Real talk, what Is the overall objective of sports media/journalism?

[CrimsonTider]

I always thought it was to bring perspective to sports discussions and place things in the proper context.


How,when and why did the media take on the same Personality as fans?

Being ultra reactionary and opinion swaying with every bounce of the ball?

 

[NYC Rebel]

I always thought it was to bring perspective to sports discussions and place things in the proper context.


How,when and why did the media take on the same Personality as fans?

Being ultra reactionary and opinion swaying with every bounce of the ball?

When ESPN personalities decided to make themselves a brand.

 

[Bilz]

Look at the salary difference from when Skip Bayless was a regular sports journalist back in the day compared to now where he just trolls anything and everything. That's one reason it has eroded in the way it has. The decline in print journalism has also made it harder for people to survive in the world so you have the people that are striving for attention and you also have an influx of DIY bloggers who really have no business talking about sports in the first place.

 

[FTBS]

To make money. When money and getting as big as possible trump maximizing the craft you are gonna have problems if you aren't a sheep. We've seen it with movies, comedians, music, even wrestling the bigger the money gets the farther away from the actual purpose it gets.

 

[...and some waffle fries]

is the biggest troll.

 

[Peruvian Connect]

When ESPN personalities decided to make themselves a brand.

ESPN encouraged this if anything. You really think nikka just went into business for themselves without checks & balances?

 

[calh45]

Depends on the medium, the person and the network. For example, ESPN is strictly about ratings, they'll focus on major cities and will put whomever out there that will garner attention. Which is why Skip Bayless and Cowherd have jobs. There's journalists out there that don't do all the sensationalized coverage, but they don't get noticed because of ESPN's market share. It all changed when Disney took over.

Yahoo makes their dents and so does CBS. Fox Sports is meh and NBC is the only other network with a national channel. I think eventually sports fans will smarten up and only fukk with ESPN when a game is on.

 

[Peruvian Connect]

IMO, it's the 24hr. sports cycle. Sports are not that interesting. They don't have many storyline, therefore they need to create them in order to validate the need for a 24/7 sports network.

 

[NYC Rebel]

ESPN encouraged this if anything. You really think nikka just went into business for themselves without checks & balances?

Indeed they have.

I remember several years ago when they fired Sean Salsbury and he wrote some letter thanking ESPN and saying that he knows that he developed a "brand."

That shyt made me say

shyt made me realize that the paradigm has shifted and these "analysts" see themselves standing shoulder to shoulder with the athletes they cover thinking they're entertainers.

The biggest problem I have is when people call it sports journalism. It really isn't.

 

[Sam Peel]

Maybe off topic, but this dude on ESPN just asked haslem if he went to denny's last night Denny's son, if that ain't some stereotypical busllshyt

 

[Czerka]

IMO, it's the 24hr. sports cycle. Sports are not that interesting. They don't have many storyline, therefore they need to create them in order to validate the need for a 24/7 sports network.

its the same thing with regualr news.

regurgitating headlines and hard news 24/7 isnt interesting especially when you can just go on the net so they have to put on inflammatory pundits for ratings.

 

[NV-ME]

today? same as any writer/entertainer evoke emotion. propel you to have an opinion about what they wrote/what they're saying.


which speaks to mark cuban's "point" today about just reporting facts. we have the internet and sites like espn, si, & sports reference for that. i dont mind anything those dudes say until they start taking personal attacks & judging a person's life. thats unprofessional

 

[OG_StankBrefs]

In all honesty,when Paris Hilton/other fame whores came onto da scene and TMZ/blogs were born round 7 years ago. Dat 24/7 coverage and thirst for sensationalized stories developed into being da "norm". Datshyt has effected ALL aspects of media INCLUDING sports. And it has also been fueled by da explosion Social Media because Myspace/Facebook/Twitter all came around da same time too.

 

[jadillac]

It's a natural progression.

Started out with newspaper colums and ppl interjecting their opinions which can be entertaining. Then that moved to radio....then TV....now internet in a lesser sense.

It's all done for entertainment which makes money. You cant just spout off stats and things that are obvious and still be as effective.

 

[NYC Rebel]

It's a natural progression.

Started out with newspaper colums and ppl interjecting their opinions which can be entertaining. Then that moved to radio....then TV....now internet in a lesser sense.

It's all done for entertainment which makes money. You cant just spout off stats and things that are obvious and still be as effective.

Those things are called editorials. Editorials are separate from news...much like Andy Rooney's commentary on 60 minutes. They have been in existance on TV and on radio for years.

The problem is that these "analysts" marry both general news and editorials thinking it's general news. That crosses a line which is supposed to be separate. Skip and Stephen A cross that line routinely, tying their personal beliefs and spin to general news yet calling it news.

It isn't.