Jason Stamm
Biographic Data
| ID | 6507624 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jason Stamm |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jason |
| FAMILY NAME | Stamm |
| SIGNATURE | STAMM J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Nebraska–Lincoln |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0720-747X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
What fans crave
Even as local news organizations and their sports sections dwindle, Rivals.com, a subscription-based recruiting news site within the local sports news ecosystem is thriving. This study takes the intersection of Rivals’ success and the struggles of local sports journalism as its starting point. Using in-depth, long interviews with 21 Rivals subscribers, this research focuses on understanding the motivations behind users’ engagement (uses and grati…
It’s in the Syllabus
Due to the prosperity of sports and continued growth of sports media, colleges and universities are offering an increasing number of courses and majors related to the sports media industry. Via a systematic analysis of 76 syllabi from courses under the sports media umbrella at 30 colleges and universities, this study reveals what is being communicated to students. It also scrutinizes how diversity, equity, and inclusion–related topics are incorpo…
Perjurers, Rapists, and Zealots are Ending Abortion”
As athlete activism increases and social justice movements gain support and legitimacy, sports journalists have used Twitter (now the social platform X) to discuss off-field issues such as the gender pay gap, Black Lives Matter, and #MeToo. This content analysis examines 880 tweets from sports journalists who tweeted about Roe v. Wade in the summer of 2022. Findings contribute to scholarship on the prevalence of sports journalists’ opinions when …
Deteriorating Our Relationship for no Good Reason’
This study examines the contemporary nature of the relationship between sport journalists and media relations personnel, particularly within the context of collegiate athletics. Despite years of sharing a “symbiotic relationship” wherein both sides benefited from the success of the other, sports media professionals have cited a strained rapport, as sports information directors (SIDs) and media relations personnel have taken internal positions aim…
Covering the Rooney Rule
This content analysis uses media framing theory to explore and compare the rate at which NFL beat writers discussed race in their coverage of the 2020 and 2021 NFL head coach hiring cycles, a perennial process that has historically maintained the statistical overrepresentation of white men among the league’s head coaches. The study of the articles (N = 374) found significant year over year increases in 2021 in both the percentage of all sampled a…
We Love You, We Hate You
Using a theoretical underpinning of parasocial interaction—BIRGing (basking in reflected glory) and CORFing (cutting off reflected failure)—this study explored fan reactions to high school athletes’ commitments to play football for National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I programs. A thematic analysis of tweets made by fans during the 2020 recruiting period was examined in two stages: (a) tweets directed toward recruits before they com…
I Don’t Know How You Get Past That”
College football programs invest millions of dollars into recruiting top high school prospects. This recruiting process is covered extensively by reporters from sports media outlets. While the players being recruited are predominately Black, the sports media is disproportionately dominated by White men. In this context, the current study reports on data from interviews with 15 participants who work in the college football recruiting media industr…
Recruiting Reporters’ Perceptions of Ethical Issues
In the Internet era, a substantial online media industry dedicated to covering the recruitment of high school athletes to college sports programs has developed in the United States. The current study explored the perceptions of football recruiting reporters with respect to their ethical responsibilities and the issues they face in their jobs. In doing so, the study builds on the work of Yanity and Edmondson, who explored the perceptions of journa…
I Don’t Know How You Get Past That”
College football programs invest millions of dollars into recruiting top high school prospects. This recruiting process is covered extensively by reporters from sports media outlets. While the players being recruited are predominately Black, the sports media is disproportionately dominated by White men. In this context, the current study reports on data from interviews with 15 participants who work in the college football recruiting media industr…
Recruiting Reporters’ Perceptions of Ethical Issues
In the Internet era, a substantial online media industry dedicated to covering the recruitment of high school athletes to college sports programs has developed in the United States. The current study explored the perceptions of football recruiting reporters with respect to their ethical responsibilities and the issues they face in their jobs. In doing so, the study builds on the work of Yanity and Edmondson, who explored the perceptions of journa…
We Love You, We Hate You
Using a theoretical underpinning of parasocial interaction—BIRGing (basking in reflected glory) and CORFing (cutting off reflected failure)—this study explored fan reactions to high school athletes’ commitments to play football for National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I programs. A thematic analysis of tweets made by fans during the 2020 recruiting period was examined in two stages: (a) tweets directed toward recruits before they com…
I Don’t Know How You Get Past That”
College football programs invest millions of dollars into recruiting top high school prospects. This recruiting process is covered extensively by reporters from sports media outlets. While the players being recruited are predominately Black, the sports media is disproportionately dominated by White men. In this context, the current study reports on data from interviews with 15 participants who work in the college football recruiting media industr…
Covering the Rooney Rule
This content analysis uses media framing theory to explore and compare the rate at which NFL beat writers discussed race in their coverage of the 2020 and 2021 NFL head coach hiring cycles, a perennial process that has historically maintained the statistical overrepresentation of white men among the league’s head coaches. The study of the articles (N = 374) found significant year over year increases in 2021 in both the percentage of all sampled a…
Deteriorating Our Relationship for no Good Reason’
This study examines the contemporary nature of the relationship between sport journalists and media relations personnel, particularly within the context of collegiate athletics. Despite years of sharing a “symbiotic relationship” wherein both sides benefited from the success of the other, sports media professionals have cited a strained rapport, as sports information directors (SIDs) and media relations personnel have taken internal positions aim…
Perjurers, Rapists, and Zealots are Ending Abortion”
As athlete activism increases and social justice movements gain support and legitimacy, sports journalists have used Twitter (now the social platform X) to discuss off-field issues such as the gender pay gap, Black Lives Matter, and #MeToo. This content analysis examines 880 tweets from sports journalists who tweeted about Roe v. Wade in the summer of 2022. Findings contribute to scholarship on the prevalence of sports journalists’ opinions when …
It’s in the Syllabus
Due to the prosperity of sports and continued growth of sports media, colleges and universities are offering an increasing number of courses and majors related to the sports media industry. Via a systematic analysis of 76 syllabi from courses under the sports media umbrella at 30 colleges and universities, this study reveals what is being communicated to students. It also scrutinizes how diversity, equity, and inclusion–related topics are incorpo…
What fans crave
Even as local news organizations and their sports sections dwindle, Rivals.com, a subscription-based recruiting news site within the local sports news ecosystem is thriving. This study takes the intersection of Rivals’ success and the struggles of local sports journalism as its starting point. Using in-depth, long interviews with 21 Rivals subscribers, this research focuses on understanding the motivations behind users’ engagement (uses and grati…
Psychology (7 works) · Sports, Gender, and Society (7 works) · Political science (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Public relations (4 works) · Advertising (3 works) · Athletes (3 works) · Business (3 works)