http://www.swifterhigher.com/2008/08/day-6-2100-cst.phpwhen English news reporter Alex Thomson grilled the IOC's communications director about broken promises in regards to press freedoms at the Games. It's just a simple yes-or-no question... are you embarrassed? Chinese media officials grabbed the microphone away from him. In sad news, two of the van passengers involved in yesterday's shuttle bus crash near the rowing venue have died from their injuries. A BOCOG spokesman said an investigation showed that the van broke traffic rules and caused the accident.
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SJA Request :: Seeking Beijing Accomodation
http://www.imaginginsider.com/?p=79439The Sports Journalists’ Association is searching for Olympic accomodations for veteran Andy Cowie. Contact information is at the jump… BEIJING OLYMPICS ASSISTANCE Read More… Source: Sports Journalists’ Association via ImagingInsider.com
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Yao Ming looking forward to bearing the flag for China - Xinhua
http://nba.faqs.com/nba/2008/08/08/yao-ming-looking-forward-...star center Yao Ming said he was looking forward to bearing the flag for China before the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games on … Video: Raw Video: Yao Ming Passes the Torch AssociatedPress Let The Games Begin Sports Journalists’ Association Yao will carry Chinese flag for second time Sports Network Dallas Morning News - BBC Sport
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