Sports Journalism

You’ll explore how sport shapes identity, culture, and society, learning how to turn complex social issues into clear, engaging journalism while understanding how the UK sports media landscape works. 

You’ll learn the basics of media law, ethics, and PR in sport, developing the confidence to report accurately and fairly while navigating legal risks, ethical challenges, and real-world pressure from clubs, agents, and organisations.

You’ll gain hands-on newsroom experience covering live sport, learning to report, interview, and publish under real deadlines while telling meaningful stories that highlight wellbeing, participation, and the community impact of sport. 

You’ll learn how to tell the story of live sport using photography, video, and audio, developing core multimedia skills to create engaging, short-form digital journalism for modern sports media platforms. 

You’ll develop advanced video journalism skills, planning, filming, and editing professional-standard sports packages that capture the emotion and drama of sport while making confident editorial and ethical decisions for different audiences and platforms. 

You’ll work in fast-paced newsroom and studio environments, producing live sports coverage across digital and broadcast platforms while gaining industry experience, meeting real deadlines, and developing the editorial, ethical, and teamwork skills needed in professional sports journalism.

You’ll explore how sports media and journalism can shape conversations around health and wellbeing, creating responsible, engaging campaign content while learning how to balance ethical reporting with advocacy, branding, and real-world PR influences. 

You’ll develop investigative journalism skills, learning how to research, verify, and report on complex issues in sport while applying strong ethical judgement and communicating your findings clearly to professional and academic audiences. 

You’ll complete an independent, research-led project on a major issue in sport and media, presenting and defending your findings at a live symposium that builds confidence, critical thinking, and professional communication skills. 

You’ll work as part of a professional broadcast team, producing a live sports news show while developing on-air, technical, and editorial skills, and gaining the confidence to perform ethically and effectively in a real newsroom environment. 

You’ll complete an extended industry placement and build a professional portfolio, developing real-world experience, confidence, and career awareness while preparing for graduate roles in sports journalism and media. 

You’ll complete your final major project, producing original multi-platform sports journalism focused on health and wellbeing, while showcasing your strongest work in a professional portfolio that demonstrates your readiness for industry.