The Digital World of Sport

The Impact of Emerging Media on Sports News, Information and Journalism

By (author) Sam Duncan

Publication date:

28 September 2020

Publisher

Anthem Press

Dimensions:

229x153mm
6x9"

ISBN-13: 9781785275050

This book is about how new media, and in particular, digital and social media, has changed the world of sports forever. The way fans receive information, communicate and form communities now predominantly lives online.

But perhaps even more significant is the evolution of the sports media industry, where digital media has impacted the broader media industry, stimulated new media organisations, changed old media organisations and altered old conventions of journalism in equal measure.

Drawing on the expertise of academics, scholars, experts and professionals at the forefront of the sports, media, and journalism fields, the book suggests that new media has turned the sports industry on its head with profound implications – both exciting and disturbing.

Introduction; 1. An Online World; 2. New Media, New Players; 3. New Ways of Watching Sport; 4. A Voice of Their Own; 5. Athletes as Activists; 6. Strained Relationships, Outrage, Anger and Emotion; 7. New Forms of Sports Journalism; 8. The Future of Sports Media: A New Reality; 9. Issues and Implications for Journalism in the Digital World; Conclusion; References; Index.

The Digital World of Sport captures the underlying changes in form and content, in our globally digitised world, of sports and sports media. The book shows how new platforms, timelines and voices perform. Dr Duncan also demonstrates that in the new virtual world of images, the traditional, mythic staple of story is still at the centre of play. — Professor Stephen Alomes, Global Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University, Melbourne