Includes bibliographical references and index.

Defining ubiquity: Introduction to the Routledge Handbook of Sport and New Media / Andrew C. Billings and Marie Hardin -- Pt. 1. Foundations -- Ch. 1. Globalization and Online Audiences / David Rowe & Brett Hutchins -- Ch. 2. Fandom Differences between Traditional/New Media / Walter Gantz & Nicky Lewis -- Ch. 3. Social Media, Sport, and Democratic Discourse: A Rhetorical Invitation / Michael L. Butterworth -- Ch. 4. The Political Economy of Sports and New Media / Thomas Corrigan -- Ch. 5. Foucault and the New Sport Media / Pirkko Markula -- Ch. 6. Soccer and Social Media: Sport Media in the City of the Instant / Steve Redhead -- Ch. 7. The CyberSport Nexus / Andy Miah -- Pt. 2. Sports/Media Producers -- Ch. 8 The Evolution from Print to Online Platforms for Sports Journalism / Pamela Laucella -- Ch. 9. Changing Role of Sports Media Producers / Paul M. Pedersen -- Ch. 10. Local Sports TV and the Internet / Brad Schultz & Mary Lou Sheffer -- Ch. 11. Texting and tweeting: How social media has changed news gathering / Jed Novick and Rob Steen -- Pt. 3. The Message: Shaping, Marketing, Branding -- Ch. 12. Sport, Public Relations and Social Media / Raymond Boyle and Richard Haynes -- Ch. 13. New media and the changing role of sports information / Erin A. Whiteside -- Ch. 14. Social Media in the Olympic Games: Actors, Management and Participation / Emilio Fernandez Pena, Natividad Ramajo, & Maria Arauz -- Ch. 15. Sports Marketing and New Media / Stephen Dittmore & Shannon McCarthy -- Ch. 16. When Crisis Strikes the Field: The Evolution of Sports Crisis Communication Research in an Era of New Media / Kenon A. Brown, Natalie Brown, & Josh Dickhaus -- Ch. 17 Communicating Corporate Social Responsibility in Sport Organizations: Incorporating New Media / Melanie Formentin & Kathy Babiak -- Ch. 18. Social Identification and Social Media in Sports: Implications for Sport Brands / Brandi Watkins -- Pt. 4. Audiences: Fanship, Consumption / Ch. 19. SocialMediaSport: The Fan as a (Mediated) Participant in Spectator Sports / Nicholas Bowman & Gregory Cranmer -- Ch. 20. The New Game Day: Fan Engagement and the Marriage of Mediated and Mobile / Vince L. Benigni, Lance V. Porter, & Chris Wood -- Ch. 21. Fantasy Sport: More Than a Game / Brody Ruihley & Rob Hardin -- Ch. 22. New Media and the Evolution of Fan-Athlete Interactions / Jimmy Sanderson & Jeffrey Kassing -- Ch. 23. The Enjoyment and Possible Effects of Sports Violence in New (and Old) Media / Arthur A. Raney & Andy Ellis -- Ch. 24. Eye Tracking and Viewer Attention to Sports in New Media / R. Glenn Cummins -- Ch. 25. Children, Media, and Sport: The Role of New Media and Exergames in Engaging Children in Sport and Exercise / Kimberly L. Bissell & Scott Morton -- Pt. 5. Identities in the Digital Realm -- Ch. 26. Sport, New Media, and National Identity / John Vincent & Ted Kian -- Ch. 27. Reclaiming Our Voices: Sportswomen and Social Media / Toni Bruce & Marie Hardin -- Ch. 28. Digital Media and Women’s Sport: An Old View on ‘New’ Media? / Nicole LaVoi & Austin Stair Calhoun -- Ch. 29. Sport Websites, Embedded Discursive Action, and the Gendered Reproduction of Sport / Lindsey Meân -- Ch. 30. Examining Gays and Lesbians in Sport Via Traditional and New Media / Edward M. Kian & John Vincent -- Ch. 31. Communicating Legitimacy, Visibility, and Connectivity: The Functions of New Media in Adapted Sport / Kurt Lindemann & James L. Cherney.

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