"TikTok videos can be really, really interesting ways of telling abbreviated stories. And so I'm interested in all of that. I feel like there is a future where multimedia storytelling - I mean, sports, really lends itself to that. First of all, the sound of great sports is unmistakable and unique, and it's very hard to get that down in print."
"Some of multimedia lends itself to that. The ability to get snippets of player interviews right after the game up on Twitter quickly. I mean, that's fascinating. That's great for the audience, and that's great for newspapers, or media organizations. So I don't have a problem with all that stuff. I actually think there's a potential for some kind of coherent, coordinated multimedia sports product that is very documentary, very immediate, that moves, but also has great writing."
Sally Jenkins is a longtime sports columnist who left The Washington Post after nearly 30 years and joined The Atlantic. She appears on The Poynter Report Podcast to explain reasons for leaving, the future of the Post, topic selection, her process, experience at The Atlantic, book plans, and sports journalism's state. Jenkins foresees sports journalism expanding into multimedia forms such as TikTok, YouTube, Twitter, and documentary-style products. She emphasizes the unique sound of sports and the value of immediate audio/video snippets combined with strong narrative reporting. The podcast is available on YouTube, Apple, Spotify, and other platforms, and the Poynter Report offers a daily newsletter subscription.
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