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.

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.

scholarly journals JORNALISMO ESPORTIVO NOS CURSOS DE JORNALISMO DE UNIVERSIDADES BRASILEIRAS

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 390
Author(s):  
Daniel Perdigão
Keyword(s):  
Bachelor's Degree ◽  
Journalism Education ◽  
Degree Programs ◽  
Sports Journalism ◽  
Journalism Studies ◽  
Palabras Clave

Entre as críticas mais relevantes acerca da formação em Jornalismo é a pouca atenção à abordagem do Jornalismo Especializado, como o Jornalismo Esportivo. Buscando examinar de perto a questão, foram analisadas, em pesquisa documental, as matrizes curriculares de 15 cursos entre os mais bem avaliados do país, em busca de conteúdos de Jornalismo Esportivo. Observou-se que somente 10 deles possuem alguma abordagem de Jornalismo Especializado, e apenas 5 têm disciplinas na área do Jornalismo Esportivo. Conclui-se que as críticas à formação excessivamente genérica em Jornalismo, ao menos em relação à debilidade da formação em Jornalismo Especializado e, em particular, Jornalismo Esportivo, são válidas, apesar de as matrizes curriculares atenderem às novas Diretrizes Curriculares Nacionais para o Curso de Graduação em Jornalismo. PALAVRAS-CHAVE: Educação jornalística. Currículo de jornalismo. Jornalismo Esportivo. ABSTRACT Among the most relevant critiques about journalism studies is the lack of attention to the approach to specialized journalism, such as sports journalism. In order to examine the issue more closely, the curricular structures of 15 bachelor’s degree programs among the best evaluated in Brazil were analyzed in a documentary research, in quest of sports journalism syllabi. It was observed that only 10 of the programs have some content of specialized journalism, and only 5 have sports journalism courses. It is concluded that critiques of the excessively generic formation in journalism, at least in relation to the weakness of the studies in specialized journalism and, in particular, sports journalism, are valid, although the curricular structures meet the new national curricular guidelines for the journalism degree programs. KEYWORDS: Journalism education. Journalism curriculum. Sports journalism. RESUMEN Entre las críticas más relevantes respecto a la formación en periodismo es la falta de enfoque en el periodismo especializado, como el periodismo deportivo. Mirando de cerca el tema, en una investigación documental fueron analizadas mallas curriculares de 15 licenciaturas entre las mejor evaluadas de Brasil, en busca de planes de estudio que incluyen el periodismo deportivo. Se observó que sólo 10 de ellos tienen cursos con periodismo especializado, y sólo 5 tienen cursos en el área de periodismo deportivo. De ello se desprende que las críticas a la formación excesivamente genérica en el periodismo, al menos en relación con una debilidad de formación en periodismo especializado y, en particular, periodismo deportivo, son válidas, aunque las mallas curriculares cumplan las nuevas directrices curriculares nacionales para las licenciaturas en periodismo. PALABRAS CLAVE: Enseñanza del periodismo. Currículum de periodismo. Periodismo deportivo.

“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.

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.

The irreverent life and uncompromising death of Deadspin: Sports blogging as punk journalism

Journalism ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 146488492098769
Author(s):  
Michael Serazio
Keyword(s):  
Sports Journalism ◽  
Critical Essay ◽  
Sports Media ◽  
Media Professionals ◽  
Do It Yourself ◽  
The Aesthetic ◽  
Adversarial Model ◽  
Depth Interviews

When its entire staff resigned in protest of management meddling in 2019, Deadspin had become one of the most influential institutions in American sports journalism. This critical essay examines the blog’s legacy through the unique lens of punk philosophy, drawing upon coverage by and about the site, as well as in-depth interviews with sports media professionals (including those among Deadspin’s leadership). Punk theory helps explain how and why Deadspin cultivated itself in opposition to both the flawed symbiotic dependencies of sports media and the aesthetic restraint of establishment journalism, while pioneering and sharpening the participatory, do-it-yourself culture of blogging. The paper concludes this analysis of what Deadspin might portend for an otherwise-rare adversarial model of sports journalism at a time of dramatic industry and technological upheaval.

scholarly journals Sport as a Media Communication Phenomenon

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 519-538
Author(s):  
Maria Danilova
Keyword(s):  
Mass Culture ◽  
Mass Communication ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Sporting Events ◽  
Sports Journalism ◽  
Media Communication ◽  
Sports Media ◽  
Sports Communication ◽  
The Media ◽  
Media Channels

The article deals with the notion of sport as a phenomenon of media communication, identifies categories of media communication, mass communication, sports communication. The article is based on the fact that at the beginning of the 20th century there was a rapid institutionalization of journalism, including sports. Sport has become a full-fledged part of mass culture and media communication discourse. The number of sports disciplines, organizations, competitions has increased, the need for sport as a form of entertainment, recreation, self-realization has grown. This was based on fundamental changes in the society itself, when the completed industrial revolution, the introduction of mass production gave the man extra free time and an opportunity to be in charge of it. At the same time, the means of communication were developing and the amount of sports information was increasing: the radio, then television, appeared and became actively present in everyday life. Thus, the interest in sports encouraged the development of information channels, and they, developing, drew the attention of an increasing number of people to sports. Eventually, sport became a phenomenon of a planetary scale, and media channels themselves began to influence the rules of sporting events. The article defines the place of sport in the media communication field. The author singles out the motives of the audience's appeal to the materials of sports journalism. This allows us to outline the main functions of sports media communication, which it performs in the society.

Sports Newsrooms Versus In-House Media: Cheerleading and Critical Reporting in News and Match Coverage

2021 ◽  
pp. 216747952110431
Author(s):  
Peter English
Keyword(s):  
Public Relations ◽  
Qualitative Analysis ◽  
Sports Journalism ◽  
Digital Platforms ◽  
Sports Media

The mediatization of sport has created a rise in sports organisations expanding their media presence through digital platforms. However, the often-opposing ambitions of in-house media and sports journalism newsrooms highlight a contest over boundaries. This article examines how the mediatization of sport has impacted on content in in-house and traditional newsrooms and whether it is more aligned with journalism or public relations. The study analyses the coverage of both news and match reporting in six newspaper websites and five national sports organisation websites in Australia. The qualitative analysis is based on a sample of 466 text-based stories and focuses predominantly on elements of critical reporting and cheerleading. The findings outline how mediatization of sport through in-house publications is changing the boundaries of sports media and sports journalism. There were often strong divisions between the coverage in the sports organisations and news publications, with the in-house titles usually the more promotional, positive and less critical.

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