Associated Press Sports Editors

16/09/2025

How can journalists ask the right questions, use the right language, and tell deeper stories in disability and adaptive sports? APSE is hosting a free session on Wednesday to help answer those questions: https://apsportseditors.com/how-to-improve-disability-and-adaptive-sports-coverage-free-apse-webinar/

16/09/2025

🚨 New leadership in APSE regions: Steve Wiseman and Jeff Patterson have been named vice chairs

Steve Wiseman Two sports editors have been appointed to fill region vice chair positions that had been vacant, APSE president Paul Barrett announced. Steve Wiseman, the sports editor at The News & Observer in Raleigh, N.C., is the new vice chair in the Southeast Region and will work with r

15/09/2025

APSE members — join us on Wednesday for a free learning session on how to better report on adaptive sports and disability. With Paralympics coverage growing, this is a chance to sharpen your storytelling skills.

APSE is holding a free web session at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT on Wednesday, Sept. 17, for its members on how to improve reporting on adaptive sports and disability. Leading the discussion will be Dawna Callahan, who owns All In Sport Consulting, based in the Denver metro area. They work to increase v

10/09/2025

Billie Jean King honors Lindsay Schnell for her year-round, dedicated coverage of women’s sports. Watch the video here:

Tennis legend Billie Jean King has recorded a special video message congratulating journalist Lindsay Schnell, the 2025 recipient of the Billie Jean King Award for Excellence in Women’s Sports Coverage from the Associated Press Sports Editors and the APSE Foundation. In the video, King salutes Sc

01/09/2025

Sports editors from across the country share smart strategies on how to evolve high school sports coverage

By Kata Stevens Outside of the formal conversation regarding high school sports coverage at the 2025 Associated Press Sports Editors summer conference held in Minneapolis in June, panelists and the audience mused over an issue that’s always loud in the prep sports beat: confronting reader feedbac

27/08/2025

If you care about the future of journalism, this report is for you. The 2025 APSE Workplace Report offers a snapshot of who’s shaping sports stories across the U.S.

The 2025 Associated Press Sports Editors Workplace Report - formerly known as the TIDES report -- is below and can be viewed by APSE members. The report, published by Dr. Brandon Brown and the DeVos Sport Business Management program at the University of Central Florida, aims to examine the workpl

27/08/2025

It's great to have a new student chapter at Hampton University- Official

Hampton University’s application to become an Associated Press Sports Editors student chapter has been approved by the executive committee. Hampton will be APSE’s 14th student chapter. Dr. James Ford, Assistant Professor of Journalism and Strategic Communications, is the chapter adviser. Bradm

26/08/2025

Ainslie Lee is a 2024-25 APSE Diversity Fellow and the college sports editor for the USA TODAY Network — and her story is one of growth, mentorship, and a deep commitment to getting better at this work.

If you care about the future of sports journalism — and especially about giving more people a seat at the table — you’ll want to hear what she has to say.

Watch the full conversation here ⬇️

🎙️ Ainslie Lee talks sports journalism, leadership & the APSE Diversity FellowshipIn this candid, career-focused interview, Erik Hall — Second Vice Presiden...

26/08/2025

Niles Garrison, Liana Handler, Cailyx Wilson-Jones, and Sam Jane are this year's APSE scholarship winners

By Phil Kaplan APSE continues its commitment to collegiate sports journalists by awarding four scholarships for 2025. And for the fifth year in row, two of the scholarships are awarded to student journalists attending historically Black colleges and universities. Sam Jane, who will be a

13/08/2025

Tennis icon Billie Jean King recorded a special message to honor journalist Lindsay Schnell — the 2025 recipient of the Billie Jean King Award for Excellence in Women’s Sports Coverage

Tennis legend Billie Jean King has recorded a special video message congratulating journalist Lindsay Schnell, the 2025 recipient of the Billie Jean King Award for Excellence in Women’s Sports Coverage from the Associated Press Sports Editors and the APSE Foundation. In the video, King salutes Sc

11/08/2025

From turning down offers to leading a national organization — Paul Barrett’s path to APSE president is full of lessons on growth, gratitude, and giving back. Don’t miss his full speech to our industry peers.

New APSE president Paul Barrett gave his induction speech during the Awards Dinner of the annual APSE Summer Conference on Saturday night, June 28, in Minneapolis. Here’s his speech, in its entirety. When Jorge Rojas asked two years ago if I’d be interested in running for second vice president, ...

05/08/2025

From epic panels to Nashville adventures, Kata Stevens shares it all in our latest video. Get inspired — check it out now! ✨

🎥 What is it really like to be part of the APSE Diversity Fellowship?In this exclusive interview, Erik Hall (second vice president of the Associated Press S...