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Tom Boswell elected to National Sports Media Association Hall of Fame, Joe Beninati voted DC Sportscaster of the Year

Veteran Washington Post sportswriter Tom Boswell has been elected to the National Sports Media Association Hall of Fame. Boswell joins North Carolina sportscaster Woody Durham, Real Sports host and sports journalist Bryant Gumbel, and legendary basketball writer Dick Weiss in the 2018 class of the NSMA Hall of Fame.

Capitals play-by-play man Joe Beninati was also named DC Sportscaster of the Year by the NSMA. This is the second time he has won the award.

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By Brendan Doyle 5 years ago

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Washington Post’s four female beat reporters talk about gender inequality in sports journalism

Earlier this year, RMNB’s Cara Bahniuk wrote about the fact that The Washington Post is the only newspaper in the world to have four professional sports beats covered by women. Recognizing how atypical that is, CBS Sports Network recently sat down with those four women to talk about the challenges of being a woman in sports journalism and the need for more representation within the field.

Isabelle Khurshudyan (Capitals), Liz Clarke (Redskins), Chelsea Janes (Nationals), and Candace Buckner (Wizards) all joined the Post at some point during the last 20 years, and have all been part of a pioneering group of talented women paving the way for future female sports journalists.

The women have an array of impressive educational and career experience in the field, but still noted in the interview that they often feel the need to prove themselves to their male counterparts, and even to their audiences.

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By Madeline Dement 6 years ago

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The Washington Post is the only newspaper in the world to have four major sport beats covered by women

As media makes news everyday in the political world, the Washington Post is quietly making waves in sports journalism. The Post is the only newspaper in the world that has four major professional sports beats covered by women.

Isabelle Khurshudyan (Capitals), Chelsea Janes (Nationals), Candace Buckner (Wizards), and Liz Clarke (Redskins) were all together at the Post’s office in DC on Friday and snapped an awesome photo.

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By Cara Bahniuk 6 years ago

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The Washington Post’s #TBT Yesterday Was This Brilliant Photo of Alex Ovechkin

Photo: Ricky Carioti

The Washington Post’s photography department runs the WP’s Instagram account, and it’s a mandatory follow (just like ours). On Thursday, the Post posted a sports image for throwback Thursday. The photo was of Alex Ovechkin after an outdoor practice we covered a long time ago.

“Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin faces the media while preparing for the 2011 Winter Classic on December 29, 2010 in Chevy Chase, MD,” the caption says. The photograph was taken by Ricky Carioti.

It’s a brilliant photo.

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By Ian Oland 7 years ago

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NHL’s Blogger Policy: Is There a Third Way Forward?

[Ed. note – For our readers looking for more photos of Ovechkin in a Speedo, feel free to skip over this one.]

For weeks a rumor has circulated that the NHL will set in place new media guidelines that effectively restrict bloggers from accessing the locker rooms of visiting teams. On Wednesday, AOL Fanhouse reported that the policy is now in place:

Starting this season, “bloggers” will only have access to the home locker room unless they make prior arrangements with the visiting team (and considering some of the positions taken by teams like Edmonton and the New York Rangers, that doesn’t sound like it’s going to be an easy proposition in some cases).

And now we’re back that seasonal debate pitting new media against old and recapitulating the NHL’s seemingly indefatigable ability to alienate its audience. The NHL is not just shutting out free publicity, it’s also pissing off that same free publicity.

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By Peter Hassett 13 years ago

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Washington Post White House Correspondent Scott Wilson to RMNB: “The Capitals’ Success Will Determine” If The President Attends a Game Or Not.

Scott Wilson during an incursion in Bet Lahia, Gaza Strip, after Israeli soldier Shalit's kidnapping. (Facebook, June 2006)

Scott Wilson takes notes in the Gaza Strip after an Israeli soldier's kidnapping in 2006 (via Facebook)

Two weeks have passed since Russian Machine Never Breaks implored President Obama to attend a Caps game and Barack The Red. To say we’ve been floored by the reaction would be a total understatement. In the days since our plea, we’ve received nods from Puck Daddy, D.C. Sports Bog, On Frozen Blog, Homer McFanboy, DCist, LaVar Arrington, and even “Uncle” Ted Leonsis himself! Then, 1,244 people joined our Facebook Petition (join now if you haven’t yet), including Japers Rink, Dmitry Chesnokov and the affable Caps Owner (yes, really)! But to be honest, we were all completely shocked last Friday afternoon, when Scott Wilson, White House Correspondent for The Washington Post, asked the President’s Press Secretary, Robert Gibbs, for a response to our open letter. Joke or not, my letter being read before the White House gaggle was the highlight of my career and a fitting testament to the obscene number of hours Blogadyte Ian Oland has put into site.

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By Peter Hassett 13 years ago

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