CI5472 Teaching Film, Television, and Media
Module 10: Studying the News ~ Television and Radio News
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Another major focus of television news is sports coverage, particularly given the emphasis on sports in the media and the larger culture. Students could examine the ways in which local news sports coverage functions to promote sports broadcasting, particularly on the same news network or station. This promotion is part of a larger influence of sports network revenues for both professional and college sports, revenues that are often related to teams emphasis on having winning seasons. This, in turn, can lead to sports scandals related to attempts to violate NCAA rules on recruiting or academic support. This was evident in the University of Minnesota academic cheating scandal reported in 1999 in which Jan Gangelhoff, a former office manager of the University of Minnesota’s academic counseling center, admitted in a story in the St. Paul Pioneer Press, that she had written hundreds of papers for members of the basketball team. The scandal eventually led to the resignation of the basketball coach, Clem Haskins, and the University being placed on probation for four years. Click here for a report of this story and other sports scandals. |
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