Metro sports columnists’ sources for writing controversy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12008563 |
|---|---|
| Authors | J Sean Mccleneghan (New Mexico State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 315-321 |
| Publication date | 2006-04-07 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Social Science Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0362-3319 • E-ISSN: 1873-5355 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.soscij.2006.02.011 |
| OpenAlex | W2153010171 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 2 |
This 2004 metro newspaper study on N = 53 sports columnists writing for metro newspapers with circulations in excess of 100,000, identifies and discusses their sources for writing controversial opinion in the second most read newspaper section by males—the sports page. Today's sports columnist no longer writes in a descriptive style because TV has changed the landscape of sports coverage with its sensory fast-paced highlight images. The sports columnist today is expected to hold the newspaper readership line in our overkill competitive entertainment society
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| Citations per year | 0.2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |