The influence of new media development on sports news
1. The Influence of new media development on
Sports News
compare with the different reports about 2008 Beijing Olympic
Games and 2012 London Olympic Games.
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3. Definition: New Media
• combines with traditional media and information technology and can
transmit and interact immediately between subject and object
(Hickman,2016).
• Forms of new media : digital TV, network video and blog and other
devices.
• Characteristics of new media: timeliness and mobility
Hickman, J. (2016). Language, society and new media: sociolinguistics today. Language and Intercultural Communication, pp.1-3. Available at: http://eds.b.ebscohost.com/eds/ebookviewer/ebook/bmxlYmtfXzEwMzY0MjhfX0FO0?sid=7fe0ab63-4e68-
4002-baff-368892dc47bb@sessionmgr104&vid=10&format=EB&rid=10 [Accessed 8 Jan. 2016].
Definition: Sports digital news
• Sports digital news, also known as "sports network news" or "sports online
news"(Morehead,2016: p13).
• Mode of transmission: network
• Contents of transmission: professional news organization and users
Morehead, C., O’ Hallarn, B. and Shapiro, S. (2016). Tell Me How You Really Feel: Analyzing Debate, Desire, and Disinhibition in Online Sports News Stories. International Journal of Sport Communication, 9(1), pp.13-35. Available at:
http://eds.a.ebscohost.com/eds/detail/detail?vid=2&sid=2063bd5b-3b3b-4875-88d76176c37abec7%40sessionmgr4007&hid=4105&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWRzLWxpdmU%3d#AN=114156809&db=sph [Accessed 8 Jan. 2016].
4. Literature review:
• Zhang (2014) said that new media was the most potential modes to
propagate sports culture in the new era. In the 21st century, the social
influence and importance of new media were increasing. New media forms
such as blogs, microblogs, and WeChat, which were the leading
application platforms of smartphones and networks are emerging and
widely accepted by the society.
• Moritz (2015) illustrated that through the blog or social network, more and
more citizens participated in new media, and digital sports news could
combine with video, reports, pictures and other forms so that users could
use smartphones or laptops to publish information.
Zhang, D. and Zhang, S. (2014). The Influence of Internet on Sport Culture Communication. Advanced Materials Research, 926-930, pp.2686-2689. Available at: http://eds.b.ebscohost.com/eds/detail/detail?vid=2&sid=9c2e15ef-0854-4f7b-
88b5ae6c992fb161%40sessionmgr104&hid=112&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWRzLWxpdmU%3d#AN=96297218&db=edb [Accessed 8 Jan. 2016].
Moritz, B. (2015). The Story versus the Stream: Digital Media’s Influence on Newspaper Sports Journalism. International Journal of Sport Communication, 8(4), pp.397-410. Available at: http://eds.a.ebscohost.com/eds/detail/detail?
vid=6&sid=2063bd5b-3b3b-4875-88d76176c37abec7%40sessionmgr4007&hid=4105&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWRzLWxpdmU%3d#AN=111730927&db=sph [Accessed 8 Jan. 2016].
5. Examples:
• 2008 Beijing Olympic Games digital sports news (Moritz,2015)
• 2012 London Olympic Games digital sports news (Moritz,2015)
Moritz, B. (2015). The Story versus the Stream: Digital Media’s Influence on Newspaper Sports Journalism. International Journal of Sport Communication, 8(4), pp.397-410. Available at: http://eds.a.ebscohost.com/eds/detail/detail?
vid=6&sid=2063bd5b-3b3b-4875-88d76176c37abec7%40sessionmgr4007&hid=4105&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWRzLWxpdmU%3d#AN=111730927&db=sph [Accessed 8 Jan. 2016].
Various channels of digital sports news transmission
(Olympic Games)
• Microblog
• Internet TV IPTV
• 3D Olympic (3D TV)
7. Microblog
Sina launched the " Microblog Olympics Games” (Liu,2013: p263).
•Microblog can make the public the first time to receive the latest
progress (Liu,2013).
•Microblog enables the two-way interaction between the information
communicators and the information receivers, and the data receivers
can act as the publishers of the information (Liu,2013).
Liu, Z. and Berkowitz, D. (2013). “Love Sport, Even When It Breaks Your Heart Again”: Ritualizing Consumerism in Sports on Weibo. International Journal of Sport Communication, 6(3), pp.258-273. Available at:
http://eds.a.ebscohost.com/eds/detail/detail?vid=8&sid=2063bd5b-3b3b-4875-88d76176c37abec7%40sessionmgr4007&hid=4105&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWRzLWxpdmU%3d#AN=90400518&db=edb [Accessed 8 Jan. 2016].
8. Internet TV IPTV
Cntv.cn. (2012). CNTV London Olympic Games. [online] Available at: http://2012.cntv.cn/video/ [Accessed 9 Jan. 2017].
Cntv.cn. (2012)
9. Internet TV IPTV
uses the Internet, provides interactive digital media services for
users through personal computers, television set-top boxes, car
television and mobile terminals (Liu,2013: p263).
•network television has changed the traditional TV program
passive viewing mode, according to audience’s favorite and
demand, using the network people can watch the program
anytime.
Liu, Z. and Berkowitz, D. (2013). “Love Sport, Even When It Breaks Your Heart Again”: Ritualizing Consumerism in Sports on Weibo. International Journal of Sport Communication, 6(3), pp.258-273. Available at:
http://eds.a.ebscohost.com/eds/detail/detail?vid=8&sid=2063bd5b-3b3b-4875-88d76176c37abec7%40sessionmgr4007&hid=4105&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWRzLWxpdmU%3d#AN=90400518&db=edb [Accessed 8 Jan.
10. 3D Olympic (3D TV)
YouTube. (2012). 100 M Final in 3D Olympics 2012 London!!!! Usain Bolt wins 100 M in a fantastic 9.63! - YouTube. [online] Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0-K3-Y3C0M [Accessed 9 Jan. 2017].
Youtube. (2012)
11. 3D Olympic (3D TV)
through the LCD screen displaying special control and coding
post-processing, sends the image into the person's eyes
independently to achieve three-dimensional display(Liu,2013:
p263).
•makes oneself like participating in the sports competition field.
Liu, Z. and Berkowitz, D. (2013). “Love Sport, Even When It Breaks Your Heart Again”: Ritualizing Consumerism in Sports on Weibo. International Journal of Sport Communication, 6(3), pp.258-273. Available at:
http://eds.a.ebscohost.com/eds/detail/detail?vid=8&sid=2063bd5b-3b3b-4875-88d76176c37abec7%40sessionmgr4007&hid=4105&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWRzLWxpdmU%3d#AN=90400518&db=edb [Accessed 8 Jan. 2016].
12. Negative impacts:
Over-entertainment
•Sports reports use imagination, association, exaggeration and
other practices cause suspense (Liu,2013).
Liu, Z. and Berkowitz, D. (2013). “Love Sport, Even When It Breaks Your Heart Again”: Ritualizing Consumerism in Sports on Weibo. International Journal of Sport Communication, 6(3), pp.258-273. Available at:
http://eds.a.ebscohost.com/eds/detail/detail?vid=8&sid=2063bd5b-3b3b-4875-88d76176c37abec7%40sessionmgr4007&hid=4105&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWRzLWxpdmU%3d#AN=90400518&db=edb [Accessed 8 Jan. 2016].
13. In 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, Lin Dan successfully
became the badminton men's singles champion, the
coach Li Yongbo and Lin Dan fell to the ground to
celebrate. However, one of the sports news reported
that Lin Dan took off his clothes and Li Yongbo kissed
his prentice.
In the London 2012 Olympic swimming competition,
Sun Yang and Park Tae-Hwan’s competition attracted
public’s attention. In order to create a gimmick, before
the game, the media began to exaggerate the
contradictions and conflicts between the two
deliberately.
News.cntv.cn. (2008)
Sports.sohu.com. (2012).
News.cntv.cn. (2008). Lin Dan took off his clothes and Li Yongbo kissed his prentice. [online] Available at: http://news.cntv.cn/20120806/104391.shtml [Accessed 9 Jan. 2017].
Sports.sohu.com. (2012). Sun Yang and Park Tae-Hwan’s competition.[online] Available at: http://sports.sohu.com/20140920/n404495931.shtml [Accessed 9 Jan. 2017].
15. Reference list:
• Hickman, J. (2016). Language, society and new media: sociolinguistics today. Language and Intercultural Communication, pp.1-3. Available at:
http://eds.b.ebscohost.com/eds/ebookviewer/ebook/bmxlYmtfXzEwMzY0MjhfX0FO0?sid=7fe0ab63-4e68-4002-baff-
368892dc47bb@sessionmgr104&vid=10&format=EB&rid=10 [Accessed 8 Jan. 2016].
• Liu, Z. and Berkowitz, D. (2013). “Love Sport, Even When It Breaks Your Heart Again”: Ritualizing Consumerism in Sports on Weibo.
International Journal of Sport Communication, 6(3), pp.258-273. Available at: http://eds.a.ebscohost.com/eds/detail/detail?
vid=8&sid=2063bd5b-3b3b-4875-88d76176c37abec7%40sessionmgr4007&hid=4105&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWRzLWxpdmU
%3d#AN=90400518&db=edb [Accessed 8 Jan. 2016].
• Moritz, B. (2015). The Story versus the Stream: Digital Media’s Influence on Newspaper Sports Journalism. International Journal of Sport
Communication, 8(4), pp.397-410. Available at: http://eds.a.ebscohost.com/eds/detail/detail?vid=6&sid=2063bd5b-3b3b-4875-
88d76176c37abec7%40sessionmgr4007&hid=4105&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWRzLWxpdmU%3d#AN=111730927&db=sph [Accessed 8 Jan.
2016].
• Morehead, C., O’ Hallarn, B. and Shapiro, S. (2016). Tell Me How You Really Feel: Analyzing Debate, Desire, and Disinhibition in Online
Sports News Stories. International Journal of Sport Communication, 9(1), pp.13-35. Available at: http://eds.a.ebscohost.com/eds/detail/detail?
vid=2&sid=2063bd5b-3b3b-4875-88d76176c37abec7%40sessionmgr4007&hid=4105&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWRzLWxpdmU
%3d#AN=114156809&db=sph [Accessed 8 Jan. 2016].
• Zhang, D. and Zhang, S. (2014). The Influence of Internet on Sport Culture Communication. Advanced Materials Research, 926-930,
pp.2686-2689. Available at: http://eds.b.ebscohost.com/eds/detail/detail?vid=2&sid=9c2e15ef-0854-4f7b-
88b5ae6c992fb161%40sessionmgr104&hid=112&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWRzLWxpdmU%3d#AN=96297218&db=edb [Accessed 8 Jan.
2016].
Visual materials:
Weibo.com. (2012). Microblog Olympics Games. [online] Available at: http://www.weibo.com/z/aoyun/torch.html [Accessed 9 Jan. 2017].
Cntv.cn. (2012). CNTV London Olympic Games. [online]Available at: http://2012.cntv.cn/video/ [Accessed 9 Jan. 2017].
YouTube. (2012). 100 M Final in 3D Olympics 2012 London!!!! Usain Bolt wins 100 M in a fantastic 9.63! - YouTube. [online] Available at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0-K3-Y3C0M [Accessed 9 Jan. 2017].
News.cntv.cn. (2008). Lin Dan took off his clothes and Li Yongbo kissed his prentice. [online] Available at: http://news.cntv.cn/20120806/104391.shtml
[Accessed 9 Jan. 2017].
Sports.sohu.com. (2012). Sun Yang and Park Tae-Hwan’s competition. [online] Available at: http://sports.sohu.com/20140920/n404495931.shtml
[Accessed 9 Jan. 2017].
