the purposes of a sports journalist. the advetisor to make people aware of events, to get the masses...
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The Purposes of a Sports Journalist
The Advetisor
• To make people aware of events, to get the masses out.
• Specially important for local/beat reporters– News Enterprise, Courier-Journal, etc.
– Sports Journalist are cheap advertising for people in the community.
The Psychologist
• To figure out what sports celebrities/athletes are thinking.
• The motivations for bad decisions, trades, game choices, etc– The Decision with Lebron• Look at all the analysis about the decision Lebron
made, and why he made it.
The Detective
• To investigate controversies, illegal activities, etc.
• The sports journalist is a real journalist, they have a duty to find and report things that aren’t suppose to be going on.– HGH Scandal in MLB Sex Abuse in USA – Doping in Track and Field Swimming
The Pastor/Priest
• To express an opinion about the moral compass sports are heading in.
• To show why something is good or bad.• To show how something can damage the
integrity of the game
• BCS—every journalist has an opinion on this
The Scorekeeper
• To tell a reader/audience what happened in a game they weren’t able to watch/attend
• To keep the stats, and show us which stats made the difference in the game
• The roundup, ESPN News, etc.