A comparison of East and West German media coverage of the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal
During recent years there was a perceptible tendency towards the political and ideological use of sports journalism. The present study deals with this problem, and comprises a comparative analysis of the media coverage of the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal by East and West German media. There is a...
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During recent years there was a perceptible tendency towards the political and ideological use of sports journalism. The present study deals with this problem, and comprises a comparative analysis of the media coverage of the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal by East and West German media. There is a close interaction between sports and the media, with benefits for both. Top performance sports as such is not only very interesting, but the contest for medals, cups, and new records draws the attention of millions of people. These are also the people who are interested in the products of any medium. Whereas local sports draws local audiences, top performance sports not only draws national, but also international audiences.
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| spelling | doaj-art-e84ee3b5db22496cb381cbb8dc7c0d672025-01-20T08:42:20ZengUniversity of JohannesburgCommunicare0259-00692957-79502022-11-012110.36615/jcsa.v2i1.2188A comparison of East and West German media coverage of the 1976 Olympic Games in MontrealManfred Massing0Dieter Voigt1Rurh-UniversitatRurh-Universitat During recent years there was a perceptible tendency towards the political and ideological use of sports journalism. The present study deals with this problem, and comprises a comparative analysis of the media coverage of the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal by East and West German media. There is a close interaction between sports and the media, with benefits for both. Top performance sports as such is not only very interesting, but the contest for medals, cups, and new records draws the attention of millions of people. These are also the people who are interested in the products of any medium. Whereas local sports draws local audiences, top performance sports not only draws national, but also international audiences. https://journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/jcsa/article/view/2188political and ideological use of sports journalism1976 Olympic Games in MontrealEast and West German mediasports and the media |
| spellingShingle | Manfred Massing Dieter Voigt A comparison of East and West German media coverage of the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal Communicare political and ideological use of sports journalism 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal East and West German media sports and the media |
| title | A comparison of East and West German media coverage of the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal |
| title_full | A comparison of East and West German media coverage of the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal |
| title_fullStr | A comparison of East and West German media coverage of the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal |
| title_full_unstemmed | A comparison of East and West German media coverage of the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal |
| title_short | A comparison of East and West German media coverage of the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal |
| title_sort | comparison of east and west german media coverage of the 1976 olympic games in montreal |
| topic | political and ideological use of sports journalism 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal East and West German media sports and the media |
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