Description:
Sports Journalism is a comprehensive guide to the purpose, principles and practice of this unique profession. Now in a revised and updated second edition, including new material on social media and the rise of online journalism, this is the only book to explore the fundamentals of sports reporting across every media platform. Combining an introduction to practical skills, contextual discussion of the changing media environment, and important case studies, including the ground-breaking story of Lance Armstrong, and laced with revealing anecdotes from the author's own thirty years' experience of sport journalism, this book is the ultimate insider's guide and an invaluable student companion.
Review Quotes:
"This text would be best used by those already with an understanding of journalism practices and rules. ... It could also serve as a strong second text in a course and certainly leaves ample opportunity for class discussion about chapter readings. The text would appeal most strongly to those who regularly read sports news and publications and are prepared to take a deeper dive into the discipline."
Keith Strudler, Marist College, USA, International Journal of Sport Communication, 2015, 8, 519 -521.