Innovative Communication in College Athletics
During the past 30 years, there has been a great deal of growth in college athletics in the form of technological advances and interaction with key stakeholders. Although many factors have influenced this expansion, there is no question that sport communication has drastically changed the landscape of college athletics at all levels. In this special issue on college athletics, various sport communication topics are covered with an array of methodologies and content areas. Each study brings a unique perspective to innovative communication issues that are prevalent in college athletics.
The
International Journal of Sport Communication (
IJSC) provides a platform for the dissemination of research and information on the unique aspects and divergent activities associated with sport communication. Although many journals cover a single aspect of sport and communication,
IJSC is the first to provide an all-encompassing view of the field by covering any topic related to communication in sport, through sport, or in a sport setting. This rigorously reviewed quarterly journal features quantitative and qualitative articles, including cutting-edge research, case studies, and editorials. For more information, visit
www.IJSC-Journal.com.
Editorial
The Pursuit of Innovative Communication in College Athletics
Coyte G. Cooper
Student Research
The Ethics of Online Coverage of Recruiting High School Athletes
Molly Yanity and Aimee C. Edmondson
Sporting Facebook: A Content Analysis of NCAA Organizational Sport Pages and Big 12 Conference Athletic Department Pages
Laci Wallace, Jacquelyn Wilson, and Kimberly Miloch
Industry interviews
Interview With David Anspaugh, Filmmaker
Travis Vogan
Sport Communication in a University Setting: Interview With Bi Xuemei, Jia Jing, and Xu Mingming, Beijing Sport University
Paul M. Pedersen
Original Research
Can Visual Complexity Impede Impact Appreciation of Mediated Sports? Team Identification and Viewer Response to a ComplexPresentation of College Football
R. Glenn Cummins, Norman E. Youngblood, and Mike Milford
Good for Society or Good for Business? Division I Sports Information Directors’ Attitudes Toward the Commercialization of Sports
Erin Whiteside, Marie Hardin, and Erin Ash
To Tweet or Not to Tweet: Exploring Division I Athletic Departments' Social-Media Policies
Jimmy Sanderson
Case Study
"We Aren’t Looking at This as an Audition": Exploring Interim Leadership in College Athletics
Blair W. Browning and Jeffrey W. Kassing
Book Reviews
Review of Big-Time Sports in American Universities
Elizabeth A. Gregg
Review of Sport, Race, Activism, and Social Change: The Impact of Dr. Harry Edwards’s Scholarship and Service
Gary Sailes