Sports Media 1

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Abstract

Sports Media 1 introduces students to the historical and contemporary connections between sport and the media and serves as a foundation for further study in this field. Sport and media have a unique connection, as sport and all forms of media have changed each other and continue to do so. … For more content click the Read More button below. This subject explores prominent sports journalists in history and their reporting style, the impact of television on sports, the contemporary nature of sports journalism, investigative sports journalism and the notion of sports media as the 'toy department' of news. Sports Media 1 provides students with knowledge of the complex interrelationship between sport and media, particularly in relation to concepts of gender and culture.

Sports Media 1 introduces students to the historical and contemporary connections between sport and the media and serves as a foundation for further study in this field.

Sport and media have a unique connection, as sport and all forms of media have changed each other and continue to do so. It is impossible to describe sport and media as discreet independent social institutions, rather, as overlapping and corporate organisations.

This subject explores prominent sports journalists in history and their reporting style, the impact of television on sports, the contemporary nature of sports journalism, investigative sports journalism and the notion of sports media as the 'toy department' of news.

Sports Media 1 provides students with knowledge of the complex interrelationship between sport and media, particularly in relation to concepts of gender and culture.

Syllabus

The symbiotic relationship between the media and sports;The history and evolving nature of sports media, television and sports journalists;The mediatisation of sport, including television rights and sports marketing;The contemporary culture of sports journalism;Female sports journalists;Sports journalism in changing media landscapes;Investigative sports journalism;The ethics of sports media