Throughout both readings for today’s
blog, a sense of negativity was portrayed over sports journalism. Although Drew
Hancherick’s, “Tweet Talking: Changing Sports Communication”, shows a lot of
positives in the adapting area of news, others disagree. Hancherick explains
the flaws in today’s news, highlighting Twitter, whereas in Bruce Garrison’s
and Michael B. Salwen’s, “Finding Their Place” offends all sports journalists.
In this day and age, the internet
has changed all areas in news especially in the world of sports. Although not
everything you read is factual, people still tend to focus their attention to
up to date, online news. With many advantages due to enhancement of news, flaws
are always found. With previous bad experiences over social networks regarding
the world of sports, critics believe that all areas of news should not be
allowed on websites such as Twitter. Personally, I believe it is great
especially for rumors, but it is up to society to keep it at rumors and not
overreact.
After last week’s discussion about
comments on news stories from every day people, I immediately thought about sports
journalists. Yes we are in a class all about sports journalism, but thanks to
the help of Twitter, I see individual journalists I “follow”, get chastised for
what they say. Not only are people complaining about what they say, members of
the American Society of Newspaper Editors are on their backs. The research
shown by Bruce Garrison and Michael B. Salwen, express almost hatred from the
APSE toward sports journalists. They consider the field of news unethical due
to its “freebies”, as well as the lack of women in the field.
I can come to terms that I agree
with the danger of sports journalism in social networking such as Twitter but I
mist disagree with members of the APSE. Controversy in the world of sports is a
key aspect; and somebody has to write those stories. It is not all about scores
and highlights, there are areas in sports where the best journalists are
required. Another point they made involves women in sports. I understand there
is a huge ratio of men to women in the world of sports, and it is still a huge
topic today; but what the APSE has overlooked, is their participation on television.
Women may not be on print, but in this day and age, women are starting to be
scene all over television on some of the bigger sports networks. Finally, the organization
is right when it comes to sports coverage. Baseball, basketball, and football
are highly covered; but they are also the most anticipated sports in the
country. Look across seas and soccer will forever be the main topic; up north,
hockey is the national sport of Canada. In the United States, those three
sports are the most popular. I am all for watching a curling match on
television, but I pass over its printed story.
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