Twitter’s most followed sports journalists
In today’s age of sports journalism, some of the characters covering the games have become just as big of stars—if not bigger—as those competing on the field.
Television gives journalists national exposure from plenty of eyeballs, and social media allows for them to interact and build relationships with global fanbases. Twitter, specifically, provides some tangible evidence to show who are some of the biggest names is the sports journalism business.
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ESPN’s new social media policy: Don’t break news on Twitter
ESPN gets flak for just about everything they do. Fair or not, the “Worldwide Leader” has their every move questioned, critiqued and analyzed, but that’s the price that comes with sitting at the top of the sports food chain.
The company’s updated social media policy is no different.
Soon after ESPN released its amended social networking policy for talent and reporters, the Twittersphere took the company to task–specifically for one guideline.