I Spent A Day With A Football Journalist: Elias Burke

This is the story of Elias Burke! Initially growing up in Birmingham, football and journalism became his passion. After finishing school at the University of Liverpool and studying history and politics, Elias signed with The Athletic. He worked during the 2020 Euros breaking headings about Qatar, fans, and many more events. He became a reporter for Derby County and got to interview Wayne Rooney. The following year, Elias made his dream come true by writing and reporting for West Bromwich Albion. But if you were curious how football reporters like Elias go about their career, then this episode is the one for you. Today we are diving into the steps for writing a perfect story. We are going to discover the reality of pro sports daily schedule. And finally, we will learn how fake news is destroying social media across the globe.
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Timestamps
0:00 - Who is Elias?
0:29 - Childhood
0:59 - Inspiration
1:40 - University Of Liverpool
2:15 - 2020 Euros The Athletic
2:58 - Freelance Cs Contract
3:30 - Derby County Reporting & Writing
5:05 - West Brom Reporting & Writing
7:37 - Headlines vs Clickbait
8:50 - Steps For Writing An Article
9:43 - Creativity vs Limitations
10:28 - Business Of Writing
11:24 - LA Hollywood Strike
12:06 How AI Impacts Writing (Chat GPT)
12:45 - Social Media Fake News
13:32 - Quality Vs Quantity
14:30 - Non-negotiable Writing Traits
15:16 - Best Tips For Storytelling
16:20 - Elias's Future
16:36 - Final Message
A huge thanks to Elias for sharing his wisdom and beliefs around modern day football. Today, we are faced with all sorts of distractions and crazy headlines that just want to hack and grab our attention. But in this episode, Elias took us along his journey and gave us real insights about the beautiful game. Let me know what your favorite bit of this interview was in the comments below! Once again, we are so close to 2.5k subscribers and every view is a little step along the way, so if you haven't joined the channel, consider subscribing now so you don't miss out on any more football interviews or podcasts like this.
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