Nowadays in Spain, the sports journalism is growing up due to the importance of all the Spanish success in the sport’s world. The Spanish national team, Alberto Contador, Rafael Nadal and Fernando Alonso are only a part of the Spanish sporting success. As these national triumphs grow up, the sale of sports press and the importance of sports media are also growing up. Currently in Spain, economic crisis has shocked the whole society, unemployment is rising like foam, and sporting events are a distraction to Spanish society, sad about the current employment situation. Written sports press is one of the most sold press in the country. The sports newspaper called MARCA is the most sold newspaper in Spain, ahead of other mainstream media newspapers as EL PAIS or EL MUNDO. There is also a important difference between Madrid and Barcelona sports press, which reflects the difference between the “two Spains”. Finally I can say that the sports media in my country are too important, despite the country’s current problems, but our society chooses what hey want to read and watch, and that can’t be controlled.
Hey Pau, I’m Joan and I want comment your sport journalism article :)
ResponderEliminarFirst of all, I have to say that you let one of the most important Spanish sportsmen of recent times, Pau Gasol. He opened the door to the Spanish basketball players in NBA.
I think that one of the main reasons why the sports media is read so much is because people in Spain prefer to read entertaining and dynamic news and no deaths, unemployment or policy.
Finally, it isn’t bad that people in Spain read these kinds of newspapers, it's just what they want to read and not be imposed on them to read something else.
Att: Joan Carbonell