Sport and the Media

On October 26th and October 31st of 2017, we talked about sport and the mass media in class. The following article talks about the growth of the media, the people involved with it, and the future of the media. This article directly relates to what we discussed in class in many ways. One way is that in the article, it describes how media increased with he help of sports. In class we talked about how sport and the media have a symbiotic relationship meaning they both have a mutually beneficial relationship. Also, in the article it is mentioned that fans use social media to connect better with their favorite athletes. In class we learned that this was an increasing role of social media. In class we discussed how large both the sport industry and the media industry are. In the article, it's mentioned that the increasing growth of both is due to each other. Media gives more coverage to sports and brings viewers/fans. Athlete driven media helps grow social media. Sports and media together could help create some good for society. Just like the fundraiser J.J. Watt started on twitter.

Read the full article here: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/the-new-face-of-sports-media_us_59a4b9f2e4b0d6cf7f404fd9