Sports Journalism

"I applaud Boyle′s book as an attempt to study an important field of journalism that is too often ignored or note taken seriously.  News organizations devote massive resources to sports coverage and even the most erudite people often are avid followers of at least one sport.  Sports journalism deserves and requires serious analysis such as this book provides."

—COMMUNICATION RESEARCH TRENDS -- Eileen Wirth
"One of the major strengths of the book is that Boyle interviewed widely within the industry and thus his narrative offers a diverse range of understanding and analysis of sports journalism."
—American Journalism -- David W. Bulla * American Journalism *
Very good book. takes unique point of view. I will definitely intend to add it to my syllabus -- Dr Ilan Tamir * drupal *
Another invaluable title which deals in depth with the arena of sports journalism. Packed with ideas and angles from which to approach sports reporting. -- Mr Colm Griffith * drupal *
This is a perfect book to accompany any sports journalism course.

It gives learners the background on how the media affects sport and vice versa.

I would recommend this book for any journalism student who has an interest in sport as it will provide the knowledge they need to be a thought-provoking sports writer or reporter, to cut through the public relations speak and also to adopt the kind of technology needed for modern sports reporting.

It also sets out how reporting on sport has changed from a predominently print background to today′s hi-tech, multi-media coverage. -- Mr Ian Barnsley * drupal *
An interesting textbook and one which many students will find helpful. For degrees that offer sports journalism as a module this will be a valuable text book. For degrees in which students perhaps want to specialist this will make good supplementary reading. Of particular use to those students perhaps conducting studies and research into the world of sports journalism. -- Mr Kenny Toal * drupal *
An essential text for all students of this field. It explores the questions that all future sports journalists need to be asking themselves - about the relationship between sport and money, sport and the media, sport and PR, even sport and politics. A thorough analysis of the forces at work that - in Boyle′s words - are changing what sports journalism is and who sports journalists are. -- Mrs Jenny Kean * drupal *