Instruction
- New Media
Describe the general role of the sports information director.
What is the general demographic of the profession?
Describe how sports information directors( SIDs ), in effect, compete with the journalists who call on them for
information.
In building an athletic department’s brand image, what has research shown tends to
be most effective with fans? Do SIDs see new media messages as effectively helping them push storylines with reporters? Do they believe social media helps them effectively connect with mainstream media?
- Sports Reporters Attitudes
What is the “soft spot in the underbelly of American journalism,” according to the article?
Research has found that sports journalists have been generally tolerant of what practices that are opposed by the APSE code of ethics?
What is “homerism,” and why is it considered problematic?
Of the three designated groups of reporters in this study (those covering primarily pro sports, those covering college, and those covering preps), members of which group seemed most satisfied with their career prospects?
Name three specific practices the survey in this study measured among respondents.
Why might preps reporters have more “lax” attitudes about adhering to journalistic norms and values than those on the college and pro beats, according to the article?