Grantland
This is without question my favorite website. A sports and pop-culture website named after the great 20th century sportswriter Grantland Rice, this blog is owned ESPN and was founded in 2011 by the sports journalist icon Bill Simmons. Before the website reached a mass following, Simmons recruited several young writers to develop the website when it was in it's infancy. Bill Simmons served as the editor-in-chief and throughout 2015 until he was released by ESPN President John Skipper. On July 22nd it was announced that Simmons had signed a multi-year deal with HBO to host a weekly talk-show beginning in 2016. The website is currently run by interim editor-in-chief Chris Connelly and one of it's most famed writers is Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist Wesley Morris. The website also features popular online podcasts which draw a heavy amount of YouTube viewers to the blog.
Campus Chronicle
The Campus Chronicle is the student newspaper of High Point University. It was awarded a first place award in 2015 by the American Scholastic Press Association's Annual Review and Contest Awards. You can also find some of my work there!
Awful Announcing
Awful Announcing is essential to me as someone who follows the sports media industry in America. Although it might not have an enormous following, you can find many relevant sports personalities sharing articles from the website frequently on social media. Despite the title, the website does more than just criticize others. I believe that the website is essential because it acts as a place where broadcasters and sports journalists can be refereed like athletes. Awful Announcing can help you stay socially informed about the sports media in the US.
Basketball Insiders
This is a lesser known website to many, however Basketball Insider is a top website for young basketball reporters. If you are interested in basketball at all this website is one of the best NBA insider sites. I also believe that it is a great site for voicing young reporters opinions on the sport and important topics. Many of the content creators for this site are quite young, much like Grantland.
Genius
Genius is a lyric website dedicated to clarifying all of the messages and themes of music. The site allows users to edit, cite, and annotate songs. Employees monitor the site much like Wikipedia. The site began as "Rap Genius" focusing on hip hop and rap until it became so popular that it became a frequent website for fans of poetry and other genres of music. It has since expanded to now cover all music in general. Artists can also create a verified account and annotate/clarify their own songs or speak to users.
The Campus Chronicle is the student newspaper of High Point University. It was awarded a first place award in 2015 by the American Scholastic Press Association's Annual Review and Contest Awards. You can also find some of my work there!
Awful Announcing
Awful Announcing is essential to me as someone who follows the sports media industry in America. Although it might not have an enormous following, you can find many relevant sports personalities sharing articles from the website frequently on social media. Despite the title, the website does more than just criticize others. I believe that the website is essential because it acts as a place where broadcasters and sports journalists can be refereed like athletes. Awful Announcing can help you stay socially informed about the sports media in the US.
Basketball Insiders
This is a lesser known website to many, however Basketball Insider is a top website for young basketball reporters. If you are interested in basketball at all this website is one of the best NBA insider sites. I also believe that it is a great site for voicing young reporters opinions on the sport and important topics. Many of the content creators for this site are quite young, much like Grantland.
Genius
Genius is a lyric website dedicated to clarifying all of the messages and themes of music. The site allows users to edit, cite, and annotate songs. Employees monitor the site much like Wikipedia. The site began as "Rap Genius" focusing on hip hop and rap until it became so popular that it became a frequent website for fans of poetry and other genres of music. It has since expanded to now cover all music in general. Artists can also create a verified account and annotate/clarify their own songs or speak to users.
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