Sports Media: Transformation, Integration, Consumption

ISBN-13: 9780415883689 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 232 str.

Andrew C. Billings

Opis

An examination of sports media scholarship and its role in facilitating understanding of the increasingly complex world of sports media. Chapters assess existing scholarship while positing important future questions about the role sports media will increasingly play in the daily lives of sports fans worldwide.

O autorze

Andrew C. Billings arrived at the University of Alabama in 2011, where he assumed the role of the Ronald Reagan Chair of Broadcasting.  He is the author of six books, including Olympic Media: Inside the Biggest Show on Television (Routledge, 2008).  Additionally, he is also the author of over 50 refereed journal articles and book chapters and his work has won numerous awards from organizations such as the National Communication Association and the Broadcast Education Association.  His work in the classroom at Clemson University also earned him many teaching awards.  He has consulted with many sports media agencies and is a past holder of the Invited Chair of Olympism at the Autonomous University of Barcelona.