For those of you looking for a good sports (easy) read, I have just finished and recommend the book you see above. The author is the creator and editor of Deadspin, which is a great sports blog I read on a daily basis. The book takes an outsiders look at athletes, fans and sports journalism, with emphasis on the ESPN hype machine and how they manipulate and kill stories that harm their own interests.
Monday, March 17, 2008
God Save the Fan
For those of you looking for a good sports (easy) read, I have just finished and recommend the book you see above. The author is the creator and editor of Deadspin, which is a great sports blog I read on a daily basis. The book takes an outsiders look at athletes, fans and sports journalism, with emphasis on the ESPN hype machine and how they manipulate and kill stories that harm their own interests.
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A similar trend can be found with CBS, NBC, FOX, Viacom, NBC-Universal, Vivendi, etc...
I teach a class that discusses this particular topic day-in and day-out; Media Analysis.
Interesting Gouk....
So where can a sports fan go to get unadulterated news? Are blogs the answer??
I know nothing about the biz, but I usually go to fan sites like www.Dukeupdate.com or several royals blogs to get info. After looking through several sites throughout the week they will keep the right stories alive and kill the dead ones (unlike the award winning KC Star that has a hard on for Brett Tomko to make the starting rotation).
Nate, I agree about the Star...it seems that H.Nomo not making the starting rotation has been the online lead story for the past two days.
KC Stars obsession Hideo Nomo is interesting too. I can't tell you how many times I've use he's read the phrase "The Hideo Nomo Experiment." Can someone clarify this. Is he an experiement because he's Japanese. Last time I checked there were about 20 Japanese pitchers. Is it because he's old. The Royals always sign journeymen to spring training contracts to "mentor" your pitchers, then they get cut.
Should the Corporation for Public Broadcasting host sports news and information?
I think today, you have to use primary sources (blogs and first-hand accounts) because everything else is tied to profit.
As media is deregulated more and more by neo-con conglomerate whipping boys like Kevin Martin, conflicts of interest will get worse.
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