Concussion Reporting
Workshop U

What is Concussion Reporting Workshop U?

The CLF Media Project’s Concussion Reporting Workshop U is a curriculum for university journalism programs to train the next generation of sports media professionals to report on concussions accurately and with confidence.

Workshop U is a one to three-hour, stand-alone curriculum that covers:

Why good concussion reporting matters.
How the media has helped change the concussion culture over the last 15 years.
How changing the concussion culture will help protect athletes’ health.
Our 22 core lessons on accurate and responsible concussion reporting.
Video examples of concussion coverage for students to practice with.

Staffing and budgetary limitations prevent us from travelling to present the Workshop each time it’s taught unless travel costs are covered by the school or presented virtually. Workshop U is designed so any interested professor could teach it independently in his or her class.

Bring Workshop U
to your classroom!

If you’re interested in bringing Workshop U to your classroom, please submit the request form and our team will be in touch to discuss the details.

Join the likes of our pilot schools – Boston University, Northwestern University, and Syracuse University – and scores of other institutions that have brought accurate and responsible concussion reporting to the next generation of sports media professionals. A complete list of our collaborating schools is below.

Interested in Workshop U? Reach out today!

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Collaborating schools

Pilot schools:

Boston University’s College of Communication
Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism
Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications

Other partner schools:

Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Auburn University’s School of Communication and Journalism
Baldwin Wallace’s Sports Management Major
Bellarmine University’s Department of Communication
Bloomsburg University’s School of Media and Journalism
Boston College’s Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences
Bournemouth University
Bowling Green State University’s School of Media & Communication
Clemson University’s College of Communication
Columbia Journalism School at Columbia University
DePaul University’s College of Communication
Duquesne University’s Media Department
Emerson College’s Department of Journalism
Franklin Pierce University’s School of Communication
Full Sail University’s Dan Patrick School of Sportscasting
Georgetown University’s Journalism Program
Grand Valley State University’s School of Communications
Hofstra University’s Department of Journalism
Indiana University’s Media School
Ithaca College’s Roy H. Park School of Communications
IUPUI’s Department of Journalism and Public Relations
Marist College’s Center for Sports Communication
Michigan State University’s School of Journalism
Middle Tennessee State University’s College of Media and Entertainment
The Missouri School of Journalism at the University of Missouri
Morehouse College
New York University’s Preston Robert Tisch Institute for Global Sport
Northwest Missouri State’s School of Communication and Mass Media
Nottingham Trent University Department of Journalism and Media
Ohio State University’s Scarlet and Gray Sports Radio
Oklahoma State University’s School of Media and Strategic Communications
Penn State University’s John Curley Center for Sports Journalism
Quinnipiac University’s Journalism Program
Rider University’s Department of Communication, Journalism and Media
Rowan University’s College of Sports Communication and Media
Sacred Heart University’s School of Communication
St. Bonaventure University’s Jandoli School of Communication
St. Mary’s University Twickenham‘s Sports Journalism program
Seton Hall University
SMU’s Meadows School of the Arts
Springfield College’s Department of Journalism
Stanford University’s Communication Department
TCU’s Department of Journalism
Temple University’s Klein College of Media and Communication
The School of Journalism and Electronic Media at the University of Tennessee
Texas A&M University’s Department of Communication and Journalism
Texas State University’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Texas Tech University’s College of Media and Communication
University of Alabama’s College of Communication and Information Sciences
University of Arkansas’ School of Journalism and Strategic Media
University of Colorado’s College of Media, Communication and Information
University of Connecticut’s Department of Journalism
University of Florida’s College of Journalism and Communications
University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism
University of Hawai’i’s School of Journalism
University of Illinois’ College of Media
University of Iowa’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication
University of Kansas’ William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications
University of Maryland’s Shirley Povich Center for Sports Journalism
University of Miami’s Department of Journalism & Media Management
University of Nebraska’s College of Journalism and Mass Communications
University of North Carolina’s Hussman School of Journalism and Media
University of North Texas’ Mayborn School of Journalism
University of Oklahoma’s Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication
University of Oregon’s School of Journalism and Communication
University of Rhode Island’s Harrington School of Communication and Media
University of South Alabama
University of South Carolina’s School of Journalism and Mass Communications
University of South Florida’s Zimmerman School of Advertising and Mass Communications
University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
University of Texas’ Moody College of Communication
University of Washington’s Department of Communication
University of Wisconsin-Madison’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Department of Journalism
Villanova University’s Department of Communication
Wake Forest University’s Journalism Program
Washington State University’s Department of Journalism and Media Production
West Virginia University’s Reed College of Media

Testimonials

« The great thing is, they’ve established a template. So we can be consistent, we can be accurate, we can be informative, and this should be something that will be a staple of my sports reporting classes and commentary classes. »
-J.A. Adande, Director of Sports Journalism, Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism

« It was an excellent presentation. The speakers were great, the pace was great, the examples were great, and I loved how interactive it was. Very informative, very interesting, very helpful. »
-Susannah Sudborough, Student, Boston University College of Communication

« It was a worthy endeavor. It provided a results-oriented and positive learning experience for attendees. »
-Mark Condron, Professor, Full Sail University’s Dan Patrick School of Sportscasting

Assessing student learning via Qstream

We partnered with Qstream, an interactive spaced-learning platform with a proven track record in improving performance in the healthcare and sales industries, to develop a set of questions to test concussion reporting knowledge. Students at collaborating schools take a CLF-provided and Qstream-developed challenge to test their knowledge on the basics of concussion, how to properly describe concussions, what should happen during in-game concussion evaluations, and what to expect after a concussion is diagnosed. Students are given the challenge before and after the Concussion Reporting Workshop to assess the growth in their concussion reporting fluency. In our first year, students at our partner schools grew their concussion reporting fluency by an average of 44% from pre to post-test.

Concussion Reporting Workshop U