Illinois Wesleyan University Sports Information Director Stew Salowitz ’76 was featured in the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) April E-Digest. In the article, Stew is asked five questions about his job as Sports Information Director.
One of the questions he was asked was: In an increasingly 140-character-limited world, do you think writing skills in athletics communications are undervalued? Part of his answer was:
…we’ve become a society that is too busy, or lazy, to spell out the words are and you, using r or u instead. I’m trying to steer away from long stories these days, concentrating on bullet points and key performances.”
To read all five questions and Stew’s answers, go to the CoSIDA Digest. You need to page down to page 38.
Congratulations Stew. Great Article!