Review by Dean Marlowe in SRM 334
The NFL is a great sport to watch with family and friends every week, but when the media is involved way too much it tends to almost become a reality show. Tim Tebow is one of the few NFL players that the media is constantly in his face. Whether it be something good or bad that Tebow has done, the media will cover the most unnecessary information about himself as a person. As a Denver Bronco, Tim Tebow had become the starter towards the end of the season due to the starting quarterback’s inconsistent play. Tim Tebow led Denver to win their last four/five games in the 2011 season. Denver also made it to the playoffs but ended losing in the wildcard. The media then began discussing Tim Tebow’s love for Christ and how it may be a distraction to his game. The media could have been able to write a book on his day-by-day life activities. Therefore, the next NFL offseason, Tim Tebow was announced that he was being traded to the New York Jets. After that transaction, the media began to talk about the competition that Mark Sanchez (the Jets starting quarterback) and Tim Tebow were going to face. Sports writers all over the world were debating if Tebow was a good enough quarterback to be a starter for an NFL team. Clearly the media has an infatuation with Tim Tebow and at some point in time it’s going to have to come to an end. It is not right that Tim Tebow cannot enjoy his personal life while the media wanting to know insignificant information.
This topic is extremely relevant to this course for numerous reasons. When the media is writing about a certain topic or individual there has to be a subject matter and a purpose. Most people from the media will ask questions that do not pertain to the subject that’s significant. In addition, people from the media should know the environment and audience that’s around them. Asking questions that may offend an athlete or organization can lead to future problems.
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Review by Corey Davis in SRM 334
We decided to do our presentation on Tim Tebow and the pressure the media puts on him. Tebow is the second string quarterback for the New York Jets but you would never be able to tell just looking at the media. They often give him more coverage then the starting quarterback, Mark Sanchez. “Tebowmania,” started when Tim Tebow first got drafted to the Broncos and he has not been able to escape it since. As a player I’m sure Tebow would just like to focus on actually playing the game and finding his place in the league but the media makes that impossible for him. It is almost unfair to keep a player in the spotlight all the time and interfere in his life constantly. He now has the whole world following him so they see when he does well, and they also see when he makes mistakes. Tebow is known as developmental player, which means he will get better and excel as time goes on. With that said all of this media coverage at such an early part of his career cannot be good for his development.
So far we have discussed the media a lot in class and I now have a better understanding of their purpose and motives. They have the power and potential to make or break an athlete and they often use this power to their advantage. Journalists, bloggers, and newspapers are always looking for the next juicy story for their own sake. The media can often times be “cold hearted,” meaning they don’t really have sympathy for the person or people they are writing about. They have to realize that these are human beings with real lives. Tim Tebow is a very modest, kind-hearted, humble man, and I’m sure he doesn't enjoy being in the lime light 24-7.
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Review by Corey Davis in SRM 334
We decided to do our presentation on Tim Tebow and the pressure the media puts on him. Tebow is the second string quarterback for the New York Jets but you would never be able to tell just looking at the media. They often give him more coverage then the starting quarterback, Mark Sanchez. “Tebowmania,” started when Tim Tebow first got drafted to the Broncos and he has not been able to escape it since. As a player I’m sure Tebow would just like to focus on actually playing the game and finding his place in the league but the media makes that impossible for him. It is almost unfair to keep a player in the spotlight all the time and interfere in his life constantly. He now has the whole world following him so they see when he does well, and they also see when he makes mistakes. Tebow is known as developmental player, which means he will get better and excel as time goes on. With that said all of this media coverage at such an early part of his career cannot be good for his development.
So far we have discussed the media a lot in class and I now have a better understanding of their purpose and motives. They have the power and potential to make or break an athlete and they often use this power to their advantage. Journalists, bloggers, and newspapers are always looking for the next juicy story for their own sake. The media can often times be “cold hearted,” meaning they don’t really have sympathy for the person or people they are writing about. They have to realize that these are human beings with real lives. Tim Tebow is a very modest, kind-hearted, humble man, and I’m sure he doesn't enjoy being in the lime light 24-7.
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