Valdosta State University's Prince Robinson Jr. has earned a highly coveted spot among the best collegiate sports writers in the United States. Earlier this year Robinson secured the privilege...
October, 15 2019 - Verified by Valdosta State UniversityPrince Robinson Jr. won first place in Valdosta State University's 2019 Jim Murray Sports Writing Contest. He will now go on to compete against top collegiate journalists from across the country f...
May, 06 2019 - Verified by Valdosta State UniversityThe Spectator, Valdosta State University's independent student newspaper, won five awards and earned four leadership positions at the Georgia College Press Association's 2019 Better Newspaper Conte...
March, 18 2019 - Verified by Valdosta State UniversityAttends weekly editorial board meetings. Keeps board informed of athletic news.
Assigns reporters to accurately and adequately cover VSU minor and major sports, intramurals and other athletic events.
Maintains own sports calendar. At the start of each semester, rounds up all rosters and home phone numbers of all coaches for all teams. Checks with all sources to assure coverage is comprehensive, on time and accurate.
Prepares sports budget, including art and graphics assignments.
Designs and paginates sports pages and has primary responsibility for writing heads and cutlines.
Edits all sports copy, working with reporters on rewrites as necessary.
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