Russell Wilson's new "DangerTalk" podcast on ESPN is just the latest in a growing trend of content deals media companies have signed with active athletes. And the history and implications of that trend are worth some consideration.
It will be interesting to see what this behind-the-scenes show gives us, but it's also notable that this comes at a time where many independent media have been heavily restricted in their access to NHL players and teams.
"We should avoid 'news' interviews as much as possible."
"It had to do with access and it had to do with audio and sound — being able to listen in to conversations and play calling. There are a lot of elements that could potentially be groundbreaking. For a football fan or a football viewer, it’s going to be interesting."
With Alex Rodriguez leaving his Yankees' advisor role and David Ross leaving his ESPN job to manage the Cubs, Jessica Mendoza is even more at the center of the team employee/broadcaster debate.
Raiders' GM Mike Mayock has taken a much different media approach than NFL Network analyst Mike Mayock, generally preferring to sit in the background, but he's still wound up in the spotlight thanks to the Antonio Brown situation.
This is a pretty clear violation of the MLB CBA.
"Billy Martin punched a reporter one time. It's just part of this game."
The Knicks' latest attempt to keep the New York Daily News from attending a press conference backfired in a big way, netting them a $50,000 fine from the NBA.
The Knicks barred the NYDN from a press conference after a "DO IT" critical headline urging Jim Dolan to sell the team, one of many critical headlines the paper has run over the years.
Three separate people asked Gundy trolling questions about his media access restriction threat.
Saban allowed ESPN to film an all-access series at training camp this year after years of turning those requests down, and also quickly apologized to ESPN's Maria Taylor after being rude during an interview.
Gundy told reporters (through a sports information staffer) that they'd lose access to players for the rest of the year if they asked about Jalen McCleskey's transfer.
The head of an organization that represents wrestling media and wrestling communications professionals is taking a stance in support of USA Wrestling's background checks and mandatory online training for journalists looking to gain credentials.
“I'm not meeting with their announcing crew before the game, I'm not doing the in-game interview. I’m not going to participate in the thing.”
This move to try and revoke NBA credentials makes the coaches look worse than Ball.
Michigan denied a roster request and then said they'd have to look for a list of scholarship athletes.
A NASCAR exec reportedly held up Gluck's USA Today story to all the drivers at the midseason update meeting to complain about it.
Frazier has a valid point about the lack of incentives for NCAA players to talk to the media.
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