Sports News, Commentary and Interviews, From the Other Side

Journalists Seen Through the Eyes of Athletes

Bibliographic Data

ID13049288
AuthorsOndřej Trunečka (0000-0002-9126-0822, Charles University, corresponding author)
Year2021
Volume10
Issue3
Pages477-492
Publication date2021-03-04
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCommunication & Sport (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2167-4795 • E-ISSN: 2167-4809
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/2167479521992371
OpenAlexW3133900661
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited20

This study explores how professional athletes perceive sports journalists and the role of the media. They acknowledge that communication with journalists is an essential part of their profession and appreciate the verified information, knowledge, and dutiful preparation. They consider the main role of media as monitorial. In some cases, they cast doubt on journalists’ ability to evaluate athletic performance accurately, and they are also critical of errors in interviews, however they acknowledgethat there are good, and possibly excellent journalists as well

Athletes · Journalism · Media studies · News media · Physical therapy · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · Medicine · Psychology · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts · Sports Analytics and Performance · Sports, Gender, and Society

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