Blogs with commentary and rumors, Facebook posts with notes from athletes, Twitter updates with scores and even coach-specific YouTube channels represent some of the ways social media has changed sports and the way sports journalists do their jobs in recent years.
What do all the changes mean? And what’s next for the field?
Those questions and related issues will be addressed July 22 by professional journalists and scholars during an AEJMC LIVE online chat and panel discussion coordinated by AEJMC and the John Curley Center for Sports Journalism at Penn State.
Moderator: Marie Hardin, Penn State
Panelists:
- Malcolm Moran, Knight Chair for Sports Journalism and Society, Penn State
- Viv Bernstein, New York Times contributing correspondent for sports and former staff writer at the Hartford Courant, Detroit Free Press and Raleigh News and Observer
- Megan Hueter, founder, Women Talk Sports, an online social media network for fans of women’s sports across the spectrum
- Brad Schultz, associate professor, University of Mississippi, and researcher on sports reporters and new media
NEW Sports Communication Interest Group to Meet at AEJMC Denver Conference
The NEW AEJMC Sports Communication Interest Group (SPORTS) will meet for the first time during the annual conference in Denver, CO, August 4-7. The group is designed to support AEJMC members who are scholars and teachers of sports-related courses, including those in the areas of journalism, broadcasting, advertising/marketing and sports information/public relations.
Multimedia & the Future of Sports Journalism, August 5 | 5-6:30 p.m.
Sports media have been innovators in multimedia usage long before other journalistic enterprises. Why have sports been at the forefront of maximizing technology and integrating fans into coverage? What’s next? Panelists include Graham Watson (freelance journalist, formerly with ESPN), Reggie Rivers (commentator and retired NFL player), Woody Paige (The Denver Post) and Lindsay Jones (Denver Post).