Internet

The internet is a huge resource in every area of life. The media especially utilizes the internet as an outlet to display their news.  All media is presented on not only television shows but can also be accessed on the internet. In fact when it comes to sport I feel that is the preferred outlet to receive news from. While games are all watched on the television and ESPN is often kept on cycling the internet is a place that is often pursued in order to discover what is going on in sports.

Now in the world of sports there are more than just scores and game times presented in their news. It is not uncommon for a large portion of the news to be information on the players. Their personal life is sometimes explored but you can bet the moment that there is a crime or any scandal that that information will be presented ASAP on the internet.

Not only are there endless sports sites. For example simply look at the blog roll on this blog for places online that you can receive information about athletes in the media on an internet site. There is also social media and forums and many many more and different things online where sports news and information about players is broadcasted. Social media is one very interesting way that news about players is presented because it comes with each persons personal bias. You can bet if something has gone on with an athlete that there will be multiple statuses and post discussing the occurrence sometimes joking about it or sometimes taking the athletes action to heart. It is in part because of the internet that athletes reputations are so easily broadcasted allowing for the molding of their character as “bad boy” or not. If their story is on the internet then it was note worthy and got their name out. Perhaps that is why athletes do bad things, in order to gain more publicity? Either way the internet is a place where this information dwells readily waiting and actively accessed by many learning of athletes reputations.