AEJMC Sports Communication

08/24/2017

This is a long and thorough examination of who Clay Travis is, how he elevated himself partly, or greatly, thanks to the critiques of ESPN (my opinion: some of which, frankly, are relevant; much are hyperbole.)

Travis seems to be a good example of the growing power of those who find a political point of view, find every angle to promote it, in this case with some questionable if not completely unfair context.

Anyway, enough of what I think, you should read it.

Maybe it's a conversation starter for the group.
-Posted by John Shrader

http://www.thedailybeast.com/the-alex-jones-of-sports-just-blew-up-espn?source=twitter&via=desktop

If you thought the right’s moral panic over ESPN’s Robert Lee controversy was a new phenomenon, you haven’t been watching Clay Travis’ Periscopes—or buying his merchandise.

08/10/2017

Tonight in Chicago:

Business meeting at 6:45
Followed by hosted social at Bar Louie

Friday night:

White Sox vs Royals
We can still get some tix - contact John Shrader as soon as possible if you are interested.

07/24/2017

From Richard Deitsch in SI:

Depressing and disappointing to see Vice Media cut the majority of its Vice Sports editorial staff to focus on video content. The site consistently published quality work. The announcement follows the current trend of media companies catering to advertisers (and not consumers, per se) with a larger pivot to video. The list of those digital entities featuring sports writing that have suffered layoffs in 2017 includes (but is not limited to) ESPN, Fox Sports, Sports Illustrated and Yahoo! Sports.

CAN WE HAVE AS MUCH IMPACT - WITH UTMOST VALUE AND INTEGRITY - ON VIDEO-ONLY AS WE HAVE IN PRINT OR FROM TRADITIONAL PRINT JOURNALISTS?

- from John Shrader. What do you think?

07/24/2017

Chicago.

Check AEJ website for programming.

Sports Communication Interest Group:

Thursday 6:45 business meeting followed by social.
Friday baseball. White Sox vs KC

07/16/2017

ARE WE IN DANGER OF THE PHENOMENON INVADING THE WORLD OF SPORTS JOURNALISM?

Is sports media immune or do we already get a bit of it (maybe not fake but certainly slanted), with sports teams and leagues producing their own content? With athletes and their reps providing their own narrative? With access to newsmakers getting more difficult than ever? With accountability issues?

Are sports fans more knowledgable or more circumspect than your average political observer/voter?

Just a few thoughts......

07/16/2017

JOIN US IN CHICAGO FOR THESE PAPER PANELS AND SESSIONS - Friday

Hats off to the great scholarship being done by the AEJMC Sports Communication Interest Group:

Scholar-to-Scholar Session, Friday, Aug. 11, 2:15 p.m.

Collaborative Touchdown with and : Sentiment Analysis of Tweets Expressing Colin Kaepernick’s Refusal to Stand During National Anthem and Its Association with *
Joseph Yoo, Texas; Jordon Brown, Texas; Arnold Chung, Texas

Just how they drew it up: How in-house reporters fit themselves into the sport-media system**
Michael Mirer, Wisconsin

Off the record: The popularity, prevalence, and accuracy of unnamed sources in NBA trade coverage
Sada Reed, Arizona State; Guy Harrison, Arizona State

Sometimes It’s What You Don’t Say: College Football Announcers and their Use of In-Game Stereotypes
Brad Schultz, Mississippi; Mary Sheffer, Southern Mississippi; Nathan Towery, Mississippi

Sponsor Advertisement Embedded in Instant Replay Video (AIRV): The Effectiveness of AIRV in Professional Tennis Events
Jay Kim, Georgia; Joe Phua, Georgia

Sport for Development and Peace: Framing the Global Conversation
Virginia Harrison, Penn State; Jan Boehmer, Penn State

Twitter and Olympics: Exploring Factors which Impact Fans Following American Olympic Governing Bodies
Bo Li, St. Ambrose; Olan Scott, Canberra; Steve Dittmore, Arkansas; Shang Weng, Sussex

Two Sides of the Chinese Sports Media Story: Contrasting State-Owned and Commercially-Sponsored Chinese Websites by Nation and S*x of Athlete
Andrew Billings, Alabama; Qingru Xu, Alabama; Mingming Xu, Beijing Sport

*--Second place, student paper competition
**--Second place, faculty paper competition

07/16/2017

JOIN US IN CHICAGO FOR THESE PAPER PANELS AND SESSIONS - Thursday

Hats off to the great scholarship being done by the AEJMC Sports Communication Interest Group:

Thursday, Aug. 10, 1:30 p.m.
Gender in Sports Media: The Gap That Remains

Challenging a Boy’s Club: Reputation management and the case of pay inequity in professional women’s sport
Terry Rentner, Bowling Green State; David Burns, Salisbury

From 1996 to 2016, Two Fecades of NBC’s Primetime Olympic Coverage
Roxane Coche, Memphis; C.A. Tuggle, North Carolina

Gender Differences in Sports Media Consumption
Daniel Krier, Michigan State

Gender Differences Through the Lens of Rio: Australian Olympic Coverage of the 2016 Rio Summer Olympic Games
Qingru Xu, Alabama; Olan Scott, Canberra; Andrew Billings, Alabama; Melvin Lewis, Alabama; Stirling Sharpe, Canberra

Gender, Parasocial Interaction, and Nonverbal Communication: Testing the Visual Effect of Sports Magazine Cover Models
Ben Wasike, Texas-Rio Grande Valley

Thursday, Aug. 10, 3:15 p.m.
Addressing Safety and Health Issues in Sports Media

Concussions, the Emerging Public Health Crisis and why Media Advocacy is Needed
Christian Dotson-Pierson, Howard

Contributing to the Decline of the American Male: Bottom-up Framing of Pop Warner Safety Policies
David Cassilo, Kent State; James Sanderson, Arizona State

How Athletes’ Health-Related Messages on Social Media Affect Exercise Attitudes and Behaviors
Jan Boehmer, Penn State; Galen Clavio, Indiana

Parental Perceptions of USA Football's “Heads Up” Campaign
Judson Meeks, Texas Tech; Harper Anderson, Texas Tech; Alexander Moe, Texas Tech; Mary Norman, Texas Tech; Trent Seltzer, Texas Tech

07/16/2017

JOIN US IN CHICAGO FOR THESE PAPER PANELS AND SESSIONS - Wednesday

Hats off to the great scholarship being done by the AEJMC Sports Communication Interest Group:

Wednesday, Aug. 9, 1:30 p.m.
Sports Social Media as Game Changer

Bleeding the Team Colors: An Examination of Fan-Team Emotional Brand Attachment and Identification on Instagram
Hollie Deis West, Wyoming; Cindy Price Schultz, Wyoming

Effects of Social Media Use for Sports Events and Discussion Network Heterogeneity on College Students’ Identification and Collective Self-esteem*
Bumsoo Kim, Alabama

It’s Going to Be Our Year! Examining Online Engagement Behaviors Among Sport Fans
Brandi Watkins, Virginia Tech; Stephanie Smith, Virginia Tech

Life in Black and White: Racial framing by sports networks on Instagram**
Rich Johnson, Creighton; Miles Romney, BYU

The Making of Social Sports Fans: Factors Affecting Sports Consumption on Social Media
Sylvia Chan-Olmsted, Florida; Min Xiao, Florida; Lisa-Charlotte Wolter, Hamburg Media School

*--First place, student paper competition
**--First place, faculty paper competition

07/12/2017

How much does it matter if sports hosts are right?

I think the question is - does it matter if sports hosts are honest?

http://sportsradiopd.com/2017/07/how-much-does-being-right-matter/

The inaccuracy of sports opinions and predictions are under fire more than ever but how much does it truly matter if a host is right or not?

07/30/2016

Swag, sweet swag! Join us in Minneapolis, grab a badge at any of our sessions - and show your support. Also: Don't forget to tweet about the great research you'll see.

07/21/2016

We’re excited about the programming we’ve put together for this August’s convention, and we look forward to hearing about the exciting research and work being done in sports communication!

Don't miss a session! We have an exciting program lined up for you at this year's conference. Join us in Minneapolis for panels, research paper sessions, discussions, and poster presentations.

03/08/2016

We're happy to announce that we're now hosting academic job postings on our website --- and we start with Samford University. If you have a sports media / communication position to fill, please let us know.

Samford University’s Journalism and Mass Communication Department (which houses the sports-media minor) invites applications for a tenure-track assistant or associate professor in public relations, advertising or multimedia storytelling.