The plexiglass ceiling: Women in sports

By: Nick McWilliams | @NickM_OSU Throughout the week, members of the media from a wide variety of outlets and stations flock to the Woody Hayes Athletic Center to get a chance to talk to OSU’s best players, the occasional positions coach and coach Urban Meyer. While the scrum of around 35 beat writers surround the …

In wake of Ohio State violence, football still seems to rule all

  At 9:52 a.m. Monday morning, The Lantern sports team and myself were filming our weekly installment of Buckeye Blueprint, a breakdown of Ohio State football from the previous Saturday's game. Then, we all received the alert. There is an active threat on campus, and shots have been fired. As we ran to the scene …

How far is too far in sports media ethics?

The lives of premier athletes are constantly under the microscope. No matter how minor of an event happens for a professional competitor, fans across the globe want to know more. The question is, just how far into the personal lives of athletes can reporters dig? We have all seen the tape from the elevator that …

Political and sports worlds intertwined

For years, sports were all about the spirit of competition, and were an escape from the turmoil and strife of daily life. Fans flocked to stadiums and were glued to their televisions, watching for the next long touchdown pass instead of watching for the number of casualties in a terrorist attack in Europe. Now, as …