Sports Media Final
Describe the media coverage of the Battle of the Sexes:
Captured the attention of most Americans with significant media coverage
This former Montclair State basketball player was inducted into their sport's highest Hall of Fame.
Carol Blazejowski
There has been a rise of social justice activism by this current generation of athletes, much of it attributed to the actions of this athlete's actions in 2016.
Colin Kaepernick
One of the major changes in the age of compensation and college sports is the development of companies typically founded by alumni and fans of the school who pay athletes for the rights to use their name, image and likeness. They are called:
Collectives
According to the Washington Post story on the demographics of football, there are still more participants in youth tackle football compared to the flag version. True or False
False
After John Carlos and Tommie Smith protested on the medal stand at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, they were embraced like heroes when they returned and immediately celebrated as social justice trailblazers.
False
Based on the two studies of U.S. women's sports media coverage you reviewed, women's sports receive equal coverage compared to men's coverage. true or False
False
In the "Miracle on Ice" United States hockey team beat the Soviets in the gold medal game. true or false
False
President Biden and Vice President Harris attended the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.
False
Prominent athletes were reluctant to speak out on social causes until Michael Jordan did in the 1980s and 1990s. True or false
False
Nearly three decades ago, Montclair State changed its nickname to the Red Hawks. What was its nickname prior to that?
Indians
Who said this after being hailed as a hero during the 1936 Berlin Olympics: "When I came back to my native country, after all the stories about Hitler, I couldn't ride in the front of the bus. I had to go to the back door. I couldn't live where I wanted. I wasn't invited to shake hands with Hitler, but I wasn't invited to the White House to shake hands with the president, either."
Jesse Owens
This ABC sportscaster delivered the worst possible news at the 1972 Munich Olympics on the fate of 11 Israeli hostages with three words: "They're all gone."
Jim McKay
He was the second African American player to integrate baseball and the first in the American League. He grew up in Paterson and lived in Montclair.
Larry Dobby
Another example of social justice activism: one of the WNBA's biggest stars stepped away from the sport indefinitely to help overturn the conviction of an innocent man who had spent 22 years in prison on a burglary and assault conviction. She is:
Maya Moore
In our social justice group presentations, we learned about this WNBA star who fought for Jonathan Irons' freedom after he was wrongly imprisoned.
Maya Moore
Comparisons are frequently made between actions on the battlefield and on the playing field, between the military and sports, as discussed in the National Anthem Power Point. One example is shared language. In football, there's the bomb, the trenches, the blitz, the field general. What's another example of how the military is sometimes present at major sporting events:
Military flyovers
This athlete refused to serve in Vietnam War at the height of his career and was unable to compete as a result. He is:
Muhammad Ali
This athlete was stripped of the heavyweight boxing title for refusing induction into the Army during the Vietnam War.
Muhammad Ali
In the Daily News story, writer Filip Bondy listed 10 places where racism is still a major issue in sports. What was NOT on that list?
NFL fantasy football
Who was Derek Boogaard and what was he known for?
NHL player known as an enforcer, died, found to have CTE
The 1936 Games in Berlin were significant because of what type of propaganda was being promoted by the government?
Nazism
By the end of the 1970s, the rise of celebrity culture and the influx of endorsements ushered in a new generation of Black athletes whose profitability and appeal was contingent on avoiding politics. One example shown of this in the film was:
O.J. Simpson in a Hertz commercial
In discussing the Negro Leagues, we talked about Hinchliffe Stadium, which was recently restored. MSU will be involved with the Negro League museum there. Where is Hinchliffe Stadium?
Paterson
We identified three tipping points in the progression and advancement of women's sports in the U.S. One was the passage of federal legislation in 1972. Two was the Battle of the Sexes. What was the third tipping point?
1999 Women's World Cup
In the midst of an environment already agitated by a fast-spreading pandemic, this year was a transformative one in terms of athlete activism. The NBA embraced athlete efforts. Courts had "Black Lives Matter" painted on them. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver also allowed the players to have league-approved phrases on the back of their uniforms, including "How many more?," "Equality," and "Respect Us." The year was:
2020
The efforts of this WNBA team supported the opponent of their co-owner, Kelly Loeffler, who was running for Senate against Raphael Warnock. Warnock won, and gave Democrats control of the Senate
Alanta Dream
In The 99ers documentary that you watched independently, in the locker room after the Rose Bowl win, this person told the team, "It was the most exciting sports event I believe I've ever seen ... I cannot thank you enough for the gift you have given the United States."
President Clinton
On June 23, 1972, this person signed an education bill that would change the paths of millions of women and girls in the United States.
President Nixon
If you are interested in sports broadcasting, producing or social media, this student organization calls and streams all of MSU's home games. It's called:
Red Hawk Sports Network
The practice of trying to improve a country's image through sports is called:
Sportswashing
The broadcast of Monday Night Football started in 1970 and marked a turning point in football's popularity. What aspect of the game did they market?
The violence
This law was a major tipping point in terms of gender equality in sports: "No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded in participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance."
Title IX
These two American sprinters won the gold and bronze medals in the 200 meters at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City and raised their fists in the air, which became known as the Black Power Salute.
Tommie Smith and John Carlos
After Major League Baseball resumed following 9/11, the country was in mourning. To acknowledge tragedy while reclaiming everyday life, it turned to sports -- and to the anthem. In ballparks, tears were shed over the lyrics: "Our flag was still there." true or false
True
At the 1977 MLB playoffs, Sports Illustrated's Melissa Ludtke was told she could not report from inside the locker room. In a lawsuit brought against the commissioner of baseball, a U.S. District Court ruled that baseball could not enforce a policy keeping women out of locker rooms. True or False
True
Based on the Washington Post story on LeBron James, the writer contends that "when we look back on James's career decades from now, as we just did with Abdul-Jabbar, we'll see him as something greater, too: as a progenitor of this era of politically active athletes we so like to celebrate." True or False
True
Heading into the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics Games, there was major concern given Russia had enacted anti-gay legislation and it was unclear whether athletes or even spectators might be prosecuted. true or false
True
In the three-point shooting showdown between two of the best shooters in basketball, the NBA's Steph Curry and the WNBA's Sabrina Ionescu, Curry barely beat Ionescu. In the aftermath, TNT announcer Kenny Smith caused some controversy when he said, "She should have shot it from the women's line." True or False
True
The 1936 Olympics were a success for Germany. The propaganda worked. The New York Times wrote the Games put Germans "back in the fold of nations," and even made them "more human again." True or False
True
The Congress officially adopted the "The Star-Spangled Banner" as the National Anthem after it was already a baseball tradition steeped in wartime patriotism. True or False?
True
The NCAA invented the term "student-athlete" as a way to ensure that athletes were not classified as employees and could therefore not file for workers compensation. True or False
True
The USA, Mexico, Canada are hosting the 2026 World Cup True or False
True
There is no known cure for C.T.E., and it can't be accurately identified within the brains of people who are living. True or False
True
WNBA players have been at the forefront of social-justice movements in sports in recent years—players were among the first, in 2016, to wear "Black Lives Matter" warm-up shirts before games several incidents of police violence True or False
True
The members of this U.S. national team's successful fight for equal pay recently inspired other national teams around the world in their own fight for more equitable pay. They are:
U.S Women's Soccer team
This past season the largest crowd to witness a women's sports event filled Memorial Stadium, as 92,003 fans watched this five-time NCAA champion win. What team?
University of Nebraska volleyball
How did the NFL initially respond to the growing concerns over concussions? Who did they blame?
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Based on the documentary we watched on the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, the event was criticized because:
human rights violations
Based the short video we watched, why is the environment today considered more challenging for female sports reporters than it's been in decades?
Social Media
Who was Mike Webster and what did the League of Denial documentary propose happened to him and his brain?
An NFL player. His brain was damaged by playing football which caused him to develop CTE.
After we watched the mini documentary on the Rutgers 2007 women's basketball team and the Don Imus controversy that followed, we discussed links to these issues involving race and gender:
Angel Reese and Catilin Clark after the 2023 Women's Final Four and the language used in the 2024 LA Times story about LSU's team
This WNBA team helped the Democrats Win the Senate by throwing their support to Raphael Warnock, a Democrat, who won his runoff election against incumbent Republican Senator Kelly Loeffler, the co-owner of their team.
Atlanta Dream
This athlete won the Battle of the Sexes, which was viewed by 90 million people worldwide.
Billie Jean King
An examination by The Washington Post found when it comes to playing high school tackle football — and risking the physical toll of a sport linked to brain damage — there are wide divisions marked by politics, economics and race. It found:
Boys in the most conservative, poorest states continue to play high school tackle football at higher rates than those in wealthier and more politically liberal areas
In one of the most iconic sports moments in U.S. history, this player scored the game-winning penalty kick against China in the 1999 World Cup and celebrated by taking off her jersey.
Brandi Chastain
This WNBA player was imprisoned in Russia and released in a highly charged prisoner swap.
Britney Griner
New Jersey comedian George Carlin did a classic sketch which used about every war/military analogy possible when talking about the difference between these two sports:
Football and baseball
The "Miracle on Ice" occurred during a difficult time for the United States. What was happening then?
High unemployment, inflation, an energy crisis and the Iran Hostage Crisis
The reporting of the story of a hero-turned-suspect in the bombing at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta serves as a cautionary tale. The case raises major issues about the relationship between the press and law enforcement sources. Another issue: the newspaper's failure to attribute its anonymous information that the hero-turned-suspect was the focus on a federal investigation and the subsequent reporting that fit that narrative. Who was this hero turned suspect?
Richard Jewell
"Republicans buy shoes too." A version of this quote is attributed to Michael Jordan when asked about what event in his home state of North Carolina?
Senate race between Harvey Gantt and Jesse Helms
Broadcaster Al Michaels uttered the famous phrase, "Do you believe in miracles? Yes!" after what game?
The U.S. men's hockey team's historic upset of the Soviets.
The 1968 Mexico City Olympics with Tommie Smith and John Carlos were a significant example of how social justice issues and sports intersect as evidenced by:
The Black Power salute
Why was the NFL compared to Big Tobacco in the League of Denial documentary?
The NFL denied the link between football and CTE
What happened when Dr. Omalu initially told the NFL about his findings about CTE?
The NFL dismissed his findings and tried to ruin his reputation as a doctor
The 1980 Summer Games in Moscow and the 1984 Summer Games in LA were known as the Cold War Olympics: true or false
true
The ESPN documentary on the World Cup in Qatar shed a light on the sponsorship system in Qatar that gave companies building the stadiums almost total control over migrant workers' employment and immigration status. It is called:
the kafala system
For the first time in 2022, the women's basketball tourney featured the popular "March Madness" branding that was long used exclusively by the men's tournament. The NCAA earlier had refused to let the women use the slogan even though it owned the right to use it for both tournaments. The year before, the big controversy at the women's tournament came to light when a player from Oregon should the discrepancy between:
the men's and women's weight rooms
In 2021, a landmark decision transformed college sports, especially major college sports like football and basketball. Athletes were allowed to receive compensation for:
their name, image and likeness
