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Brad Wolverton is a Washington, D.C.-based reporter and editor who cut his teeth writing business news and analysis pieces for BusinessWeek and has published stories in The Washington Post, USA TODAY, SI.com, and other national publications. He spent 14 years as a senior writer and editor at The Chronicle of Higher Education, where he was a four-time winner of national education reporting awards. His profile of a semiliterate college football player, "The Education of Dasmine Cathey," earned a …

Brad Wolverton’s Journalist Portfolio

Confessions of a Fixer

Confessions of a Fixer

Tale of a former college basketball coach who perpetuated a cheating scheme that benefited hundreds of NCAA a…

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The Education of Dasmine Cathey

The Education of Dasmine Cathey

In-depth profile of a semiliterate college football player and how a university propped him up. Winner, best …

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The $10-Billion Sports Tab

The $10-Billion Sports Tab

A Chronicle/HuffPost investigation of the financial burden on college students who are funding the athletics …

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Trainers Butt Heads With Coaches Over Concussion Treatment

Trainers Butt Heads With Coaches Over Concussion Treatment

An exploration of how clashes between college football coaches and athletic trainers over concussion treatmen…

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Bounced Around

Bounced Around

An examination of widespread turnover among elite college basketball coaches and how it has affected one coac…

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The Courting of Marvin Clark

The Courting of Marvin Clark

In the cutthroat world of recruiting, who is looking out for the players?

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The secret to Semafor's growth

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đŸ‘‹đŸ» Welcome to Newsletter Examples, where I highlight cool sh*t I’m seeing in newsletters that you can steal for your newsletter. This week, I’m handing things over to the talented Dan Oshinsky, a newsletter consultant and owner of Inbox Collective, who shows us how Semafor is optimizing its owned channels and partnering with outside newsletters to drive subscriber growth. Reading time: 4 minutes. Not a subscriber yet? Sign up here.
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How Yahoo Sports turned the Paris Olympics into newsletter gold

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👋🏻 Welcome to Newsletter Examples, where I highlight the most innovative features I’m seeing in newsletters to help you improve your newsletter. This week, I’m showing how Kendall Baker and Jeff Tracy of Yahoo Sports AM crushed the competition with their Paris Olympics coverage. Total reading time: 3 minutes. Not a subscriber yet? Sign up free here. As I rested up from shoulder surgery, which I conveniently scheduled for the beginning of the Paris Games, I’ve spent loads of hours consuming sports.
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How The Kicks You Wear became a community hub for sneakerheads

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👋🏻 Welcome back to Newsletter Examples, where I highlight the formats, strategies, and best practices of leading newsletters to help you grow and monetize your newsletter. Today, I explore how Mike D. Sykes II has turned The Kicks You Wear into a community hub for sneakerheads. Total examples: 5. Total reading time: 3 minutes. Not a subscriber yet? Sign up free here. A big reason people read The Kicks You Wear is to hear about the latest shoe releases.
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