1) Commercialized sport and the media have long maintained a relationship of dependence on each other. Discuss how this relationship developed from the late 1800s into the television era.
2) Drawing on class or reading materials, discuss how the sports media has become an oligopoly, and why this raises critical questions around independent journalism on sport.
3) Briefly describe the system of "beat reporting," and how it influences the type of sports content appearing in newspapers.
4) Briefly discuss how the everyday business of gathering information can lead to ethical questions for sports journalists.
5) Briefly describe three ways that television coverage of sport transforms what we see or hear versus a live event.
6) Drawing on readings or class material, describe how the sports media spectacularizes sport.
7) Discuss how consistent narratives or formulaic layouts within sports fiction or film can have an influence on other mediums related to sport.