Positive and Negative Impacts of Media Flashcards
1
Q
Individual sports Positives
A
- New, exciting formats (100 in cricket)
- Updated rules (rugby union)
- More frequent play
- More international sport
- ^ in player wealth
- ^ audience
- Better officiating
- ^ investment
- Higher wages
- ^ facilities –> better standard of play / player development
2
Q
Individual sports Negatives
A
- Inequality
- Over-reliance –> media control
- Fans become consumers –> there to be sold to
- Sensationalism –> building up rivalries
- Decreased interest in minorities
- Lose original formats
3
Q
Performer Positives
A
- ^ income
- Full time athlete
- ^ earning potential
- ^ fame
- Role model
- Sponsorship
- Access to better facilities & coaches
4
Q
Performer Negatives
A
- Loss of privacy –> firmly in public eye
- Online abuse
- ^ pressure to win –> win at all costs mentality
- Errors highlighted
- Decreased rest in off reason
- Pressure to play when injured
5
Q
Spectators Positives
A
- Experience exciting formats
- New rules –> entertainment
- More frequent
- International access
- ^ standard of play
- Sit in better stadia
6
Q
Spectators Negative
A
- Subscription fees –> can’t afford
- Disrupted coverage –> adverts
- Become consumer in own home
- Quantity of sport can disrupt life
