“I was always interested in sport. My family are big sports' fans. We always had all the locals round watching big sporting events. I wasn't particularly sporty myself. I played a lot of hockey and rode, still do ride, but I just had a general interest in it. When I was given the opportunity to do sport stories I used to grab them.” StillsStoriesBigsUsedOpportunityGivenSportsInterestFansEventsMy FamilyRoundsLocalsHockeySports FanSporting Events Author:Jill Douglas
“I worked very hard as a young journalist learning the trade and asking questions, understanding what a story is and being able to present that in a way that people would find interesting.” PeopleWayHardStoriesAbleYoungUnderstandingInterestingAskingTradeJournalistAsking Questions Author:Jill Douglas
“Whether you work in news, sport, politics, whatever, it's exactly the same; a story is a story, is a story. I consider myself first and foremost a journalist.” FirstsStoriesSportsNewsJournalist Author:Jill Douglas
“I'll have spent most of the day before the match doing some preparation. That's a little bit like studying for your exams. You need to know the personalities involved, what the stories are surrounding the game and how they've come into this game. You do a lot of preparation. I like to go in knowing more than I need.” KnowsNeedsLittlesStoriesGamesBitsKnowingStudyPersonalityInvolvedLittle BitPreparationExamKnowing More Author:Jill Douglas
“Get involved and learn how to recognise a story happening in front of you. Learn how to ask questions and be curious. That's probably my biggest piece of advice.” StoriesAsksPiecesAdviceFrontsInvolvedHappeningsCuriousGet InvolvedRecognise Author:Jill Douglas
