Deryn Woods
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Dec 11
Sport Journal Blog #3
Being in a sport media class has been extremely interesting. I think my biggest takeaway from the class is how sport media has changed and evolved over the years. This feels like a very obvious takeaway because of course it has changed, we have social media now. It is just one of those things that …
Nov 16
The Quest
Throughout the semester I have fostered a relationship with Rachel Balkovec. She has worked her way through professional sports and is currently the manager of the New York Yankees low A team, the Tampa Tarpons. She has been my role model for years. The second I learned of her I thought to myself how incredible …
Nov 09
Aly Raisman’s Activism
Aly Raisman is one of the Fierce Five who competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. The Fierce Five included Gabby Douglas, McKayla Maroney, Aly Raisman, Kyla Ross and Jordyn Wieber. They were the second American team to win gold in the Olympics and the first on international ground. In 2016, the USA Gymnastics …
Oct 13
Social Media Persona
When I think of who I am on social media, my first thought is sports. It always has been and it always will be. I have always posted about sports teams I follow, especially when they are winning (ahem, the Braves winning the World Series last year), but when it came to starting my own …
Oct 02
Sport Journal Blog #1
My sport media consumption revolves entirely around the quickest way of getting information. I will not watch SportsCenter or any show similar to it on my own. If it is on at work, or elsewhere, I will not turn it off, but I will never go out of my way to put it on. …
Sep 27
Sport Penpal
Since I started working in sports 6 years ago, one of my biggest role models has been Rachel Balkovec. She embodies what I would like to be in any professional environment I could work in. She is who I chose to be my sport professional pen pal, and she graciously accepted. I direct messaged her …