Lessons From 30 Years in Sports Journalism | Alyson Rudd | #7

🌟Alyson Rudd is an award-winning sports writer and journalist at The Times. She has been writing about sport for over 30 years and was named SJA Sports Feature Writer of the Year in 2019. Alyson has reported on the world’s biggest sporting events, including the Olympics and appears regularly on The Times’ podcast The Game. She has also written two novels, including her latest, Eleven Lines to Somewhere, published in November 2021. She is also a qualified referee and football coach, and chair of the William Hill Sportsbook of the Year awards.

In the seventh episode of JournoCast, Alyson speaks honestly about her experience as a female journalist in an industry largely dominated by males. She also discusses how journalism has changed in the past three decades, why paid journalism is the way forward and the challenges the industry faces now compared to when she first entered it. As a Liverpool fan, Alyson also shared her thoughts on the club, Jurgen Klopp, Arne Slot, her preparations for the 2024/25 Premier League season and what it is like covering events such as Wimbledon.

➡️JournoCast brings you stories from those who live and breathe the media landscape on a daily basis, shining a light on their hard work and providing insight into their roles and motivations⬅️

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Timestamps:

00:00 - Introduction

01:44 - How has journalism changed in the last 30 years?

03:51 - Paid journalism is working

05:21 - One reason Alyson likes working for The Times

06:05 - Transition from print to digital journalism

07:30 - Having your piece online vs print

09:15 - Challenges in the industry

11:21 - Covering Wimbledon

13:35 - Writing 900 words in 10 minutes

15:30 - Experience as female in male dominated industry

16:54 - “I was not welcomed at all”

17:24 - Did Alyson struggle in early stages of career?
19:39 - When the patterns became obvious

20:35 - Is Alyson self-confident?

22:34 - Was writing always the goal?

25:30 - What industry changes Alyson would make

28:20 - Liverpool & Jurgen Klopp

32:00 - The next England manager

33:00 - Arne Slot

34:45 - 2024/25 season