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Sports Journalism: Its Global Future in the Age of Digital Media

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HCI International 2022 - Late Breaking Papers. Interaction in New Media, Learning and Games (HCII 2022)

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This study considers the possible future outcomes and developments of sports journalism in the age of digital media. A group of sports journalists from different countries around the world rationalised their points of view, in relation to the economy and sustainability of their profession in the digital era, alongside the digital changes they have faced during their careers. Despite having disclosed their personal opinions, several significant and strong correlations were found in almost all aspects. The sports journalists emphasise more advantages than disadvantages of digital media in their daily lives, and, despite recognising that the sector is in crisis, they believe that it will be possible to overcome it by producing creative content and increasing online interaction with consumers. Financially, the majority agree that they will have to put aside old advertisement practices and introduce new premium versions and paid content. Despite some disagreements in thoughts, it is concluded that to survive they will undoubtedly have to adapt to the online platforms and develop features that keep pace with the advancement of the digital world.

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  1. University Campus of Football Business, Global Institute of Sport, Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London, England

    Olga Monteiro Da Silva, Richard Lenton & Andrea M. Firth

  2. Health, Welfare and Organization, Østfold University College, Halden, Norway

    Ricardo G. Lugo

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  1. Computer and Information Sciences, Towson University, Towson, MD, USA

    Gabriele Meiselwitz

  2. San Jose State University, San Jose, CA, USA

    Abbas Moallem

  3. Department of Multimedia and Graphic Arts, Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol, Cyprus

    Panayiotis Zaphiris

  4. Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol, Cyprus

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  5. Soar Technology, Inc., Orlando, FL, USA

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  6. MMS, Fraunhofer FKIE, Wachtberg, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

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Monteiro Da Silva, O., Lugo, R.G., Lenton, R., Firth, A.M. (2022). Sports Journalism: Its Global Future in the Age of Digital Media. In: Meiselwitz, G., et al. HCI International 2022 - Late Breaking Papers. Interaction in New Media, Learning and Games. HCII 2022. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 13517. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-22131-6_8

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