What do we learn about local newsrooms by looking at their Olympics coverage?

By: Tracey Compton, Indianapolis Public Editor

Outlets: Indiana Capital Chronicle

Published: February 25, 2026

Words: 1,716

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 1 day ago

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Sports journalism is important to both news consumers and to newsrooms. Rooting for a team or an athlete allows us to experience stories of winning and losing that we can share with our neighbors. Sports is a window to the broader world and sometimes to ourselves and our own communities.

Even though the Winter Olympics, which just concluded, took place on another continent, our local newsrooms each had to determine if and how they …

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