The article below is fantastic. It sums up everything I have been saying the whole semester. In my presentation I said I have learned two things: Controversy in sports isn’t about the controversy it’s about the star and second is it’s more about what not being reported as opposed to what’s being reported. Well from this article I have learned something new. Sportscenter, talk radio, local news broadcasts don’t want to report sports they want to report sports controversy. I wish I could find some stats on what the lead story has been for Sportscenter the past 2 years. I am betting that it has been some sort of controversy. For the past two years we never heard the news on a giant’s game. NEVER! The only time we ever saw the highlights of a giants games was when Barry Bonds did something. Then it was quickly followed by his steroids allegations. The media isn’t interested in delivering sports scores it is interested in delivering controversy that people will continue to tune into for along time. This is a sad realization for me knowing that I am just part of the money turning machine. Shame on the media.
http://media.www.dailytoreador.com/media/storage/paper870/news/2007/08/27/Sports/Sports.Media.Focused.On.Controversy.Not.Sports-2933676.shtml
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