Most of my posts have been about ICT's effect on hard-hitting political news. The sort of thing political nerds like me enjoy. However, technology has also had an enormous impact on the creation and consumption of sports news. For years, sports news was delivered by your local television news anchor and the sports page in the news paper. So when ESPN and SportsCenter first aired in 1979 many thought sports around the clock was a crazy idea.
Legendary Anchorman Ron Burgundy was one such individual.
However, those individuals could not have been more wrong. Now, in addition to those traditional outlets, we have ESPN, ESPN 2, ESPN 3, ESPN 8, ESPN News, ESPNU, ESPN Deportes, and ESPN Classic. As well as, FOX Sports Net, the Tennis Channel, the Big Ten Network, NBA TV, and NFL Satellite packages just to name a few. Those are just television outlets, the amount of websites devoted to sports news coverage is absurd.
The real challenge wrought by ICT is that there are only so many sports scores one can report, and only so many highlights to fill one day.
As a result, the networks have to report on other aspects of sports-related news. Players personal lives and locker room drama are often perfect fodder to fill the airwaves.
Here are a few recent Twitter posts that the 24 hour sports news cycle has decided to cover.
Nike Designer Mocks Derrick Rose
*The guy who designs LeBron James' shoes mocked Bulls guard Derrick Rose after he tore his ACL
IndyCar fines Panther Racing's John Barnes $25,000
*In this instance the fine was due to a "critical comment" made on Twitter
Tebow's back on Twitter and yes, he's still excited
*As you likely inferred, this "news" story is about Tim Tebow's first four tweets as a Jet. I'm serious.
Kevin Love tweets 'stache, fans respond
*And my personal favorite "news" story....well, its pretty self explanatory.
In today's ICT world, a Tweet can get just as much coverage as a win. Fortunately, I believe that sports fans will always be more interested in whether or not Roger Federer can reclaim the #1 seed than in whether or not Kevin Love can grow facial hair. Technology allows fans to keep tabs on both.
Legendary Anchorman Ron Burgundy was one such individual.
However, those individuals could not have been more wrong. Now, in addition to those traditional outlets, we have ESPN, ESPN 2, ESPN 3, ESPN 8, ESPN News, ESPNU, ESPN Deportes, and ESPN Classic. As well as, FOX Sports Net, the Tennis Channel, the Big Ten Network, NBA TV, and NFL Satellite packages just to name a few. Those are just television outlets, the amount of websites devoted to sports news coverage is absurd.
The real challenge wrought by ICT is that there are only so many sports scores one can report, and only so many highlights to fill one day.
As a result, the networks have to report on other aspects of sports-related news. Players personal lives and locker room drama are often perfect fodder to fill the airwaves.
Here are a few recent Twitter posts that the 24 hour sports news cycle has decided to cover.
Nike Designer Mocks Derrick Rose
*The guy who designs LeBron James' shoes mocked Bulls guard Derrick Rose after he tore his ACL
IndyCar fines Panther Racing's John Barnes $25,000
*In this instance the fine was due to a "critical comment" made on Twitter
Tebow's back on Twitter and yes, he's still excited
*As you likely inferred, this "news" story is about Tim Tebow's first four tweets as a Jet. I'm serious.
Kevin Love tweets 'stache, fans respond
*And my personal favorite "news" story....well, its pretty self explanatory.
In today's ICT world, a Tweet can get just as much coverage as a win. Fortunately, I believe that sports fans will always be more interested in whether or not Roger Federer can reclaim the #1 seed than in whether or not Kevin Love can grow facial hair. Technology allows fans to keep tabs on both.
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