Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Preliminary Mobile Story Structure

Headline: The Evolving Nature of Athletes on Social Media, and its Effect on Sports Journalism




Opening paragraphs explaining the growing prevalence of athletes on social media (with embedded link to a website listing all verified accounts of athletes on twitter), how it can help them and hurt them, and the fact that it changes the field of Sports Journalism.




Subhead 1: The Immediate Access of Fans to Athletes through Social Media changes the landscape of Sports Journalism




Expert Video 1- A response to a question which would essentially be "How do you feel the role of the journalist has changed in dealing with athletes as their use of social media becomes more widespread?"


[Accompanying text about the way sports journalism is changing in response to athletes on social media, tying it into the next topic at the end]


Subhead 2: Athletes can make themselves the story depending on how they use Social Media


Expert Video 2- A response to a question which would essentially be "Do you think it is worthwhile for journalists to run stories about or cover scandals that result from Athletes uses of Social Media? (mentioning a few examples from research here as well)"


[accompanying text depending on answer]


Subhead: However, Social Media can also be a valuable tool for Athletes to connect to their fans


Audioboo from earlier assignment about athletes on social media


[accompanying text about how it can help them cultivate and stay connected to fans, and give an insight into the personal lives of players that you don't always get from journalists just covering the sports.

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