Sports Journalism: Context and Issues

by Raymond Boyle

Overview

Across all media - print, broadcast as well as online - sports journalism has come to occupy an increasingly visible space. Sports Journalism: Media, Sports and Society looks at the institutional, cultural, and economic environment and provides an invaluable overview of contemporary sports journalism across all media forms. This book offers a unique and up-to-date in-depth analysis of Sports Journalism as organized, produced, and consumed.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781412907972
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	06/29/2006
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	6.69(w) x 9.53(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Introduction
Sports Journalism and Journalism about Sports
Engaging with Sports Journalism
Issues and Context
Sports Journalism
The Print Media Tradition
Sports Journalism or Sports Broadcasting?
Sports Journalism in the Age of 24/7 Media
Sports Journalism in the Promotional Age
Sports Journalism in the Digital Environment
Gendered Sport, Gendered Journalism?
The Image and Statue of the Sports Journalist
Conclusion
Sport, Journalism and Society

Editorial Reviews

"One of the major strengths of the book is that Boyle interviewed widely within the industry and thus his narrative offers a diverse range of understanding and analysis of sports journalism. "
—American Journalism

David W. Bullan Journalism

"One of the major strengths of the book is that Boyle interviewed widely within the industry and thus his narrative offers a diverse range of understanding and analysis of sports journalism. "
—American Journalism

American Journalism - David W. Bulla

"I applaud Boyle's book as an attempt to study an important field of journalism that is too often ignored or note taken seriously.  News organizations devote massive resources to sports coverage and even the most erudite people often are avid followers of at least one sport.  Sports journalism deserves and requires serious analysis such as this book provides. "

—COMMUNICATION RESEARCH TRENDS

Eileen Wirth

"One of the major strengths of the book is that Boyle interviewed widely within the industry and thus his narrative offers a diverse range of understanding and analysis of sports journalism. "-American Journalism— David W. Bulla

American Journalism