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Ecquid Novi: African Journalism Studies
,  volume 31 ,  issue 2 ,  pages 149-173

The sportswriter as development journalist: Covering African football

Richard J Peltz 1
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Professor of law , Little Rock, USA E-mail: rjpeltz@ualr.edu | 
Publication type: Journal Article
Publication date: 2010-01-01
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ISSN: 02560054, 19420773
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Abstract
Football is Africa's game, but performance in world competition reveals the sport as metaphor for African development is stymied by political corruption, infrastructure deficiency, and neocolonial exploitation. The media‐sport complex has perpetuated this cycle. Development journalism contrarily posits media as a force for good. Where the ideal of objectivity dominates traditional news, development journalism stresses nation building. However, emphasizing news, development journalism overlooks the powerful role of sport in African life. Through meta‐analysis, this article compares the values and practices of development journalism and of sportswriting. The article concludes that sportswriters are well positioned to act as development journalists. As mediator of football, the sportswriter can capitalize on the promise of sport to effect nation building and development in Africa.
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Peltz R. J. The sportswriter as development journalist: Covering African football // Ecquid Novi: African Journalism Studies. 2010. Vol. 31. No. 2. pp. 149-173.
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Peltz R. J. The sportswriter as development journalist: Covering African football // Ecquid Novi: African Journalism Studies. 2010. Vol. 31. No. 2. pp. 149-173.
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TY - JOUR
DO - 10.1080/02560054.2010.9666605
UR - https://doi.org/10.1080/02560054.2010.9666605
TI - The sportswriter as development journalist: Covering African football
T2 - Ecquid Novi: African Journalism Studies
AU - Peltz, Richard J
PY - 2010
DA - 2010/01/01
PB - Taylor & Francis
SP - 149-173
IS - 2
VL - 31
SN - 0256-0054
SN - 1942-0773
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@article{2010_Peltz,
author = {Richard J Peltz},
title = {The sportswriter as development journalist: Covering African football},
journal = {Ecquid Novi: African Journalism Studies},
year = {2010},
volume = {31},
publisher = {Taylor & Francis},
month = {jan},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1080/02560054.2010.9666605},
number = {2},
pages = {149--173},
doi = {10.1080/02560054.2010.9666605}
}
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Peltz, Richard J.. “The sportswriter as development journalist: Covering African football.” Ecquid Novi: African Journalism Studies, vol. 31, no. 2, Jan. 2010, pp. 149-173. https://doi.org/10.1080/02560054.2010.9666605.