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Why Being Wrong on TV Has Become a Career Advantage in Sports Media
A pundit delivers a declaration with total certainty and almost convinces you. Why being wrong on TV has become a career advantage in sports media.
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How ‘Breaking News’ in Sports Media Leaves Us Less Informed
Your phone buzzes, the word BREAKING appears and your pulse ticks up. Why the breaking news obsession in sports media is making fans less informed.
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How ‘Access Journalism’ Turned Sports Reporters Into Team Publicists
When did a beat reporter last break a story that embarrassed the team they cover? How access journalism turned sports reporters into team publicists.
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Sports Media Ownership: Impact and Independence
A small number of sources deliver most sports news. Sports media ownership concentrates power, shrinks perspectives and puts editorial independence at risk.
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What the Salary Cap Actually Rewards (Hint: It’s Not Winning)
The cap was sold as competitive democracy, but it protects mediocrity and rewards tanking. What the salary cap actually rewards, and why fans are last in on the joke.
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What the NFL Draft Circus Actually Sells — And It Is Not Football
Draft coverage sells a feeling, not information. Once you notice it, you cannot unsee it. What the NFL Draft circus actually sells, and it is not football.
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Why the Most Important Person in Your Stadium Isn’t on the Field
You have been watching the wrong person this whole time, and the sports media machine counts on it. Where your eyes go says a lot about what the broadcast wants.
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Uncovering the Socio-Political Context of Sports Reporting
Explore the sports media socio-political context. Uncover bias, inequality, and the intersection of sports and social justice in media coverage today.
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The Moment I Realized Sports Media Was Producing Content for Adverts
The commercial architecture hiding in plain sight. Sports media produces content for advertisers, not for fans, and once you see it you cannot unsee it.