The Daily Aus and Nike partner on The Training Squad initiative
Social-first news service The Daily Aus (TDA) has partnered with Nike to launch an initiative supporting female and gender diverse sports journalists to enter the industry.
The Training Squad provides recipients with mentoring and work opportunities to help kick-start connections and a portfolio.
While roughly half of Australian journalists are women, just 10 per cent cover the sporting space.
Abbey Wirth, narrative and communications lead at Nike Pacific said: “Nike’s mission is to move sport forward and create opportunity for her everywhere you look.
“It’s not just about who is on the pitch, track or field, but who is reporting on it too.”
Program participants will gain access to some of the biggest sporting moments and hone important media skills through contract with innovative media professionals, TDA co-founder Sam Koslowski said.
“TDA’s role in this program is to provide the support and guidance necessary to help our squad members build a strong professional identity and portfolio, opening doors to new opportunities in the industry,” Koslowski said.
“We will know we’ve nailed it when the sports journalists on the panels of major sporting moments in 5-10 years’ time are alumni of this program.”
Applications are now open to female and gender diverse journalists aged 18 to 35 who are passionate about sports journalism and keen to take the next step in their careers, he said.
Those interested need to submit a sample of their work from their own channels – from a TikTok video to a blog post – at thedailyaus.com.au/niketrainingsquad.
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