Defamation of Athletes by Sports Media Coverage Xavier Bennett Grambling State University Author Note: This paper was prepared for MC 444 Communication Law and was taught by Dr. Ford Dunn Abstract This paper discusses the media’s treatment of athlete and sports figures. Although the main focus of this paper is professional athletes‚ cases involving professional coaches and owners‚ collegiate sport figures will be mentioned as well. Professional athletes and coaches utilize media attention
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First off‚ according to two “Sides to every coin” the average knee replacement costs $35‚500 to $40‚000. Professional athletes don’t get insurance. Imagine needing to pay $40‚000 for a knee replacement. Professional athletes are paid fairly not all of them spend all their money they just don’t know what to do with it besides some people make more money just sitting around. Next‚ athletes are paid fairly they work hard for what they earn. One thing is for certain they have no idea how to have any financial
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Balanced Diet for Athletes A balanced diet is a diet that provides all the essential nutrients in sufficient quantity and in the correct proportions to promote good health. The six main classes of nutrients are carbohydrate‚ fat‚ protein‚ vitamins‚ minerals‚ and water. Good nutrition is essential for optimal performance of athletes. The nutritional requirements differ among athletes and these depend on their age‚ body size‚ and intensity of their sport or training programme. In athletes‚ good nutrition
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dishonest and easy shortcut to get out of what is being tried to accomplish. The main reason why most people do cheat however‚ is because they focus mainly on their goal and do not realize what they are putting at steak when they cheat. Cheating is definitely not necessary to succeed and can result in lots of negative effects in a person’s life. I’ve always thought of Lance Armstrong as a healthy and respected athlete‚ that is until he admitted to blood doping and using EPO throughout his career. Armstrong
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Is it fair professional male athletes get paid more than the women? Most female athletes don’t feel appreciated as much as the males do. According to Thomasson‚ females in America continue to be viewed as the “weaker sex”‚ and inevitably this mentality continues to impact women in American society (para 1.). Most of us females believe that in order for them to feel equal as the male athletes they’d have to do everything a male has to do and they shouldn’t feel as if there aren’t perfect for the way
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Athletes as Role Models Athlets have been lookd up to as role models for as long as sports have exsted. There is just something attractive about the thought of being in good physical condition and being talented in sports. But‚ are athlets the kind of people that children should be looking up to for direction and guidance? Many children often look up to the professional athletes as role models. In fact‚ in 1995 Sports Illustrated for Kids did a survey for kids who were ages 7 through 12 about
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Eating Disorders in Athletes When we see a gymnast or a wrestler on television‚ we sometimes marvel at how good their body looks‚ and how physically fit they are. As these athletes may indeed have thin‚ well toned bodies‚ some of them may be a result of eating disorders. Both male and female athletes are at risk for eating disorders‚ although there is a greater probability that a female athlete will be the victim. Sports that have a high percentage of athletes with eating disorders include:
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an opportunity to practice and improve with some of the best athletes as well as exposure and recognition‚ the value of the experience increases. Along with the increase in value should come an increase in price‚ instead‚ athletes are offered all the benefit and extra for no cost. Former head of the NCAA‚ Myles Brand believes that free tuition is an adequate reimbursement for a student athlete. On the other hand‚ many college athletes believe they deserve more. The
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Training the Female Athlete In this Podcast‚ Peter Melanson interviews Diane Vives – director of Vives Training Systems in Austin‚ Texas‚ on training female athletes. Peter asks Diane a series of questions in regards to female athletes versus male athletes on how to train better‚ the differences between training‚ and the types of injuries caused from the training between men and women athletes. Diane answers with questions with research and studies that supports her theories and reasoning’s to
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Motivation What is motivation? What factors can affect an athletes’ motivation? Sage (as cited in Weinberg & Gould‚ 2015‚ p. 51) wrote‚ “Motivation can be defined simply as the direction and intensity of one’s effort.” There is a correlation between the direction one is moving towards and the intensity - the effort that is put forth. Motivation levels vary from individual to individual. Some athletes are highly motivated and make every effort to be successful whereas others prevent any circumstances
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