Social Media, Access Journalism, and Culture & Politics in Sports

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So you probably Heard Tell that fall is full-bore sports season with all four of the major sports in America going at the same time, which means once again cultural issues and political discussions find their way into, onto, and involved in the sports world. Recent scandals in the NFL with John Gruden's emails once again riled up long-running issues of race and abusive language and behavior in the power structures of America's most popular sport. In the NBA, Kyrie Irving has found himself the avatar of the Covid-19 vaccine mandate. So let's turn down the news cycle noise about these issues in sports with sports writer and broadcaster Josh Buckhalter. We talk about how things like social media, access journalism, and the current news media environment affect not only our consumption of information but the business model of teams, outlets, and journalists. Also, how the expansion of legalized gambling has changed not only how folks consumer sports but who is consuming them. Plus, Josh points out that there never really has been a divide between sports and culture & politics. All that and more on this episode of Heard Tell with Josh Buckhalter.

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