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The Purposes of a Sports Journalist

The Purposes of a Sports Journalist. The Advetisor. To make people aware of events, to get the masses out. Specially important for local/beat reporters News Enterprise, Courier-Journal , etc. Sports Journalist are cheap advertising for people in the community. The Psychologist.

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The Purposes of a Sports Journalist

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  1. The Purposes of a Sports Journalist

  2. The Advetisor • To make people aware of events, to get the masses out. • Specially important for local/beat reporters • News Enterprise, Courier-Journal, etc. • Sports Journalist are cheap advertising for people in the community.

  3. The Psychologist • To figure out what sports celebrities/athletes are thinking. • The motivations for bad decisions, trades, game choices, etc • The Decision with Lebron • Look at all the analysis about the decision Lebron made, and why he made it.

  4. The Detective • To investigate controversies, illegal activities, etc. • The sports journalist is a real journalist, they have a duty to find and report things that aren’t suppose to be going on. • HGH Scandal in MLB Sex Abuse in USA • Doping in Track and Field Swimming

  5. The Pastor/Priest • To express an opinion about the moral compass sports are heading in. • To show why something is good or bad. • To show how something can damage the integrity of the game • BCS—every journalist has an opinion on this

  6. The Scorekeeper • To tell a reader/audience what happened in a game they weren’t able to watch/attend • To keep the stats, and show us which stats made the difference in the game • The roundup, ESPN News, etc.

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