Comments on: Sports leagues as media moguls: What happens when the people we cover start to control the news? http://www.niemanlab.org/2009/06/sports-leagues-as-media-moguls-what-happens-when-the-people-we-cover-start-to-control-the-news/ Just another WordPress weblog Sun, 21 Mar 2010 20:13:25 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: SoCalGal http://www.niemanlab.org/2009/06/sports-leagues-as-media-moguls-what-happens-when-the-people-we-cover-start-to-control-the-news/comment-page-1/#comment-67962 SoCalGal Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:29:47 +0000 http://www.niemanlab.org/?p=5676#comment-67962 Awwww, poor babies. Joooornalists don't like it when they don't control the news? Well, too damn bad. I swear, Satan himself runs the media. It's his instrument of terror. The problem is medialoid--defined as the infiltration of tabloid journalism into traditional media sources, including the proliferation of sensationalism, triviality and disregard for privacy, with particular emphasis on news coverage of the sports and entertainment industries. Medialoid thinks they make the rules by which society must live. They think they define what is and is not free speech. They have no morals, no decency and no shame. What we have is not qualified reporters reporting on newsworthy topics but packs of bloodthirsty jackals always on the prowl for their next victim. Ka-ching! They hide behind the First Amendment while they tear down society by pandering to humankind's basest instincts. From their presumed position as the final arbiters of what people should think and what they should be thinking about, they smell blood in the water and circle the victim like a bunch of braying hyenas. Ka-ching! I hope you jooornalists are all proud of yourselves. Michael Jackson…now Tiger Woods. Tiger isn't the one who should be ashamed—except before his wife. Medialoid should be ashamed for the disreputable way they behave when a high profile personality stumbles. Ugh. I hate the media. You all make me sick. Every damn one of you needs a leash...and a license. Awwww, poor babies. Joooornalists don’t like it when they don’t control the news? Well, too damn bad. I swear, Satan himself runs the media. It’s his instrument of terror. The problem is medialoid–defined as the infiltration of tabloid journalism into traditional media sources, including the proliferation of sensationalism, triviality and disregard for privacy, with particular emphasis on news coverage of the sports and entertainment industries. Medialoid thinks they make the rules by which society must live. They think they define what is and is not free speech. They have no morals, no decency and no shame. What we have is not qualified reporters reporting on newsworthy topics but packs of bloodthirsty jackals always on the prowl for their next victim. Ka-ching! They hide behind the First Amendment while they tear down society by pandering to humankind’s basest instincts. From their presumed position as the final arbiters of what people should think and what they should be thinking about, they smell blood in the water and circle the victim like a bunch of braying hyenas. Ka-ching! I hope you jooornalists are all proud of yourselves. Michael Jackson…now Tiger Woods. Tiger isn’t the one who should be ashamed—except before his wife. Medialoid should be ashamed for the disreputable way they behave when a high profile personality stumbles. Ugh. I hate the media. You all make me sick. Every damn one of you needs a leash…and a license.

]]> By: I want to be a (paid) Mad Man http://www.niemanlab.org/2009/06/sports-leagues-as-media-moguls-what-happens-when-the-people-we-cover-start-to-control-the-news/comment-page-1/#comment-43365 I want to be a (paid) Mad Man Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:00:48 +0000 http://www.niemanlab.org/?p=5676#comment-43365 [...] The reason I bring all of this up is due to a series of articles from the Nieman Journalism Foundation at Harvard University examining; “What happens when the people we cover start to control the news?” [...]

[...] The reason I bring all of this up is due to a series of articles from the Nieman Journalism Foundation at Harvard University examining; “What happens when the people we cover start to control the news?” [...]

]]> By: John Berard http://www.niemanlab.org/2009/06/sports-leagues-as-media-moguls-what-happens-when-the-people-we-cover-start-to-control-the-news/comment-page-1/#comment-42271 John Berard Tue, 13 Oct 2009 04:55:11 +0000 http://www.niemanlab.org/?p=5676#comment-42271 In sports, the league owning the network and paying the reporters merely cuts out the middleman. The real problem is when it happens in industries like finance (see: CNBC) or politics (see: fox News). Sports, no matter who reports, ultimately is tied to the score of the contest. In finance and politics (and health care and the environment), when the network is part of the "company town," we all suffer. In sports, the league owning the network and paying the reporters merely cuts out the middleman. The real problem is when it happens in industries like finance (see: CNBC) or politics (see: fox News).

Sports, no matter who reports, ultimately is tied to the score of the contest. In finance and politics (and health care and the environment), when the network is part of the “company town,” we all suffer.

]]> By: Case Ernsting http://www.niemanlab.org/2009/06/sports-leagues-as-media-moguls-what-happens-when-the-people-we-cover-start-to-control-the-news/comment-page-1/#comment-31249 Case Ernsting Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:23:05 +0000 http://www.niemanlab.org/?p=5676#comment-31249 Justin, I have been tunneling through the internet looking for stories like yours. Why it took 2 months to find it is beyond me...anyways. Social media and blogs have made us all more transparent. Most of the time, this is a positive when things are going good. But when things get bad, like with A-Rod and criminal stories of the NFL, transparency loses priority to crisis management. As if the journalism industry didn't have it tough enough, League-owned networks are one more obstacle to overcome. Thanks for the article. Justin,
I have been tunneling through the internet looking for stories like yours. Why it took 2 months to find it is beyond me…anyways. Social media and blogs have made us all more transparent. Most of the time, this is a positive when things are going good. But when things get bad, like with A-Rod and criminal stories of the NFL, transparency loses priority to crisis management. As if the journalism industry didn’t have it tough enough, League-owned networks are one more obstacle to overcome. Thanks for the article.

]]> By: Nowinki » By Limiting What Athletes And Journalists Can Do, Sports Leagues Are Stifling Their Own Growth http://www.niemanlab.org/2009/06/sports-leagues-as-media-moguls-what-happens-when-the-people-we-cover-start-to-control-the-news/comment-page-1/#comment-21087 Nowinki » By Limiting What Athletes And Journalists Can Do, Sports Leagues Are Stifling Their Own Growth Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:50:00 +0000 http://www.niemanlab.org/?p=5676#comment-21087 [...] becoming increasingly blurred, Justin Rice, over at the Nieman Journalism Lab, discusses how the "media tables are turning in the world of sports, where the subjects of coverage are becoming the cre..." With tools like blogs and twitter, professional athletes are now, more than ever before, able to [...]

[...] becoming increasingly blurred, Justin Rice, over at the Nieman Journalism Lab, discusses how the “media tables are turning in the world of sports, where the subjects of coverage are becoming the cre…” With tools like blogs and twitter, professional athletes are now, more than ever before, able to [...]

]]> By: Jessica Chapel / Railbird v2 - links for 2009-06-30 http://www.niemanlab.org/2009/06/sports-leagues-as-media-moguls-what-happens-when-the-people-we-cover-start-to-control-the-news/comment-page-1/#comment-21006 Jessica Chapel / Railbird v2 - links for 2009-06-30 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:00:28 +0000 http://www.niemanlab.org/?p=5676#comment-21006 [...] Sports leagues as media moguls "What happens when the people we cover start to control the news?" Part one of a series. (tags: media journalism sports-journalism beat-reporting) [...]

[...] Sports leagues as media moguls "What happens when the people we cover start to control the news?" Part one of a series. (tags: media journalism sports-journalism beat-reporting) [...]

]]> By: TheWayoftheWeb » Who will kill online newspapers first? Their subjects, or the lawmakers? http://www.niemanlab.org/2009/06/sports-leagues-as-media-moguls-what-happens-when-the-people-we-cover-start-to-control-the-news/comment-page-1/#comment-20986 TheWayoftheWeb » Who will kill online newspapers first? Their subjects, or the lawmakers? Tue, 30 Jun 2009 05:54:07 +0000 http://www.niemanlab.org/?p=5676#comment-20986 [...] An interesting series of articles is just starting over on Nieman Journalism Lab, discussing what happens when Sports Leagues are able to become media moguls and control the news. [...]

[...] An interesting series of articles is just starting over on Nieman Journalism Lab, discussing what happens when Sports Leagues are able to become media moguls and control the news. [...]

]]> By: Monday’s Links, Finally http://www.niemanlab.org/2009/06/sports-leagues-as-media-moguls-what-happens-when-the-people-we-cover-start-to-control-the-news/comment-page-1/#comment-20976 Monday’s Links, Finally Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:16:48 +0000 http://www.niemanlab.org/?p=5676#comment-20976 [...] Rice of the Nieman Journalism Lab looks at the league-owned channels covering their own athletes when they make [...]

[...] Rice of the Nieman Journalism Lab looks at the league-owned channels covering their own athletes when they make [...]

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