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Aimee Crawford
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Professor. Journalist (✍️ ESPN, Sports Illustrated, NBC Sports, MLB.com, The Sporting News). Peabody & Sports Emmy winner. Mom to two lovely humans and one very good rescue dog. Alum: @medillschool.bsky.social | @sorbonneparis1.bsky.social | @okstate.edu
For #NewsEngagementDay, a salute to one of my favorite podcasts about the profession: The Journalism Salute (pod.link/journalismsalute). @marksimon.bsky.social
has interviewed 246 journalists about who they are & what they do. He shared some wisdom he has gleaned with my #ccsujournalism students.
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October 7, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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On being called DEI and why it isn’t the burn they think it is
April 24, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Just rewatched this beautiful, heartbreaking story/SC Featured by @samborden.bsky.social about the bond between Abby Zittoun and UConn's Paige Bueckers, Azzi Fudd and Caroline Ducharme—and couldn't help but think of the Zittoun family as the Huskies cut down the nets.
www.espn.com/womens-colle...
Love, Abby: Inside UConn basketball's eternal bond with a magical fan
Young UConn fan Abby Zittoun was fun, irreverent, caring. And for Paige Bueckers, Azzi Fudd and Caroline Ducharme, her friendship is forever.
www.espn.com
April 6, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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I can’t believe this has to be said, but: You cannot tell the story of Jackie Robinson—as a ballplayer, serviceman, or human—without discussing our country’s history of racism.

From Around the Horn:
March 19, 2025 at 9:33 PM
It was a joy to welcome four journalists whose work is featured in The Best Sports Writing 2024— @janesports.bsky.social, @sethwickersham.bsky.social, @kumaraishwarya.bsky.social & @samborden.bsky.social— to Central Connecticut State to speak with our journalism students. Thank you for inspiring us!
February 27, 2025 at 10:57 PM