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Identifying Ethical and Legal Challenges and Solutions in the Online Coverage of Recruiting High School Athletes

Yanity, Molly
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1298298764

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2011, Master of Science (MS), Ohio University, Journalism (Communication).
The coverage of the recruitment of high school athletes has exploded in the last decade as the advent of the Internet turned a once-obscure type of coverage into a multimillion-dollar industry. That demand has led to a wave of ethical challenges for web-based publications. This study will reveal ethical challenges as identified by professionals working in high school and college athletics and journalism. It will further focus on legal issues in light of a 2003 West Virginia Supreme Court decision (Wilson v. Daily Gazette Co.) that deemed high school athletes private figures in libel cases making it much easier for the athlete to win. The goal of this paper is to identify ethical challenges and legal issues and to propose a code of ethics and a list of legal guidelines for web-based media outlets. Media covering high school recruiting can use these guidelines to gain and maintain credibility, to uphold a high level of ethics, and to avoid lawsuits.
Michael Sweeney, PhD (Committee Chair)
Patrick Washburn, PhD (Committee Member)
Aimee Edmondson, PhD (Committee Member)
86 p.
Journalism
College football recruiting; covering recruiting; ethics in recruiting; recruiting websites; Rivals.com; Scout.com

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  • Yanity, M. (2011). Identifying Ethical and Legal Challenges and Solutions in the Online Coverage of Recruiting High School Athletes [Master's thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1298298764

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Yanity, Molly. Identifying Ethical and Legal Challenges and Solutions in the Online Coverage of Recruiting High School Athletes. 2011. Ohio University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1298298764.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Yanity, Molly. "Identifying Ethical and Legal Challenges and Solutions in the Online Coverage of Recruiting High School Athletes." Master's thesis, Ohio University, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1298298764

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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