Indiana University

National Sports Journalism Center

Based at IUPUI with programs at IU Bloomington SPORTSJOURNALISM.org

Our Mission

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Located on the IUPUI campus in Indianapolis, the National Sports Journalism Center is near collegiate sports as well as the headquarters of several national sports organizations.
The Indiana University National Sports Journalism Center is the most comprehensive institute for the study of sports journalism in America.

Through its academic courses and other programs, the center provides top quality and cutting-edge instruction on sports media for everyone from high school students to veteran professionals.

Goals:

  • The center will provide a forum for discussion of the major sports media issues of the day through this Web site and a speaker series that includes nationally known professional journalists, athletes, academics and administrators.
  • The center will engage in research projects that illuminate trends and issues in the sports media world.

Learn more:
  • Contact National Sports Journalism Center Director Tim Franklin by e-mail or by phone or mail:

    Indiana University
    School of Journalism
    535 W. Michigan Street
    Indianapolis, IN 46202
    IUPUI phone: (317) 278-5335
    IU Bloomington phone: (812) 855-2949





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