SOCIAL MEDIA IN THE SPORTS WORLD

Timothy Proud

Social Media & Sports Gives fans another

platform to connect with their favorite sports

Many of the popular athletes have Facebook fan pages or Twitter accounts

Has also changed sports journalism

Facebook Fan pages keep

fans updated about news and events

Most times its run by a fan and not the actual athlete

Can also follow sports blogs via status updates

YouTube Allows fans to watch

replays and highlights of their favorite players

Some players even host weekly video shows

Different YouTube Channels allow users to follow specific sports and players

Twitter Most direct player

to fan interaction Top followers:

Dwight Howard, Lebron James, Reggie Bush

Huge impact on sports journalism

Sports Journalism Impacted greatly

by social media Many sports

reporters have created social media profiles

Has led to some reporting issues Sharing key stories Ethics are in

question Reliability

Work Cited http://

www.businessinsider.com/all-sports-news-will-now-be-broken-on-twitter-2010-12

http://twitter.com/#!/JoseCanseco http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/

DeSeanJackson10 http://

www.businessinsider.com/twitterverse-knew-world-cup-results-way-before-they-were-shown-on-tv-2010-12

http://www.examiner.com/sports-culture-and-psychology-in-national/worries-around-sports-personalities-and-electronic-communication

http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2010/03/05/social-media-has-place-sports-world