Our time together in Sport and Strategic Communication provided our class with engaging content with dialogue focused on sports related topics ranging from the evolution of journalism and social media in sports to studying historical and current feats of activism toward racial and gender equality.  In addition to our class content, we had activities like the NFL Survivor Pool and the weekly ‘What caught my eye in sports’ segments which allowed...

When I asked Jonathan Goldstein, __, what he would change within his organization he quickly stated that the suite owners don’t get enough face to face time with the players. He admitted that there are retired players who go around the suites on occasion and that there is a player signing next week, but he said that these were really the extent of the rewards granted to Wizards’ suite owners and that there was hardly any face to...

In the 1960’s and 70’s, there was a black superstar in a sport that is still tainted with problems of racial discrimination today: tennis. And as a Richmond native, having competed in wrestling tournaments named after him, it only felt right that I shine some light on someone who might not be as well known in the sports community: Mr. Arthur Ashe Arthur Ashe grew up in segregated Richmond, Virginia and though his father made...

For my infographic, I set up an interview with Jonathan Goldstein, who attended my alma mater, American University. I did not know Jonathan during my time at American University, but we did have some mutual connections, so it made this a relatively laid back process for me to reach out to him. It did not take long for him to respond, thankfully, and I was able to set up an interview with him very quickly. Jonathan works in suite services and...

For my social media persona, I have elected not to use my personal persona because all I have on my twitter page is the thoughts of a disgruntled Commanders fan, despite a win last night over the Bears. Instead, I will provide details about the twitter account I run for my internship, @theneptunebowl. I created the Neptune Bowl’s twitter account on September 12th and have gained 112 followers during that time. The first thing I did upon...

My current sports diet is vastly different than it was 5 years ago in some ways, but in other ways it is exactly the same. The first major difference is how I watch sports. 5 years ago, I lived with my parents still, so I was able to watch any sports game I wanted on our network. Today, however, I am a Grad Student with a budget and have to watch my sports events in less conventional methods. My means of viewing sports events such as football...

My name is Carter Davis and I am from Richmond, Virginia. Growing up, I played almost every sport you can name… except for basketball. Though I played a lot of sports, I was the most successful and consistent in swimming, baseball, football, and wrestling. I focused on these four sports with the changing of the seasons until I reached high school and put most of my time into wrestling, but also competed in football. In high school, I saw...

“Out of my comfort zone” would be putting how I felt during this process mildly. I don’t mind meeting new people face-to-face, but reaching out to someone new online without having something to offer them creates an uneasy feeling for me. But, I knew there was no way around it, so I did some research on LinkedIn to find people currently working in communication, player development, or scouting to try and connect with them. By...