scholarly journals Taking it from the team: Assessments of bias and credibility in team-operated sports media

2018 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 481-495 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Mirer ◽  
Megan A. Duncan ◽  
Michael W. Wagner
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Analysis ◽  
Media Content ◽  
Sports Journalism ◽  
Sports Media ◽  
Media System ◽  
Traditional Sports ◽  
Independent Media

Team- and league-operated media play a growing role in the sports media system. Few have looked at how audiences perceive the credibility of in-house content, which regularly mimics traditional sports journalism. An experimental analysis finds that even among fans, independent media content is rated more credible than that produced in-house. Fans view stories accusing their team of wrongdoing as biased even as they find them credible.

Foreign Sports Journalism: State And Prospects (View From Post-Olympic Sochi)

2018 ◽  
pp. 89-93
Author(s):  
Ю. Ровинская ◽  
Yu. Rovinskaya
Keyword(s):  
Mass Media ◽  
Analytical Approach ◽  
Two Stage ◽  
Sports Journalism ◽  
Media Communication ◽  
Sports Media ◽  
Sports Events ◽  
Influence Model ◽  
Status Transition ◽  
Media System

The research paper is based on the communicative and analytical approach making it possible to treat sports as a media system and to formulate its laws. The author does not only interpret the regulations of information perception and transmission, but also analyses the models of sports events comprehension on the semiotic level. The process of different level semiotic subsystems (visual and verbal) is considered. Sports media communication is regarded as structural and pragmatic system reflecting the specificity of its components and means of influencing the audience. The efficiency of the two-stage influence model in the sports field is emphasized. Sports is viewed on the communicative level with its specific implicit principles of functioning. The bases of tactics and strategy complex of sports events participants in the format of modern sporting mass media are researched. The reasons and forms of blurring the boundaries of sports journalism genre abroad at modern stage and transformation of its status — transition from the sports field to the game and politics sphere — are analyzed.

scholarly journals Bypassing traditional sports media? Why and how professional volleyball players use social networking sites

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 287-310
Author(s):  
Daniel Nölleke ◽  
Thomas Birkner
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Sports Journalism ◽  
Sports Media ◽  
Sports Communication ◽  
Volleyball Players ◽  
Traditional Sports ◽  
Use Of Social Media

In recent years, social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram have become major players in sports communication. In this study, we focus on the motives for athletes’ use of social media. Applying a mediatization approach, we conceptualize social media as a possible means to bypass traditional (sports) journalism. For sport disciplines that receive minor media coverage, social media provides the opportunity to increase public visibility. Consequently, our study focuses on indoor volleyball as such a marginalized sport. The online survey results from all players of the 24 either all-male or all-female teams of the German first volleyball leagues are combined with a quantitative content analysis of the players’ social media activities. Results indicate that athletes evaluate traditional media coverage of their sport as negative and social media as extremely influential. Still, their postings on social media seem neither to aim at bypassing sports journalism nor to address sports fans directly. Instead, they use social media primarily to connect with friends and family. In conclusion, volleyball players have so far not embraced social media as a tool to promote themselves as sportspersons. At the moment, they do not exploit social media’s potential as channels for professional sports communication.

Radical Sports Journalism?: Reflections on ‘Alternative’ Approaches to Covering Sport-Related Social Issues

2018 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 66-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shawn Forde ◽  
Brian Wilson
Keyword(s):  
Social Issues ◽  
Alternative Media ◽  
Sports Journalism ◽  
Sports Media ◽  
Media Activism ◽  
Sport Media ◽  
Alternative Approaches

In this paper we report findings from a study of what we are calling ‘sports media activism’ (or ‘SMA’). We were interested in how, why, and for what purposes a range of sport media activists are engaging with sport-related social issues through different media. This research contributes to a limited body of literature on sport-related activism, and especially to thinking about the role of media in sport-related activism. By ‘taking sport seriously’ in this paper, we consider what might be learned by focusing on the experiences of those creating and contributing to sport-related activism and alternative media. Also, by assessing a range of projects that we include under the sport media activism umbrella—each with their own goals and intentions for change—we think there is room to inform thinking about ‘alternative’ media more broadly.

Women, sport and the media: Key elements at play in the shaping of the practice of women in sports journalism in Israel

2017 ◽  
Vol 42 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilan Tamir ◽  
Moran Yarchi ◽  
Yair Galily
Keyword(s):  
Women's Sports ◽  
Sports Journalism ◽  
Sports Media ◽  
Women’S Sports ◽  
Female Sports ◽  
The Media ◽  
Female Presence ◽  
Women In Sports Media ◽  
Military Units ◽  
Women In Sports

AbstractThe present study aims to illustrate the points of view of various female sports journalists as they relate the unique and defining experiences within their line of work, intending to identify the key elements at play in the shaping of the practice of women in sports journalism and its impact on the coverage of women’s sports. 17 Israeli female sports journalists were interviewed concurrently, alongside a select number of male editors of various sports sections. In addition, a survey regarding readers’ views on the coverage of women’s sports and a content analysis of sport coverage in national newspapers was conducted. The analysis of the study’s findings and, particularly, of the female sports journalists’ experiences, has even revealed similarities between the place of women in sports media and female presence within combative military units.

“Cutting Editors Faster Than We’re Cutting Reporters”: Influences of The Athletic on Sports Journalism Quality and Standards

2020 ◽  
pp. 216747952094565
Author(s):  
Nicholas R. Buzzelli ◽  
Patrick Gentile ◽  
Sean R. Sadri ◽  
Andrew C. Billings
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
Sports Journalism ◽  
Print Journalism ◽  
Sports Media ◽  
Perceived Impact ◽  
Sports News ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Nontraditional Approach

Since its 2016 launch, negative attitudes toward The Athletic, a network of hyperlocal subscription sports news sites, have resonated throughout the journalism community because of the new media startup’s nontraditional approach, one centered on hiring established journalists from the hometown newspaper. Therefore, to accurately paint a picture of The Athletic’s perceived impact on print journalism, 22 in-depth interviews were conducted with newspaper sports editors. This analysis reveals that most sports editors were generally accepting of The Athletic and viewed its presence as reinforcement that newspapers need to stick to daily coverage to stand out in the crowded sports media marketplace.

Just How They Drew It Up: How In-House Reporters Fit Themselves Into the Sports Media System

2021 ◽  
pp. 216747952110494
Author(s):  
Michael Mirer
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Process ◽  
Digital Technology ◽  
Occupational Groups ◽  
Building Relationships ◽  
Sports Media ◽  
Sports Organizations ◽  
Media System ◽  
Production Complex ◽  
The Media ◽  
Job Category

This paper explores how in-house sports reporters—those who write for team- and league-branded websites—locate themselves within the sports media production complex. It builds from perspectives on professionalism that view it as a dynamic process of defining boundaries and building relationships between systemic stakeholders. The interview data presented here find that in-house reporters accentuate professional similarities to beat reporters and use this identity to build unique roles in sports organizations’ corporate structures. This push to define themselves as a distinct job category within the constellation of sports media professions speaks to the active work occupational groups engage in, and is reshaping the media system. The paper argues for a broader reconsideration of professional definitions, actors, and relationships within the sports media system as digital technology and other changes have altered preexisting relationships.

Sacred Sports: Moral Responses to Sports Media Content

2018 ◽  
Vol 96 (2) ◽  
pp. 579-597
Author(s):  
Nicky Lewis ◽  
Edward R. Hirt
Keyword(s):  
Social Identification ◽  
Media Content ◽  
Moral Foundations ◽  
Moral Outrage ◽  
Sports Media ◽  
Basketball Team

This study examines moral responses to sports media content. Using two conditions, participants ( N = 639) were randomly assigned to read a damaging sports article about their university’s basketball team, either written by an ingroup or outgroup member. Participants then reported their moral outrage to the article, moral cleansing responses, and team support intentions. Findings demonstrated that individuals demonstrated moral outrage, moral cleansing, and team support intentions when their favored team was derogated against, especially when the source of disparagement came from an outgroup member. Results are discussed in light of social identification and moral foundations theories.

Welcome to the Big Leagues: Exploring Rookie Sports Broadcasters’ Adjustment to New Careers

2020 ◽  
pp. 107769582093388
Author(s):  
Kevin Hull ◽  
Miles Romney
Keyword(s):  
Journalism Education ◽  
Sports Journalism ◽  
Sports Media ◽  
Local Television ◽  
Difficult Time

The purpose of this study is to understand how effectively sports journalism programs and internship experiences are preparing graduates for careers in local TV sportscasting. This study also examines how local sports broadcasters are adjusting to the profession. Results demonstrate the value of a sports journalism education and sports media internship when graduates are attempting to land their first jobs in a local television sports department. However, despite the value shown, many local sports broadcasters, while enjoying it, are still having a difficult time in their first few years on the job.

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