130 Pages
2 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
130 Pages
2 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
130 Pages
2 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This insightful volume explores the major challenges facing sports journalism in Australia today, discussing how, in an environment dominated by sports organisations and increasing commercial factors, the role of the sports journalist is being severely compromised.
By combining quantitative and qualitative responses from 120 sports journalists with previous research and placing these in the... Read more
Chapter 1 – Australian sports journalism in a global context
Chapter 2 - The field of Australian sports journalism
Chapter 3 – The commercialisation of sports journalism
Chapter 4 - Sports organisations and media dominance
Chapter 5 – Suggestions for the future of sports journalism
Chapter 6 - Contemporary models of sports journalism
References
Index
Biography
Peter English is an academic and journalist who has spent the past two decades working in sports journalism. He is Senior Lecturer at the University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia. His main research area is sports journalism, and he continues to write for domestic and international publications.
