Full Description
The Routledge Handbook of Sports Journalism is a comprehensive and in-depth survey of the fast-moving and multifaceted world of sports journalism. Encompassing historical and contemporary analysis, and case studies exploring best practice as well as cutting edge themes and issues, the book also represents an impassioned defence of the skill and art of the trained journalist in an era of unmediated digital commentary.
With contributions from leading sports-media scholars and practising journalists, the book examines journalism across print, broadcast and digital media, exploring the everyday reality of working as a contemporary reporter, editor or sub-editor. It considers the organisations that shape output, from PR departments to press agencies, as well as the socio-political themes that influence both content and process, such as identity, race and gender. The book also includes interviews with, and biographies of, well-known journalists, as well as case studies looking at the way that some of the biggest names in world sport, from Lance Armstrong to Caster Semenya, have been reported.
This is essential reading for all students, researchers and professionals working in sports journalism, sports broadcasting, sports marketing and management, or the sociology or history of sport.
Contents
Introduction, 1. Why Sports Journalism Matters, Part I: The Trade, 2. Sport and Journalism in the 18th and 19th Centuries, 3. The Art of Sportswriting, 4. Newspapers, 5. Tabloids, 6. Agencies, 7. Regional Newspapers, 8. Fanzines, 9. Multiplatform Sports Journalism, 10. Broadcasting: Interview with Martin Tyler, 11. Twitter, 12. Public Relations, 13. The Sports Editor: Good cop or bad?, 14. The Sub-editor, 15. Humour, 16. Statistics and Records, 17. When Dreams fall Apart, Half-time Interval: Interview with David Lacey and Patrick Barclay, Part II: Issues, 18. Race, 19. Sexuality, 20. Homophobia: Interview with Alex Kay-Jelski, 21. Money, 22. National Identity, 23. The Olympics, 24. Football Hooliganism, 25. Football managers and the Press, 26. Who Owns the Narrative?, 27. Caster Semenya, 28. Lance Armstrong, Part III: Trailblazers, 29. Frank Keating, 30. Hugh McIlvanney, 31. Vikki Orvice, 32. John Samuel, Part IV: The Future, 33. A New Golden Age?, 34. Diversity, 35. Reporting
