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College Football continues to build unprecedented interest with record attendance and stellar ratin
Posted In: CSC News,
Date posted Mar 23

NFF reports 2010-11 college football attendance and TV rating records across 639 NCAA schools and 35 bowls; SEC led crowds, boosted by ESPN/CBS...

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Social Media 101: The evolution of Twitter (from the CoSIDA New Media/Technology Committee)
Posted In: Membership,
Date posted Mar 23

CoSIDA's Social Media 101: The evolution of Twitter in college athletics — real-time updates, mobile access, dashboards like TweetDeck, and best...

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USOC, NGBs, NACDA create U.S. Olympic Achievement Award
Posted In: Awards,
Date posted Mar 23

USOC, NGBs and NACDA launch U.S. Olympic Achievement Award to honor colleges with medal-winning athletes or coaches; presentation at NACDA Convention.

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4 tips for using Twitter for communications/PR professionals
Posted In: Education,
Date posted Mar 22

Explore 4 Twitter PR tips: listen, educate, engage, and deliver customer service. Build relationships and monitor mentions with TweetDeck or Vocus...

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AROUND THE (CoSIDA) NATION: Special Awards Profile - Wisconsin's Diane Nordstrom earns 25-Year Award
Posted In: Awards,
Date posted Mar 22

Diane Nordstrom earns CoSIDA's 25-Year Award; Wisconsin's associate director of athletic communications shares 25 years of sports info and...

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How to Properly Handle crisis communications in sports: Hint – You can’t win when you “spin”
Posted In: Education,
Date posted Mar 22

Explore crisis communications in sports: why spin fails, the value of transparency and accountability in PR, and how to guide teams through crises...

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NCAA pushes back on dumb jock myth
Posted In: CSC News,
Date posted Mar 21

Explore NCAA's 'Dumb Jocks' PSA countering the stereotype, highlighting academic success and graduation rates of student-athletes and their stories...

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The CSBN Chat: Emphasizing balance between professional and personal time for a healthy quality of l
Posted In: CSC News,
Date posted Mar 21

CSBN chat: Dr. Bill Husak on balancing professional and personal time for a healthy life in college athletics; burnout, scheduling, family, and NCAA...

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Amy Perko, Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics Executive Director, will serve as keynote
Posted In: CSC News,
Date posted Mar 17

Amy Perko to keynote the 2011 CoSIDA Convention in Marco Island, highlighting Knight Commission governance reforms and the Academic All-America Hall...

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AROUND THE (CoSIDA) NATION: Special Awards Profile: 25-Year Award recipient Jim Daves
Posted In: Awards,
Date posted Mar 17

CoSIDA Special Awards: Jim Daves (U.Va.) earns 25-Year Award; profiles, career highlights in sports information, media relations, and CoSIDA events...

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In Internet age, sports teams are increasingly in the news business
Posted In: CSC News,
Date posted Mar 16

Examines how sports teams turn into the news business, tightening media access with exclusive deals and streaming rights, sparking First Amendment...

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Johnny Keith, former sports information director at Oklahoma, Texas A&M and New Mexico, dies at 78
Posted In: CSC News,
Date posted Mar 16

Obituary: John 'Ranger' Keith, longtime SID for OU, UNM and Texas A&M, dies at 78; famed writer, cartoonist and musician known for crisis management.

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