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To become a sports journalist, complete high school with your focus mainly on English and business-related subjects. Look for a college with a good journalism degree program that offers a wide range of subjects, such as journalism, business, broadcasting, law, ethics, reporting, and editing. Also look for a program that has an emphasis on sports journalism.
Work as an intern to gain as much experience as you can. You can work as an intern at places such as a newspaper, television station, radio station, sports magazine, etc. To start off, you can work as a freelance sports journalist to get some experience and create a portfolio. Also, apply to newspapers and sports magazines whenever you can. Practice as much as possible, even if you are not publishing anything. There is a wide range of the things you can write about in journalism. For example, you can write about a moving company quote.
If you are serious about being a sports journalist, you will want to enroll in a graduate degree program either in English, journalism, writing, or communications. Also, work for your college newspaper so you can get some experience in college. If college is not an option for you, you can start by getting experience in different ways. Go to the library and read all the books you can on journalism and research on the Internet.
Work in internships or other journalism jobs so you can gain experience. It would also be a good idea to write for sports blogs and websites. Contact media groups and sports organizations to find out about available jobs.
