It is amazing how time flies by–I have had my blog now for about two years. I started my blog in 2006 right after I retired from track and field at USC, and have continued to write about what is going on in the Public Relations field. From sports PR Read more…
I feel like I have posted on this issue numerous times, and it keeps on coming back in the news. It seems that as the time for the Olympics to begin inches closer, there is more discussion on which athletes are “clean” and which ones are not. Today, it seems Read more…
There seems to be a lot of coverage of athletes and how they are perceived among various audiences– such as the media, sports fans, sponsors, and the general public. Some athletes have a negative image to them– like Kobe Bryant and Barry Bonds. Both have had their own crises that Read more…
The Olympic Trials for Beijing were held this past week in Eugene, Oregon– and there were many stellar performances. Some records were broken, and new champions emerged. However, there were some athletes that were supposed to do better, but didn’t. I was looking at some of the results, and I Read more…
Sports is covered in many different ways in the media. Some articles focus on which team won a what game, and others look at what records were broken at a certain meet. However, there seems to be a growing trend in the media that focuses on one issue in athletics: Read more…