Last summer APSE president Gerry Ahern called on every member of APSE to recruit and sponsor one college student as a member of our organization. For a $25 fee, students gain access to the minds and events that will shape the future of sports journalism. Ahern also asked sponsoring editors to help help mentor the student as they prepare to enter the profession.
To sponsor a student member, go to http://apsportseditors.org/registration/
Several APSE members have answered the call. To recognize them and the new members they've brought into our organization, we'll be posting bios of the first wave of student members.
Today, meet a University of Missouri junior sponsored by Tom Quinlan, sports editor of the Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, Ill.).
Name: Caitlin Swieca
College status: Junior at the University of Missouri at Columbia.
Sponsoring member: Tom Quinlan, Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, Ill.) sports editor.
Experience: Beat writer for the Columbia Missourian. Worked for the Daily Herald in suburban Chicago and The Maneater, the University of Missouri’s student newspaper. Plan to be a sports reporting intern at the Denver Post this summer.
How did you become interested in sports journalism? As a young child, I would watch different sports with my father and read the sports sections of the local newspapers every day. I grew to love sports and the bond it created for us.
What’s the most important thing you’ve learned? I've learned that your eyes are as important as your ears, and that learning about players' lives off the field is often more interesting than what they do on it.
Dream job? Beat reporter covering Major League Baseball.
Hobbies/interests/activities: Reading, watching sports, running and working out.
Caitlin’s work appears on: ColumbiaMissourian.com, DailyHerald.com and TheManeater.com
Follow Caitlin on Twitter @CaitlinSwieca
