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Jul 21
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Following On - 'How Sports Journalism ha...

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Taken from a lunchtime chat as part of talkSPORT's coverage of the England v India Test series this is a chance to listen to talkSPORT Cricket Editor Jon Norman in conversation with The Athletic's Paul Newman about how sports journalism has changed in the 35 years since Paul started out as a local sports reporter.


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