Bryce Johnson: Student Writer
Bryce Johnson (’16) was reading articles on a sports website when he saw an ad for Sportskeeda, a website which gives sports writers an opportunity to write about their favorite players and teams.“I’ve always wanted to write, but there was no way to get my [stories] out there,” Johnson said. “I saw the ad and it said it needed a writer for the [National Basketball Association (NBA)] and I thought to myself, ‘Why not?’”Since Sportskeeda first hired Johnson last summer, he has written numerous articles about the NBA, two of which, about the Miami Heat and the Boston Celtics, have a total of 2,000 views.“During the summer I wrote just about an article a week, but now that school has started it’s more like every two or three weeks,” Johnson said. “It really doesn’t matter how many views I get. I mean, don’t get me wrong, I hope people read it, but I just like writing about something I love.”Johnson said Sportskeeda has given him the freedom to write about subjects that interest him. For each article he writes he gets paid 10 dollars.“I love basketball and it’s what I know best. Writing these articles has given me nothing but good experiences,” Johnson said. “I already feel like a much better writer.”Johnson said that the first article he wrote is still his favorite because it was his first experience in the world of sports writing.“The article I wrote on The [Miami] Heat was my first article,” Johnson said. “I researched it and I analyzed it for hours. It also really helped with my editing skills. It was my first fully finished article and it felt like everything was perfect.”Although Johnson’s career is just beginning, he said he will continue to write for basketball and hopefully receive an even larger audience than he already has. srietta@thesamohi.com