Normalizing the Sports Journalism Niche

Nicholas R. Buzzelli is an Assistant Professor of Sports Media at High Point University. Previously, he taught in the Communication Department at Mississippi College after completing his Ph.D. in Communication & Information Sciences at the University of Alabama (2022). His research primarily focuses on sports journalism processes and norms.

• List of Abbreviations – Acknowledgments – Assessing the Current State of Sports Journalism – Bypassing The Media Middleman: Team-Run Media’s Challenge to Traditional Sports News – Normalizing The New Wave: The Athletic’s Impact on Sports Media Standards – The One-Man Journalistic Band: Substack’s Emergence from Startup to Sports Media Lifeline – The Virtual Sports Bar: S.B. Nation Communities as Sports Media’s Corporate Blogosphere – Reimagining the Future of Digital Sports Journalism – Appendix A – Appendix B – Index.