Article on Why Sports Journalism Matters

Yes, Journalism matters overall and so does sports journalism

The piece I found to read and talk about this week was not a straight news article on sports journalism and social media. This was a column about why sports journalism matters.

While this doesn't really talk about social media and sports journalism changing, it is important to show that sports journalism matters. If the basis of sports journalism does not matter, the changing of sports journalism doesn't matter and therefore the SM4SC campaign is not a thing. I think my SM4SC Campaign is important and would not happen without showing the importance of sports journalism.

So people don't consider sports journalists to be journalists because they don't think they are doing the "hard-hitting" journalism. This is not true, in my opinion. Sports journalists are just as much journalists as those who cover news and politics.

While some journalists just talk (TV or radio) or write about games and random sports topics, they also have to deal with issues related to athletes and teams. And even covering games, you still have to deal with other media members and players and coaches who don't often like to talk to the media. It is not all fun.

In terms of dealing with real-life issues related to the athletes or teams, you may have to deal with issues of a player or coach getting into trouble away from the sport, or an athlete dealing with sickness or other personal life issues.

In addition sports journalists normally shine when they do an in-depth feature on a player, coach or team. They allow you to see a backstory that you might not know if you just watch the games.