Complex sentence: The Association was founded in 1948, as the Sports Writers'Association, following a merger with the Professional Sports Photographers' Association in 2002 the organization changed its title to the more inclusive SJA.
Split into simpler sentences: The Association was founded in 1948, as the Sports Writers'Association. Following a merger with the Professional Sports Photographers' Association in 2002, the organization changed its title to the more inclusive SJA.