Okay, I removed my non-introduction post because I felt that the coverage wasn't like a blog at all, but rather speeling off on stuff. I've gotta be more educated than that. I've been reading a friend's blog (Capital Socialite and her style and everything is just awesome and made this blog look a bit bland.
So, new style, here we go.
I've always wondered how sports and media fit in everyday society. I mean, we have our everyday lives, you know - sleep, food, work/school etc. And then with the gaps that become obvious throughout what we do, media and sport exist. Though they fill this gap in different ways, they give us purpose, identity and clarity.
The media bring us entertainment. It brings us gossip (psst.. Did you watch Grey's last night?). It brings us the 'new' like the iPhone. It brings us information. We all of a sudden are able to use it as much as the media use itself (Web 2.0 - long topic of discussion). We are closer and closer to the action. International or Domestic media? No problem at all, we receive it through the same channels.
Sport gives us excitement, entertainment, a spectacle. Its competition at its finest - there are winners and losers. It is as much about participation as it is being a fan. It brings gossip (psst.. Did you see the game last night?). We are also closer to the action, with greater ability to be closer if we so wished. International or domestic sport? No problem. I like to think of the Breakers motto 'Action every 24 seconds' - although it could be disputed the action may come in more regular intervals than that.
Sport and media make our lives the way we are. Instead of being defined as working at place or studying at place, we are given 'life' so to say by being fans of player/team or TV show, analysts of media/sport, commentators etc. Sport and media give people like me the desire to actually discuss such topics. And I think that sounds better than our 'former' lives so to speak doesn't it?
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Where to begin..
[NP: Anberlin - The Resistance]
Welcome to The Blitz. I'm hoping this will be a site where two things will converge that never before have: media and sport. Well, that doesn't mean sports media, that means discussions on both the sporting domain and what's happening with media. Why The Blitz? You hear those really cool sports commentary shows and they always have a "The" in the name. I think "Pardon The Interruption" as an example - BTW, is definitely a great show. I think of Chris Berman and The Wrap on Sunday night SportsCenter. I think of "The Crowd Goes Wild". The list goes on.
A few years ago, I was a budding sports journalist. You know, that teenage kid that wanted to have an opinion about everything. I knew my basketball pretty well too, and posted on forums to show my opinion. I've written for tvrealm.com and thebasketballjones.com, the latter before it was popular and blogging was a heard of word. So I've been around the block. I've been sued by BBC for millions of dollars too - you can't say you had that on your resume. And I think it cool I've written articles for a site that know is well-known in blog circles and has content by J.E. Skeets, who writes frequently on Yahoo Sports. So I so have connections to the mainstream media, yess.
But as the years came and went, I started to distance myself from the journalism industry. I just didn't bother to write. I had my opinion, but I didn't screed it into posts. From those basketball origins, on my computer in New Zealand, I began to really get into other sports. Rugby I'd always been into, at least now I have some idea of what I'm talking about. League, ditto. Cricket, same explanation. I've started to understand the NFL, watched plenty of netball on Sky Sport, tried to enjoy soccer (but well, no..). I began understanding motorsport - and I'm now a NASCAR fan. Yes, that sounds strange, but I just love watching cars go in circles for 400 laps. That's just weird I know. I like IndyCar, F1, V8, you name it I've watched it and have some understanding of it (except NHRA..). I'm starting to understand baseball too. I've also become a huge fan of media, the reason why I'm doing a BA in media studies, in my freshman year and absolutely LOVING it.
Anyway, this blog will be versatile. This blog will be different. And I'm thinking I might be picked up again on the free-agent wire by some minor blog site. I mean, if J.E Skeets posts content for the site I used to produce content for, and he got onto Yahoo, then why not? You'll see plenty of New Orleans and Wellington bias, I'm sorry for that but that's how its just going to be. But I hope you're in for the wild ride of 'blogging' from a participatory standpoint. I just hope my sporting and media rants will be appreciated.
Welcome to The Blitz. I'm hoping this will be a site where two things will converge that never before have: media and sport. Well, that doesn't mean sports media, that means discussions on both the sporting domain and what's happening with media. Why The Blitz? You hear those really cool sports commentary shows and they always have a "The" in the name. I think "Pardon The Interruption" as an example - BTW, is definitely a great show. I think of Chris Berman and The Wrap on Sunday night SportsCenter. I think of "The Crowd Goes Wild". The list goes on.
A few years ago, I was a budding sports journalist. You know, that teenage kid that wanted to have an opinion about everything. I knew my basketball pretty well too, and posted on forums to show my opinion. I've written for tvrealm.com and thebasketballjones.com, the latter before it was popular and blogging was a heard of word. So I've been around the block. I've been sued by BBC for millions of dollars too - you can't say you had that on your resume. And I think it cool I've written articles for a site that know is well-known in blog circles and has content by J.E. Skeets, who writes frequently on Yahoo Sports. So I so have connections to the mainstream media, yess.
But as the years came and went, I started to distance myself from the journalism industry. I just didn't bother to write. I had my opinion, but I didn't screed it into posts. From those basketball origins, on my computer in New Zealand, I began to really get into other sports. Rugby I'd always been into, at least now I have some idea of what I'm talking about. League, ditto. Cricket, same explanation. I've started to understand the NFL, watched plenty of netball on Sky Sport, tried to enjoy soccer (but well, no..). I began understanding motorsport - and I'm now a NASCAR fan. Yes, that sounds strange, but I just love watching cars go in circles for 400 laps. That's just weird I know. I like IndyCar, F1, V8, you name it I've watched it and have some understanding of it (except NHRA..). I'm starting to understand baseball too. I've also become a huge fan of media, the reason why I'm doing a BA in media studies, in my freshman year and absolutely LOVING it.
Anyway, this blog will be versatile. This blog will be different. And I'm thinking I might be picked up again on the free-agent wire by some minor blog site. I mean, if J.E Skeets posts content for the site I used to produce content for, and he got onto Yahoo, then why not? You'll see plenty of New Orleans and Wellington bias, I'm sorry for that but that's how its just going to be. But I hope you're in for the wild ride of 'blogging' from a participatory standpoint. I just hope my sporting and media rants will be appreciated.
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