
The ESPN Effect
Exploring the Worldwide Leader in Sports
- 333 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
The ESPN Effect
Exploring the Worldwide Leader in Sports
About this book
ESPN has grown from a start-up cable network in a small Connecticut town to a $50 billion global enterprise. For the past 35 years, ESPN – along with its sister networks – has been the preeminent source for sports for millions around the globe. Its 24-hour coverage of sports news and programming has cultivated generations of sports consumers, utilizing multiple ESPN platforms for news and entertainment. The pervasiveness of the company's branded content has influenced how sports fans think and feel about the people who play and control these games. In The ESPN Effect, leading sports media scholars examine ESPN and its impact on culture, sports journalism, audience, and the business of sports media. The final part of the book considers the future of ESPN, beginning with an interview with Chris LaPlaca, ESPN senior vice president.
As the first academic text dedicated to the self-proclaimed «worldwide leader in sports», this book contributes to the growth of sports media research and provides a starting point for scholars examining the present and future impact of ESPN.
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Table of contents
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Preface: You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby
- Section One: Business and the ESPN Effect
- Section Two: Race, Gender, and the ESPN Effect
- Section Three: Journalism and the ESPN Effect
- Section Four: The ESPN Effect and Its Audience
- Section Five: The Future of the ESPN Effect
- References
- About the Editors
- About the Contributors
- Index