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Sports journalism : the state of play / Tom Bradshaw and Daragh Minogue.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextLanguage: English Series: Media skillsPublication details: Routledge, 2022.Description: 1 online resourceISBN:
  • 9780429505409
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: Sports journalismDDC classification:
  • 070.449 23 BRA
Contents:
Cover Half Title Series Information Title Page Copyright Page Contents Preface Acknowledgements Part I Key debates in sports journalism 1 The changing role of the sports journalist Digital technology and its impact on the sports media The digital age – new working practices, new rivals The changing role of the sportswriter Opinion in sports journalism Bloggers, citizen journalists and opinion Ex-pros and sports journalists’ workloads The role of the sports journalist – amid the change, are there constants? 2 The history of sports journalism 3 Sports journalism, nationalism and politics Introduction Broadcasting the nation Sport and the tabloid nation The “Old Firm”: sectarianism and the sports media “Representing” the nation “The sports media and politics don’t mix” 4 Defining sports news Facts about sport versus sports news Sourcing and selecting stories Making the news Infotainment and sportainment Celebrity, sensationalism and “soft” news Uniformity and diversity of sports news Truth, virality and clickbait Spinning and framing stories 5 Ethics, regulation and law for the sports journalist Introduction – law, regulation and ethics Ethical values in sports journalism Self-censorship Law and sports journalism – “I always think that there is a greater likelihood of sports reporters running into legal problems” Sourcing content online and infringing copyright Final thoughts 6 Sports media relations and complicit sports journalism Crashing the party of “idiot reporters” Journalistic distance, relationships and the role of sports communication staff Part II Diversity 7 Racism, representation and sports journalism Introduction “Race” and the media: theoretical and critical perspectives Academic studies of racism in sports journalism Raheem Sterling Regulating racism and discrimination in the sports media Equality and diversity in the sports media Conclusion 8 Coverage of women’s sport and female sports journalists “Invisible women” 9 LGBT, disability sport and inclusive sports journalism Disability and sports journalism Critical perspectives, terminology and controversy in disability sport Part III The crystal ball 10 Extra time: A tentative look into the future of sports journalism Bibliography Index
Summary: "Based on interviews with leading sports journalists and grounded in the authors' experience and expertise in the sports journalism industry and sports media research, Sports Journalism gives in-depth insight into the editorial and ethical challenges facing sports journalists in a fast-changing media environment. The book considers how sport journalism's past has shaped its present and explores the future trends and trajectories that the industry could take. The far-reaching consequences of the digital revolution and social media on sports journalists' work are analysed, with prominent sports writers, broadcasters and academics giving their insights. While predominantly focused on the UK sports media industry, the book also provides a global perspective, and includes case studies, research and interviews from around the world. Issues of diversity - or a lack of it - in the industry are put into sharp focus. Sports Journalism gives both practising sports journalists and aspiring sports journalists vital contextualising information to make them more thoughtful and reflective practitioners"--
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cover
Half Title
Series Information
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgements
Part I Key debates in sports journalism
1 The changing role of the sports journalist
Digital technology and its impact on the sports media
The digital age – new working practices, new rivals
The changing role of the sportswriter
Opinion in sports journalism
Bloggers, citizen journalists and opinion
Ex-pros and sports journalists’ workloads
The role of the sports journalist – amid the change, are there constants?
2 The history of sports journalism
3 Sports journalism, nationalism and politics
Introduction
Broadcasting the nation
Sport and the tabloid nation
The “Old Firm”: sectarianism and the sports media
“Representing” the nation
“The sports media and politics don’t mix”
4 Defining sports news
Facts about sport versus sports news
Sourcing and selecting stories
Making the news
Infotainment and sportainment
Celebrity, sensationalism and “soft” news
Uniformity and diversity of sports news
Truth, virality and clickbait
Spinning and framing stories
5 Ethics, regulation and law for the sports journalist
Introduction – law, regulation and ethics
Ethical values in sports journalism
Self-censorship
Law and sports journalism – “I always think that there is a greater likelihood of sports reporters running into legal problems”
Sourcing content online and infringing copyright
Final thoughts
6 Sports media relations and complicit sports journalism
Crashing the party of “idiot reporters”
Journalistic distance, relationships and the role of sports communication staff
Part II Diversity
7 Racism, representation and sports journalism
Introduction
“Race” and the media: theoretical and critical perspectives
Academic studies of racism in sports journalism
Raheem Sterling
Regulating racism and discrimination in the sports media
Equality and diversity in the sports media
Conclusion
8 Coverage of women’s sport and female sports journalists
“Invisible women”
9 LGBT, disability sport and inclusive sports journalism
Disability and sports journalism
Critical perspectives, terminology and controversy in disability sport
Part III The crystal ball
10 Extra time: A tentative look into the future of sports journalism
Bibliography
Index

"Based on interviews with leading sports journalists and grounded in the authors' experience and expertise in the sports journalism industry and sports media research, Sports Journalism gives in-depth insight into the editorial and ethical challenges facing sports journalists in a fast-changing media environment. The book considers how sport journalism's past has shaped its present and explores the future trends and trajectories that the industry could take. The far-reaching consequences of the digital revolution and social media on sports journalists' work are analysed, with prominent sports writers, broadcasters and academics giving their insights. While predominantly focused on the UK sports media industry, the book also provides a global perspective, and includes case studies, research and interviews from around the world. Issues of diversity - or a lack of it - in the industry are put into sharp focus. Sports Journalism gives both practising sports journalists and aspiring sports journalists vital contextualising information to make them more thoughtful and reflective practitioners"--

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