Showing papers in "Communication and sport in 2019"
TL;DR: This paper investigated the Facebook narrative surrounding Colin Kaepernick and Megan Rapinoe's activism as crafted through user comments on their respective public Facebook profiles, and found that the narrative was constructed from user comments.
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate the Facebook narrative surrounding Colin Kaepernick and Megan Rapinoe’s activism as crafted through user comments on their respective public Facebook pa...
75 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present an in-depth understanding of the use, opportunities, and challenges related to social media (SM) in achieving relationship marketing (RM) goals in professional sport.
Abstract: This study aims to obtain an in-depth understanding of the use, opportunities, and challenges related to social media (SM) in achieving relationship marketing (RM) goals in professional sport. Semistructured interviews were conducted with 26 managers of professional sport teams from the four major leagues in North America. Results outline the platforms adopted, the six intended objectives of SM use, the seven opportunities SM provides, and the seven challenges of SM as a RM medium. Theoretical and practical implications as well as suggestions for future research are provided.
58 citations
TL;DR: The authors explored and critically assessed the response of English football's institutions, organisations, and clubs to the problem of racism on social media, and concluded there are a number of systematic failings undermining or hindering football's attempts to address this issue including poor coordination, a lack of clear guidelines, ad hoc educational provision, a shortage of resources, and a culture of secrecy at many clubs.
Abstract: Although English football has, to some extent, managed the problem of racism in and around football matches, recent years have seen an increase in football-related racist content published on social media. Footballers are frequently the target or subject of such abuse and occasionally the source of it. In this context, this article explores and critically assesses the response of English football’s institutions, organisations, and clubs to the problem of racism on social media. Its findings are based on interviews with key officials from the Professional Footballers’ Association and Kick It Out and with safeguarding and media officers from football clubs across the English Premier League and English Football League. It concludes there are a number of systematic failings undermining or hindering football’s attempts to address this issue including poor coordination, a lack of clear guidelines, ad hoc educational provision, a shortage of resources, and a culture of secrecy at many clubs. This article concludes with some recommendations about how these weaknesses may start to be improved.
38 citations
TL;DR: This paper explored selected English-language media representation of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics and found that these Games were remarkable in suddenly becoming a key subject for global media when No...
Abstract: This article explores selected English-language media representation of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics. These Games were remarkable in suddenly becoming a key subject for global media when No...
35 citations
TL;DR: In this article, a study of 409 sports fans from the United States and China contrasts uses sought and gratifications obtained within four different social media platforms: Facebook and Twitter (in the United St...
Abstract: This study of 409 sports fans from the United States and China contrasts uses sought and gratifications obtained within four different social media platforms: Facebook and Twitter (in the United St...
27 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the National Broadcasting Company's (NBC) primetime Olympic telecasts have presented athletes competing as male and female, specifically in relation to the 2018 Pyeonchan...
Abstract: This report focuses on (a) how National Broadcasting Company’s (NBC) primetime Olympic telecasts have presented athletes competing as male and female, specifically in relation to the 2018 Pyeonchan...
24 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors analyse the rise, effects, and meanings of mobile media and communications and find that sport researchers are frequently neglecting to analyse the role of mobile technologies in sport.
Abstract: Media sport researchers are frequently neglecting to analyse the rise, effects, and meanings of mobile media and communications. This situation is partly explained by the fact mobile media encompas...
24 citations
TL;DR: Li et al. as discussed by the authors examined the local-global celebrity politics of former Chinese professional tennis player Li Na and found Li Na as representative of a growing class of Chinese celebrities who d...
Abstract: In this article, we examine the local–global celebrity politics of former Chinese professional tennis player Li Na. We locate Li Na as representative of a growing class of Chinese celebrities who d...
22 citations
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TL;DR: The rise of Donald Trump has widely been seen as concurrent to the emergence of the “Alt-Right” that coalesces around intersecting themes of conservativism: white ethno-nationalist "race realism,”...
Abstract: The rise of Donald Trump has widely been seen as concurrent to the emergence of the “Alt-Right” that coalesces around intersecting themes of conservativism: White ethno-nationalist “race realism,” ...
22 citations
TL;DR: When it publishes a major investigative report or expose, a prominent news organization can transfer the salience of both an issue and its attributes to other news outlets Major investigations can as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: When it publishes a major investigative report or expose, a prominent news organization can transfer the salience of both an issue and its attributes to other news outlets Major investigations can
TL;DR: The inclusion of action sports into the Olympic programmes has been a key strategy to try and co-exist with the ageing demographics of Olympic viewers is a key concern for the International Olympic Committee as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: The ageing demographics of Olympic viewers is a key concern for the International Olympic Committee. The inclusion of action sports into the Olympic programmes has been a key strategy to try and co...
TL;DR: Through an analysis of athletes’ experiences shared via 58 blog posts on three concussion websites, the data reveal how athletes frame the losses that concussions bring into their lives, the subsequent feelings and expressions that result, along with how they eventually cope.
Abstract: Athletes who sustain concussions endure a variety of physical, mental, emotional, and social isolation effects as they rehabilitate. Accordingly, concussion recovery can induce grieving processes a...
TL;DR: The authors examined online discussions of the South Korean-born Russian short-track speed skater Viktor Ahn, formerly known as Ahn Hyun-soo, with a particular focus on the changing characteristic of Ahn.
Abstract: This article examines online discussions of the South Korean–born Russian short-track speed skater Viktor Ahn, formerly known as Ahn Hyun-soo, with a particular focus on the changing characteristic...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors focus on connections between labor struggles in professional sports and the epidemic of concussions among athletes, specifically in the National Football League (NFL) and National Hockey League (NHL).
Abstract: This study focuses on connections between labor struggles in professional sports and the epidemic of concussions among athletes, specifically in the National Football League (NFL) and National Hock...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors report findings from a study of South Korean mainstream mainstream media about how environmental issues are reported in non-western media. But they do not consider the impact of environmental issues on sport and communication.
Abstract: Few studies on sport and communication consider how environmental issues are reported on—especially in non-Western media. In this article, we report findings from a study of South Korean mainstream...
TL;DR: Athlete safety and concussion injury have garnered considerable attention recently, and appropriate evaluation of athletes following head impacts depends, in part, on athletes' self-reporting of head impacts.
Abstract: Athlete safety and concussion injury have garnered considerable attention recently, and appropriate evaluation of athletes following head impacts depends, in part, on athletes’ self-reporting of th...
TL;DR: This paper explored the discursive representations of Paralympians in South East Asia, particlarly in Singapore, and looked at the extent and nature of media coverage of the Paralympics.
Abstract: This article explores the discursive representations of Paralympians in South East Asia, particlarly in Singapore. One goal is to look at the extent and nature of media coverage of the Paralympics....
TL;DR: The authors analyzed the frequency with which the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympic broadcasts featured men and women athletes and found that women athletes were portrayed more often than men in the broadcasts.
Abstract: This study analyzed the frequency with which the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympic broadcasts featured men and women athletes. To understand these portrayals, all 557 hr and 15 min of National Broadc...
TL;DR: How media discourses are sites for multiple “becomings” of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a neurobiological condition associated with repetitive brain trauma, is investigated to illuminate how, in the face of this uncertainty, scientific conclusiveness remains privileged as the basis for meaningful action to improve athletes’ health.
Abstract: This article investigates how media discourses are sites for multiple “becomings” of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a neurobiological condition associated with repetitive brain trauma. I e...
TL;DR: This article explored differences in how women are actually watched by audiences in terms of distribution of visual content in sports, and found that women are more likely to be watched by men than women in sports.
Abstract: Despite considerable research exploring female objectification in sports, researchers have not explored differences in how they are actually watched by audiences in terms of distribution of visual ...
TL;DR: This article examined the media coverage surrounding National Football League (NFL) player James Harrison in 2010 and 2011 and found that hits to the head and the Alzheimers were linked to concussions.
Abstract: This article critically examines the media coverage surrounding National Football League (NFL) player James Harrison in 2010 and 2011. In 2009, medical research linking hits to the head and the Alz...
TL;DR: In many studies, sports fanship is based on predetermined categorical criteria as discussed by the authors, which is a multidimensional concept and fans are fans for a variety of reasons and show their fanship in an assortment of ways.
Abstract: Sports fanship is a multidimensional concept. Fans are fans for a variety of reasons and show their fanship in an assortment of ways. In many studies, sports fanship is based on predetermined categ...
TL;DR: This article explored how potential national biases unfolded within the Australian broadcast of the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics and applied social identity theory and self-categorization theory to identify bias in the broadcast.
Abstract: This study explored how potential national biases unfolded within the Australian broadcast of the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics. Applying social identity theory and self-categorization theory, this stud...
TL;DR: In this article, the negative spillover effects of athlete reputational crisis on endorsed and competing brands have been examined, and the purpose of this study was to examine the impact of athlete reputation crisis on brands.
Abstract: Despite some of the recent examinations of an athlete’s reputational crisis (ARC), their negative spillover effects on endorsed and competing brands have been overlooked. The purpose of this study ...
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examine the sports programming offered by BBC ALBA between 2008 and 2016 and identify the value that the channel creates in Scotland through its diverse sports portfolio, showing that sport broadcasting offers genuine opportunities to maintain linguistic and cultural diversity in small nations, even in a contex...
Abstract: Through a mixed-method approach, we examine the sports programming offered by BBC ALBA between 2008 and 2016 and identify the value that the channel creates in Scotland through its diverse sports portfolio. In an increasingly cluttered and complex scenario where pay-TV giants Sky and BT hold a plethora of top-tier rights and BBC Scotland and STV cannot fit more sport into their schedules, BBC ALBA serves Gaelic-speaking and national audiences with a regular diet of quality sports programming. Beyond being instrumental to filling schedules, sports content has been a gateway for Gaelic, a key driver of BBC ALBA’s investment in the creative sector and a contributor to the development of grassroots sport in Scotland. However, the financial situation under which the channel operates makes it very difficult to sustain and improve its current position. This case study demonstrates that sport broadcasting offers genuine opportunities to maintain linguistic and cultural diversity in small nations, even in a contex...
TL;DR: This paper analyzed news coverage of two state-owned and two commercially sponsored Chinese sports websites over a 14-day period, focusing on issues of nationality and biological sex, and found that the news coverage was biased against women.
Abstract: This study content analyzed news coverage of two state-owned and two commercially sponsored Chinese sports websites over a 14-day period, focusing on issues of nationality and biological sex. Exami...
TL;DR: For instance, this paper found that athletes report receiving disparate levels of confirmation, which is consequential given the psychological, emotional, and cognitive benefits of being confirmed, and reported that they report feeling "disparity in their experiences with confirmation".
Abstract: Previous research indicates that athletes report receiving disparate levels of confirmation, which is consequential given the psychological, emotional, and cognitive benefits of being confirmed. Th...
TL;DR: On April 29, 2014, National Basketball Association (NBA) Commissioner Adam Silver delivered a press conference in which he fined the then-owner of the Los Angeles (L.A.) Clippers, Donald Sterling,...
Abstract: On April 29, 2014, National Basketball Association (NBA) Commissioner Adam Silver delivered a press conference in which he fined the then-owner of the Los Angeles (L.A.) Clippers, Donald Sterling, ...
TL;DR: The global football industry is changing clubs' corporate identities as mentioned in this paper, which is changing soccer clubs' local roots, and sport organizations represented local values and fandom were regionally defined. But soccer still had strong local roots.
Abstract: The global football industry is changing clubs’ corporate identities. Historically, European football had strong local roots; sport organizations represented local values and fandom were regionally...