CFP and Online Chat

A couple of things to pass along this morning, so mark your calendars ...

1. Sports Journalism Chat on Bloggers, Credentialing

The Curley Center for Sports Journalism at Penn State will host an online chat on October 18 at 1pm. Although many major news organizations have found homes on the Internet, some reporters who cover sports online still struggle to get access to the events they write about. Those competing responsibilities, differing outlooks and resulting decisions about who can and cannot officially cover events will be addressed at 1 p.m. Monday, Oct. 18, during the first online chat conducted by the John Curley Center for Sports Journalism.

"Who Should be in the Press Box and Why? Issues in Credentialing Bloggers and Journalists" is free and may be accessed online.

Participants include:
-- Michael Signora, vice president of football communications for the NFL
-- Jerry Micco, sports editor of the Pittsburgh-Post Gazette
-- Cheryl Coward of Hoopfeed.com
-- Malcolm Moran, Knight Chair in Sports Journalism and Society/Director of the Curley Center

2. Call for Papers: Illuminare: A Student Journal in Recreation, Parks and Leisure Studies

Illuminare is requesting submissions for the 2010-2011 publication. Possible topics include:

Recreation Sport Administration
Parks and Recreation Management
Outdoor Recreation
Therapeutic Recreation
Tourism Management.

Deadline is December 6. All manuscripts should be submitted electronically to illumin@indiana.edu with the subject heading "Illuminare Manuscript: (Topic Area).

There is more information available on the call and submission guidelines. For further information, contact Josh Pate at the University of Tennessee: joshpate@utk.edu