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This distinctive Handbook covers the breadth of sports and media scholarship, one of the up-and-coming topics bridging media entertainment, sports management, and popular culture. Organized into historical, institutional, spectator, and critical studies perspectives, this volume brings together the work of many researchers into one quintessential volume, defining the full scope of the subject area. Editors Arthur Raney and Jennings Bryant have recruited contributors from around the world to identify and synthesize the research representing numerous facets of the sports-media relationship.

As a unique collection on a very timely topic, the volume offers chapters examining the development of sports media; production, coverage, and economics of sports media; sports media audiences; sports promotion; and race and gender issues in sports and media. Unique in its orientation and breadth, the Handbook of Sports and Media is destined to play a major role in the future development of this fast-growing area of study. It is a must-have work for scholars, researchers, and graduate students working in media entertainment, media psychology, mass media/mass communication, sports marketing and management, popular communication, popular culture, and cultural studies. ... Read more

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Reviewers’ comments on the first edition
“Marks the coming of age of the academic study of media sport.”
Media, Culture & Society
“The book is extremely well-written – ideal as a student text, yet also at the forefront of innovation.”
International Review of Cultural Studies
“A thoroughly worthwhile read and an excellent addition to the growing literature on media sport”
Sport, Education and Society

Sport, Culture and the Media was the first book to analyse comprehensively two of the most powerful cultural forces of our times: sport and media. It examines the ways in which media sport has established itself in contemporary everyday life, and how sport and media have made themselves mutually dependent.

This new edition examines the latest developments in sports media, including:

• Expanded material on new media sport and technology developments
• Updated coverage of political economy, including major changes in the ownership of sports broadcasting
• New scholarship and research on recent sports events like the Olympics and the World Cup, sports television and press, and theoretical developments in areas like globalisation and spectatorship.

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A uniquely comprehensive text, Sports Media emphasizes the skills that you will need in order to be successful in the industry.With extensive coverage on reporting, anchoring, and production, this text offers thorough and effective descriptions of the sports reporter and anchor's function in a broadcast environment.

Going beyond the essential skills, Sports Media also offers important historical and interesting background on the evolution of the sports industry, some grounding in the business of sports, and a discussion of social issues including the experience of women in sports and sports broadcasting.

Covering all aspects of sports broadcasting, this text features reporting, writing leads, style, tricks of the trade, shooting on location, editing, production, live event production, ethics, and resume tapes, as well as tips on seeking employment in the industry.This new second edition focuses on the special new demands and necessary skill you will need for today's converged media - print, broadcast, and digital.

* Details the skills you'll need to get work
* Valuable tips relevant to today's print-broadcast-Internet media environments
* Explains practical, working approaches to behind-the-scenes jobs: producers, layout artists, and website managers ... Read more

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Schultz hits homerun with Sports Media
I am a Professor at Valparaiso University and will be adopting Sports Media as the new textbook for our Sports Journalism class.Many people think of a Sports Journalism class as an easy A or a blowoff class and this book helps dispel those notions right off the bat.Former textbooks we've used were almost cartoonish and went along with the aforementioned perceptions.

In Sports Media, Schultz makes it a point to educate without fluff.Absent from this book are long biographies about famous sports broadcasters that can be found on the Internet, and it it's place is dedication to the Internet itself as a sports medium.

The first chapters discuss Reporting and the difference in how to do it between Print and Broadcast as well as the Internet.Then the book goes into the Visualizaton of sports.Most anchors that start out in small markets will be shooting their own stories as well as editing them and the book discusses techniques and includes a CD-ROM.

Other important topics covered that other texts have not are the Ethics of reporting, the Economics and how to work with Media Relations.

The final chapter could be the most important as it discusses how to get a job.This is the goal for college students and the text provides excellent advice.

I recommend the book for Professors as well as anyone who wants abetter knowledge in not just sports broadcasting, but all parts of sports media. ... Read more

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Media Relations in Sport, 2nd Edition offers a basic understanding of the formalized working relationships between the mass media and sport organizations and provides a framework for understanding the connection between the informational and commercial sides of sports information management. In its 14 newly updated chapters, the second edition of Media Relations in Sport goes into further detail about the recent changes in technology and how those advances have affected the media and sports information professionals. ... Read more

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Never got it
I never got this book.I would like to know why ... Read more

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Critical Readings: Sport, Culture and the Media contains a broad range of essays on the relationships between sport, culture and the media. Featuring a mixture of classic works and recent texts, the Reader provides students, lecturers and researchers with an essential core of readings on the topic.

The readings examine media and sport in Europe, North and South America, Australia, Asia and Africa and explore topics such as:

• Sport as entertainment: the role of mass communications
• The manufacture of sports news for the daily press
• The televised sports manhood formula
• Women, sport and globalization
• Sport on the information superhighway
• Advertising sportswear to black audiences
• Mega-events and media culture: sport and the Olympics

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Although the American obsession with mediated sports has grown tremendously in the past few years, there has been littlescholarly inquiry focused on the development and response to the mediated sports culture. Communication scholars have seemingly asked about every variant in the modern media, and yet sports programming, which regularly attracts high ratings, eludes inquiry.Media, Sports, and Society is the first comprehensive volume to redress this imbalance and provide a foundation for research on the communication of sport. In this volume Wenner first outlines the parameters of the communication of sport in a seminal essay and points to major issues that need to be addressed in the relationship between media and society. Leading communication researchers then examine theoretical and historical issues, the production of mediated sports (media organizations, sports organizations, and sports journalists), its content, and its audience. Individual chapters range in scope from a discussion of the spectacle of mediated sports, to a comparison of Super Bowl Football and World Cup Soccer, to a consideration of the spectators' enjoyment of sports violence and a fascinating examination of gender harmony and sports interests.The variety of perspectives and thought-provoking issues in this volume make it essential reading for students and researchers in communication, sociology, psychology, and cultural studies."Written with enthusiasm and insight the book further justifies the prominent place that the analysis of sport takes in the intellectual debates that are the very stuff of (some) academic coffee breaks."--Network"Sport programming is only beginning to receive considerable academic attention, and this is the first comprehensive foray into the field. . . . Advanced undergraduate and above."--Choice"Wenner . . . and his colleagues successfully demonstrate cumulative breadth of their individual research interests in cultural studies and mediated sports."--Journal of Communication"The overall treatment of mediated sport content is refreshing and rich. . . . In total, Media, Sports, and Society stimulates questions about the role of mediated sport in culture, and it offers scholars a framework with which to think about the communication of sport. . . . Although defining a common research agenda is important, this volume's primary legacy to the discipline will be its confirmation of mediated sport as a legitimate area of study."--Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media"The volume provides . . . food for thought since it is full of interesting research ideas and suggestions capable of motivating future projects in the field. That in itself makes the volume worth recommending. All told, the maiden voyage of Media, Sports, and Society is a bon voyage."--Popular Communication Newsletter and Review"Wenner . . . has done an able job of collecting a range of diverse views on sports and communication into one useful volume. Readers' time will be repayed. . . . Useful in graduate clases. Wenner's volume will serve its purpose well; it will introduce a neglected topic to the field and motivate further research."--Journalism Quarterly ... Read more

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Beyoncé Knowles graces the cover of the 2007 Swimsuit issue.The music themed issue features 20 of the world's most beautiful supermodels posing at spectacular locations around the world as well as some of the biggest stars in the world of music.See former cover models Veronica Varekova & Yamila Diaz-Rahi from a new angle in their 3-D photo shoot.SI favorites Marisa Miller, Daniella Sarahyba, Brooklyn Decker highlight returning veterans with new, sizzling shoots.Don't miss the all-new body painting section, photo shoots at Graceland and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and much more in this must-have issue. ... Read more

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Still too much clothes, too much covered up!
Yes, it's a great issue, but I've been saying for years that Sports Illustrated should do this swimsuit magazine without the swimsuits--the girls should be totally nude. Swimsuits should only be used sparingly, with extreme discretion, and only when appropriate.

It's a travesty that we should have to make this much of an effort to imagine what these women are like without clothes on when everyone knows that beautiful women like these LOVE to take off their clothes and pose for admirers.

It's not an issue with the models--they would enjoy showing off and they love knowing that men are enjoying looking at them. It's Sports Illustrated's fault--they are wussies, they are too scared and intimidated of the politically-correct watchdog organizations to go all-nude. If Si would just be brave enough to innovate and blaze some new frontiers, we could fully enjoy these women the way they were meant to be.

If they can figure out a way to make this happen in France, then we Americans should be able to do it too.

excellentviewingandreading
excellentviewingandreadingmaterial.quailtygraficspictures, andthe3Dpicturesawsome!

The real deal finally
After not being able to purchase SI locally here in OZ, it was great to be able to recieve a copy of latest SI - rather than rely on the occaisional pic from the 'net.... As expected this issue was excellent - world locations and brilliant models - and the 3D pics were novel.... and the linking with music via the SI website was excellent !
if u love SI - do also find yourself a copy of the DVD's as u get to see the girls 'in real life' behind the scenes.... it brings so much more to reading the Magazine...
Well done SI !

Simply amazing...as always
everyone who appreciate the beauty, this is what they need to have. Just perfect

smokin issue
the girls and beyonce were hot,hot,hot.but only 4stars no 3-d beyonce pictures that would be 5-stars.maybe next time. ... Read more

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The relationship between sports and the media raises numerous issues and problems. This book outlines the current major policy concerns relating to the commercialization of sports broadcasting rights.

What is the impact of marketing arrangements between content owners and media companies - a combination of joint selling with exclusivity - on fans, big-city and small-city clubs, TV markets, and finally on consumer welfare? Do consumers in Europe and the USA receive good value for the fees they pay to broadcasters? And does the way programs are delivered to the viewers (free-to-air, pay-TV or pay-per-view) have a positive or negative influence on the deal consumers receive? These are some of the central issues discussed within this book by the international team of contributors.

Providing a comprehensive view on the relations between the sports media rights market, the sports market and the different partakers in the process (club, leagues, events organizers, TV operators, intellectual property owners), this book will be of great interest to academics and sports economists alike. With its clear and simple presentation, The Economics of Sport and the Media will also be accessible to sport federations, leagues, clubs, and policy makers at governmental and non-governmental agencies. ... Read more

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Americans love sports. We play sports, watch sports, read about sports, listen to and talk about sports. Brown and O'Rourke provide an introduction to the study of the narratives that surround the physical and ritualistic activities of sport. Ten critical analyses explore a range of sports as diverse as baseball, whitewater rafting, and full-contact fighting. Among the topics examined are the differences in the broadcasts of NBA and WNBA games and the cultural roots of "hooliganism" in British soccer. This is the only book of its kind to offer a compilation of qualitative research in the area of sport and communication. Faculty will find this to be an invaluable resource for beginning (or continuing) their research in this area and students will understand communication concepts explained in a new way through the popular lens of sport. ... Read more

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The relationship between sport and the media is the defining commercial connection for both industries at the beginning of the twenty-first century. The media has transformed sport from an amateur pursuit into a hyper-commercialised industry, while sport has delivered massive audiences and advertising revenues to the media. As such, the sport media relationship must be managed.

Sport & the Media: managing the sport-media nexus is a unique text which combines an analysis of the sport media industry with practical sport media management skills. The book is designed to equip students within sport management and related courses that need to understand the nature and scope of the sport media nexus, as well as develop the skills to manage the media promotion and coverage of sport organisations.

After using this book throughout the course of a semester of study a student will understand the:

* Historical development of sport and the media
* Current commercial and contextual relationships between the media and sport industries
* Ways in which audiences and advertisers drive the media coverage of sport
* Ways in which the media industry generally and the sport industry more specifically are structured to produce content/news/products
* Ways in which the media represents sport in order to sell it

Through an understanding of these issues, it is expected that the student will have the foundation knowledge that will enable he or she to implement successful sport media management. As such, after using this book throughout the course of a semester of study a student will have developed a range of skills and be able to:

* Plan for sport media coverage throughout the course of a season or year
* Use a range of promotional tools and strategies as appropriate to the requirement and context (such as e-release, media conference, etc.)
* Manage the media image of athletes within a sport organisation and be aware of the ways in which the media will seek to use those athletes
* Manage the media representation of a sport organisation during a period of crisis or scandal

Finally, it is expected that a student who uses Sport & the Media: managing the sport-media nexus will have sufficient knowledge of the possible future developments in the sport and media industries to be able to develop the sport organisation in which they work, so that they are able to respond quickly and effectively to media coverage and promotional opportunities in an increasingly mediated, commercial and global sport environment. Similarly, those that work within sport organisations will be able to obtain sustainable, quality and positive media coverage from a variety of media organisations, through reading this text

* The definitive undergraduate resource for understanding how to manage the commercially critical relationship between sport and the media
* A user-friendly combination of theoretical concepts and practical applications completed by global case study material
* Developed learning features specifically created for semester long courses accompanied with online resources for lecturers ... Read more

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This issue celebrates Florida's historic 12 months that produced back to back basketball championships and football national title.Relive the 2006-2007 basketball season and emphatic tournament run that made Florida the first repeat champions since 1992.Sports Illustrated takes you inside the Final Four and how Coach Donovan and his Gators won with the right mix of talent, selflessness and desire.Also featured is Florida's football season and how playing one of the toughest schedules in the nation transformed them into a championship team.In their shocking victory over Ohio State, Florida showed it has the talent to dominate for years to come.This issue on the historic year in Florida sports is a must-have for all Gator fans. ... Read more

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A 'Gator "must have"
Any University of Florida sports fan must have this wonderful review of our three National Championships in 366 days.A great summary of the history that the Gators made. ... Read more

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"The book [is] . . . well researched. Chapters by contributing authors enhance the breadth of the content both from a cultural and media perspective. Individuals interested in the history of women's sports and particularly in gender issues as related to varying media will find this volume informative. . . . Upper-division undergraduate through professional."--Choice"Chapters by different authors make a splendid reference work on the history of women in sports, women's sports magazines, examples of discrimination against women in sports and women sports reporters, and, of course, the proverbial locker-room access controversies are reviewed here."--Editor & Publisher"Pamela Creedon has hit a homerun that challenges assumptions about the relationship between women, media, and sports. This impressive collection of research helps redefine a playing field that until now had overwhelmingly male boundaries. This is a fabulous book!"--Susan Henry,California State University, Northridge"Women, Media, and Sport is a path-breaking book in mass media research. Not only does it provide a well-researched history of the women who report sports news and the media images of women in sports, but it also skillfully applies critical feminist theories to examine the context of these media messages and effects. It opens new research subjects and models for integrating media effects and cultural/critical studies research."--Marion T. Marzolf,The University of Michigan"This is a fascinating book that uses as its starting point a definition of sport as a cultural institution, rather than concentrating on the activities and games that make up the sports component. The book examines important 'sport' metaphors and symbols, placing women and the media on a contextual playing field. I was struck by the fact that all the chapters are written by women who are asking myriad questions about journalistic norms, about media values, and about news conventions in the world of sport. These questions have not been asked by mainstream male journalists or writers covering sports. This distinctive point of view makes Women, Media, and Sport a valuable addition to any women's studies, media studies, or cultural studies book list. This is a very thorough and comprehensive text, covering history, economics, marketing, and cultural paradigms for studying or critiquing women's sport. Best of all, it offers a new model for women's sport that is both provocative and practical. This book will not change any opinions about favorite football teams or sports announcers, but it does ask to examine attitudes toward women, the media, and the sport universe."--Sammye Johnson,Trinity UniversityThe first book to link feminist, sport, and media theory together, Women, Media, and Sport provides a broad cultural studies approach, which also touches on race and class relations in sport. In addition to the theoretical analyses, this volume provides a practical look at models of sport, media effects, and the construction of the sportswomen and women's sport. Designed as a text to fill the gap in this area, the book is organized into three sections. The first provides an overview of women, sport, and the media and an example of the ways they intertwine. The extensive range of articles in the second section focuses on print and broadcast media's portrayal of women's sports and its journalistic process and examines such issues as the relationship between sports promotion and media's representations of women's sport and how sport reporting is taught to future journalists. The final section seeks to develop a new model for the future.A thorough and original text, Women, Media, and Sport is essential for scholars, students, and professionals in media and mass communication studies, sociology, women's studies, cultural studies, popular culture, ethnic studies, and gender studies. ... Read more

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Molly Merryman's Film chapter shines
While much of this book is overly academic in its most negative definition (tedious minutae), Merryman's chapter on women, sports and cinema shines through. This chapter should be included in film anthologies, because itdevelops a female sports archetype utilized in cinema that is extremelyuseful for reconceptualizing the active female subject of male gaze. ... Read more

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Media Sport Stars considers how masculinity and male identity are represented through images of sport and sport stars. From the pre-radio era to today's specialist TV channels, newspaper supplements and websites, Gary Whannel traces the growing cultural importance of sport and sportmen, showing how the very practices of sport are still bound up with the production of masculinities. Focusing on figures like Muhammad Ali and David Beckham, Whannel shows how growing media coverage has helped produce a sporting system, and examines how modern celebrity addresses the issues of race and nation, performance and identity, morality and violence. ... Read more

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Sport Public Relations: Managing Organizational Communication fills a void in the ever-expanding field of sport management by providing comprehensive treatment of public relations practice within sport. Rather than address public relations only as a means of supporting the marketing function or leveraging the media's interest in an event or organization, this text recognizes public relations as a function that is integral to many aspects of a sport organization's goals.

The book covers all aspects of public relations, starting with the basics and progressing all the way through legal and ethical issues that sport public relations professionals encounter. The following are some of the topics covered:

•The purpose of sport public relations programs, the distinction from sport marketing, and the benefits to sport organizations
•A strategic perspective on public relations, addressing issues related to reputation management, fostering desirable relationships with key publics, and campaign planning
•The history of sport public relations and how it is evolving
•The foundations for effective media relations in sport, including information services and organizational media
•The critical need for a crisis communications plan and how to develop and execute such a plan (sample plan is also featured)
•The diverse forms of community relations practice and how such programs can generate revenue for sport organizations
•The diverse forms of public relations practice, encompassing employee, investor, customer, donor, and government relations

Sport Public Relations: Managing Organizational Communication provides the theoretical basis for industry practice as well as guidance on applying those concepts. Through "Insights From a Professional" sidebars, readers learn what sport communication work is like, what tasks and dilemmas they will face, and what opportunities are available in the industry. Other sidebars present real-life examples and historical events that show how sport communication has evolved and the vital role it plays in effective sport management. Numerous illustrations and tables present guidelines, tips, and insights, and the appendixes showcase sample products. Also included in each chapter are objectives, key terms, summaries, and learning activities to help students comprehend the material.

In addition, Sport Public Relations: Managing Organizational Communication presents concepts such as reputation management in sport. It discusses how to manage relationships with key publics using a variety of strategies, including media tactics, audience research methods, community outreach programs, crisis communications plans, and Web technology. Readers will understand the full range of functions within the realm of sport public relations and they will learn how to be proactive and progressive in their public relations practices, which will result in better relationships between sport organizations and their key publics. ... Read more

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The relationship between media and sport has become of particular interest to media scholars over the last decade. As the significance of sport itself has grown in a variety of other disciplines, the study of the ways in which media and sport interact across boundaries can be found in literature on the sociology of sport, history of sport, gender studies, cultural studies, journalism, leisure studies and beyond. For scholars interested in the media in particular, sport can shed light on a range of issues central to media studies. This book focuses on the sport-media phenomenon and analyses such issues as new media technology, gender, ethnicity, collective identity and globalization, as well as aspects of the political economy of the media. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (6)

Great Product - Faulty Packaging
This Special Issue was purchased as a gift for an adolescent who is a big Cardnials fan.For this purpose, it was perfect.Unfortunately, the packaging for the magazine had rounded corners so the magazine came with slightly damaged corners.For our nephew this was no problem, but for the collectors we know this would have been a reason to return the item.Other than the bent corners of the magazine, the item was in perfect condition and came promptly. Over all, we were very satisfied.

Cardinals Lovers!
This is a great gift for any St. Louis Cardinals fan.I bought it for my boyfriend who loves baseball and the St. Louis Cardinals and he was very impressed with it.It had a lot of interesting facts about the Cardinals in it along with a lot of history about the team.A great find for a reasonable price!

A "MUST HAVE" for a Cardinals fan
I bought this for my husband who has been a life-long Cards fan.In checking it out before giving it to him I found myself reliving the exciting moments of the '06 Series, and was really happy that I'd ordered it.The fact that this was the first season in their new stadium and then to take home the championship is truly an occasion for celebration and acquiring a piece of memorabilia such as this. Sports Illustrated captured the memorable moments of each of the key players excellently and then topped it off by assembling a team of the "all-time" historical greats.I thought this was a nice addition.

I did have to send my first copy back as it had a bit too much shelf wearincluding bends, wrinkles, and worn corners, but Amazon over-nighted a new copy to me and it was much better.I heated the sticker with my hairdryer and it peeled right off, improving the appearance, though there is still a price scan mark and numbers.

I highly recommend this item for any Cardinals fan.Where else can you find a compilation of this much information, SI's unbeatable photography, and downright fun for the price?

That's A Winner
Sports Illustrated presents a nice keepsake of the Redbirds 2006 World Series championship.The eighty-four pages combines SI's usual excellence in photography and journalism.And only a few pages of advertising interupts the flow of photos and articles.Cardinal fans (and fair-minded others) will enjoy Richard O'Brien's perspective on what makes baseball in St. Louis a special and generational experience.The volume capsulizes the NLDS, NLCS and Series, highlighting key game moments, pivotal managerial decisions, and includes line scores from each contest.The commemorative includes interesting bios on Albert Pujols, emphasizing his consistency and work ethic and Chris Carpenter's transit from journeyman pitcher and injury to Cy Young winner and "stopper".Let the debate begin, as the issue suggests the greatest to wear the "Birds on the Bat".The issue closes with Ted O'Leary's profile of Stan Musial, the modest Redbird who (somehow and inexcusably) escapes many discussions of baseball's greats.Read this article and you'll understand why Musial should be in the mix.Why buy this edition?As Stan The Man is fond of saying, "Why not."

nice issue
It is a nice issue, but I wanted to frame it and it has a lot of stickers on the front with barcodes and things like that.Thank you. ... Read more

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Inside the Minds: The Legal Side of Entertainment, Sports, and Media is an authoritative, insider's perspective on the laws that shape these industries, the characteristics and capabilities of the successful practitioner, and the future of these legal disciplines, on a global scale.Featuring Department Heads, Group Chairs, and Leading Partners, all representing some of the nation's top firms, this book provides a broad, yet comprehensive overview of these practice areas, discussing the current shape and future state of these unique industries, as well as the laws that outline, influence and regulate them. Addressing the challenges, intricacies, and rewards of representing high profile clients - musicians, sports teams, and publishing houses alike - as well as the underlying complexities of contracts and strategic negotiations, raising critical points around keeping up with the latest technological advances and ever-changing laws, these authors articulate the finer points around entertainment now, and what will hold true into the future. The different niches represented and the breadth of perspectives presented enable readers to get inside some of the great legal minds of today, as experts offer up their thoughts around the keys to success within these fascinating practice areas - where law and entertainment intersect. ... Read more

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A discussion that is long overdue...
I believe a discussion of the current state of American sports coverage is long overdue, particularly with the proliferation of talk radio hosts and newspaper columnists who are increasingly detached from the events they purport to cover. I find it amazing that a person has to go to a smaller volume published by an independent press to find this kind of analysis. As a fan of most sports, I am frustrated that football gets away with the kind of fawning attention that ignores the fact that it has the same types of problems as baseball and basketball, and this book deals with that situation in a reasonable way. However, the best sections deal with the media "celebrities" who lack the intestinal fortitude to confront the people they choose to criticize lavishly. Despite their protests, they are cowards and it is about time that someone put that in print. I suspect this volume will not get the attention it deserves, but it is far better than practically everything else out there in the sporting press. The author should be commended for his work.
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Examines the link between three key obsessions of the 20th century, the media, sport and popular culture as the author explores a wide range of sports, as well as, other important side issues including nationalism, gender, race political economy and consumption.Topics covered include; the history of media in sport;television, sport and sponsorship;why sport matters to television;sports pages, journals & literature; fans and the audience; and sport in the 'New Media Age'. For those interested in media and sport. ... Read more

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S.I. Does It Up Good With NASCAR
Excellent magazine story about NASCAR. It features new driver Juan Pablo Montoya, and Fan Favorite Dale Junior! ... Read more