culture “with the authority to preempt our time and attention” (p. 32). Media events work on the basis of “proclaimed historicity,” an almost Archimedean point in time and space essentially forming a cosmological reference. Cosmological here must be understood in a Bergerian way at the cross-point of
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How Soccer Becomes Politics: A Case Study on the Communication of a Transnational Popular Media Event
Jochem Kotthaus, Matthias Schäfer, Nikola Stankovic, and Gerrit Weitzel
Push and Pull Factors in E-Sports Livestreaming: A Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling Approach
Tyreal Yizhou Qian, Jerred Junqi Wang, and James Jianhui Zhang
-sports games will mediate the impact of (a) push and (b) pull factors on behavioral outcomes associated with playing e-sports. Method We employed a cross-sectional, nonexperimental survey design. The data were previously used in two studies investigating e-sports online viewership. A total of 1
A Social Media Analysis of the Gendered Representations of Female and Male Athletes During the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Elaine Chiao Ling Yang, Michelle Hayes, Jinyan Chen, Caroline Riot, and Catheryn Khoo-Lattimore
and frames in social movement research . Mobilization: An International Quarterly, 5 ( 1 ), 37 – 54 . doi:10.17813/maiq.5.1.g54k222086346251 10.17813/maiq.5.1.g54k222086346251 Petca , A.R. , Bivolaru , E. , & Graf , T.A. ( 2013 ). Gender stereotypes in the Olympic Games media? A cross
Impact of Social Media on Intention to Purchase Pay-Per-View and Event Attendance: The Case of the Ultimate Fighting Championship
Andrew Kim, Minhong Kim, Steven Salaga, and James J. Zhang
explore unique themes of motivational reasons to use social media by UFC fans. Then, similar codes were categorized and classified, and the emergent themes were identified. Finally, the investigators conducted a cross-checking procedure to ensure the accuracy of the emergent themes. Phase 2: Quantitative
Exploring the Influence of Match Fixing on Consumer Motivations to Watch Esports: Perspectives From Brand Producers
Michael L. Williamson, Kevin Filo, Jason Doyle, and Brooke Harris-Reeves
impacted the data collected and themes generated, where three of the four resultant themes describe how brand producers perceived consumer motivations to spectate esports to be negatively influenced by match fixing. To address this limitation, future quantitative research could collect cross-cultural data
Managing Organizational and Media Stress: The Case of Elite Norwegian Skiers
Elsa Kristiansen, Barrie Houlihan, and Hans Anton Stubberud
. Before introducing the theoretical framework of coping with stress, we will briefly outline the context of the conflict. Context: The Conflict At the center of this conflict was the relationship between the NSF ski jumping sports director and the NSF. The NSF, which is responsible for the cross
International Media Coverage of the Pakistan Super League
David Cassilo and Danielle Sarver Coombs
” ( Lavalette, 2019 ). Ultimately, this research demonstrates the importance of cross-cultural and international examinations of media coverage of the same topic. Developing an understanding of the emergent frames present in material and then comparing those frames across nations allow scholars to better
Content Analysis as a Research Method: A Content Analysis of Content Analyses in Sport Communication
Markus Schäfer and Catharina Vögele
digital journalism scholars . Digital Journalism, 4 ( 1 ), 8 – 23 . https://doi.org/10.1080/21670811.2015.1096598 10.1080/21670811.2015.1096598 Buysse , J.A.M. , & Borcherding , B. ( 2010 ). Framing gender and disability: A cross-cultural analysis of photographs from the 2008 Paralympic Games
Professional Team Sports Organizations’ Corporate Social Responsibility Activities: Corporate Image and Chosen Communication Outlets’ Influence on Consumers’ Reactions
Cindy Lee, Hyejin Bang, and David J. Shonk
beverages). On the other hand, consumer-specific factors include different personality traits, social orientation, cross-cultural differences, consumers’ own service expertise and capabilities, and congruence between consumer and a PTSO’s CSR values as reflected in their initiatives ( Smith & Langford, 2009
“You Had One Job!” A Case Study of Maladaptive Parasocial Interaction and Athlete Maltreatment in Virtual Spaces
Jimmy Sanderson, Matthew Zimmerman, Sarah Stokowski, and Alison Fridley
was cross-sectional, and it would be fruitful to examine athletes over the course of an entire season or other prolonged period (e.g., playoffs) to determine how maladaptive PSI facilitates abuse over time. It also would be useful to isolate content by time periods within games to see if certain types