The Business of Sports: A Primer for Journalists [Paperback]

Mark Conrad (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0415996384 | ISBN-13: 978-0415996389 | Publication Date: February 4, 2006 | Edition: 1

At one time, sports coverage was scores, standings, and star performances. However, sports has evolved into a profitable, complicated, and multi-dimensional business, as broad and complex as any. This book explores the business aspect of sports with an orientation to those topics that are most relevant to journalists, providing the foundation for understanding the various parts of the sports business. Moving beyond sports writing, this text offers a distinct perspective on professional, college, and international sports organizations--structure, governance, labor issues, and other business factors within the sports community. Written clearly and compellingly, The Business of Sports includes cases (historical, current, and hypothetical) to illustrate how business concerns play a role in the reporting of sports.

Offering critical insights on the business of sports, this text is a required resource for sports journalists and students in journalism.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"When compared with the first edition (2005), the second edition of this primer reflects five years of changes in the world of sports. Names change and leagues change, sure, but more to the point--and covered here--are changes related to economics, labor, the law (e.g., property copyright cases as electronic media link the world ever closer), and so on. All these are now required reporting for news organizations."—Recommended in CHOICE, August 2011, J. Marren, Buffalo State College, USA

--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

About the Author

Mark Conrad is Associate Professor and Chair of the Legal and Ethical Studies Area at Fordham University’s School of Business Administration, where he teaches Sports Law, Media Law, and other law classes. He also teaches at Columbia University’s graduate program in Sports Management. Mr. Conrad has published in academic, legal and general circulation publications, including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Sports Business Journal, and the New York Law Journal. He is a frequent blogger for Sports Law Blog. Mark received his J.D. from New York Law School, and he holds an M.S. from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism.

--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 362 pages
• Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (February 4, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0415996384
• ISBN-13: 978-0415996389
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,966,136 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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