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New Survey From Pew Research Identifies Areas of Concerns for Journalists

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New Survey From Pew Research Identifies Areas of Concerns for Journalists

A new survey from Pew Research Center identifies several specific areas of concern for journalists, including the future of press freedom, widespread misinformation, and politically like-minded people getting news from the same sources.

The report released Tuesday polled nearly 12,000 U.S.-based journalists, including Barrett News Media. The research center identified those polled as people who create, edit, or report original news stories across a wide range of areas and beats. 

The Pew Research Center’s American Trends Panel also measured how views and attitudes of the American public compare with those of journalists. More than 20,000 adults were polled for those results. 

About seven-in-ten journalists (71%) say made-up news and information is a very big problem for the country, higher than the 50% of U.S. adults who say the same. In a separate question asked only of reporting journalists, about a quarter of reporting journalists (26%) say they have unknowingly reported on a story that was later found to contain false information.

Just 14% of journalists surveyed say they think the U.S. public has a great deal or a fair amount of trust in the information it gets from news organizations these days; most believe that Americans have some trust (44%) or little to no trust (42%).

Roughly eight-in-ten journalists (82%) say journalists should keep their views out of what they report on, although there is less agreement among journalists over whether journalists meet this standard.

Richard Sherman Joins Amazon’s Thursday Night Football Crew

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Amazon has added another piece to its Thursday Night Football production with the signing of Richard Sherman. The veteran NFL cornerback is officially a part of the streaming platform’s major push into NFL game broadcasting.

Sherman, who was reportedly a part of discussions a month ago to be hired by Amazon, will join Tony Gonzalez as the two officially announced analysts that will contribute in some way to the game pregame, halftime and/or postgame efforts.

Reports are indicating that there are still multiple hires to be made and/or announced. Ryan Fitzpatrick is apparently deep in discussions to join the crew fresh off his retirement. Also being reported is the addition of Fox’s Charissa Thompson to host. The pre-, half, and postgame crew will travel to every game site.

Sherman last played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and has not officially announced his retirement from playing, however he is not currently on a NFL roster.

Pat McAfee Urges Patience With Apple’s Unfinished Product 

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Apple and MLS announced a ten-year partnership to stream all of the league’s matches beginning with the 2023 season. The deal is reportedly worth $250 million annually. It’s a big move in the world of streaming-only services dipping into the world of live sports. It’s a move that surely won’t be the last, as Pat McAfee pontificated on his show Tuesday.

When discussing the deal, McAfee was optimistic about the venture.

“I like that Apple Sports is starting to take off.”

He brought up the issue some viewers, including some on his own staff, had with Apple TV’s current, rookie coverage of their MLB package.

“This is like when Phil Knight decided to take some rubber and put it into a waffle maker and then tape it to the bottom of his feet so he could be a better cross-country runner, said McAfee. “The first couple iterations of things are not necessarily the final product.”

Complaints haver ranged from camera angles to the voices in the booth. It’s nothing new, especially with brands that don’t have extensive experience broadcasting live events or the sports they are covering. Despite those complaints, McAfee sees the future for service as one that’s full of learning.

“That’s probably what Apple’s thinking when everybody buries them for their coverage… but just think, four or five years they’ll probably figure it out a little bit. Get a little bit more mature.”

McAfee has reportedly been in negotiations with Amazon, another streaming service, for a role on their platform surrounding the Thursday Night Football broadcasts beginning this season.

SiriusXM Announces Exclusive Audio Coverage of U.S. Open Championship

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This week will be the 122nd U.S. Open Championship from Brookline, Massachusetts. SiriusXM announced their extensive and exclusive programming coverage for the even which takes place this week, June 16-19.

Listeners will be provided with more than 40 hours of live shot-by-shot coverage across all four rounds of play. Starting with Thursday and Friday, coverage on the course will begin with the day’s first tee time at 6:45 a.m. ET thru the end of play. On Saturday and Sunday, shot-coverage will begin at 10 am ET.

SiriusXM’s U.S. Open Championship broadcast team will feature play-by-play voice Brian Katrek and lead analyst Mark Carnevale.  Fred Albers, Carl Paulson, Dennis Paulson, John Maginnes and Andres Gonzales will be on-course reporters.

On Thursday and Friday, The Starter with Taylor Zarzour, Michael Breed and Greg DuCharme will be on live in the morning to provide coverage as the earliest groups tee off. 

 Chantel McCabe, Jason Sobel and Taylor Zarzour will serve as hosts, provide leaderboard updates and conduct interviews with players.  Swing coach Jim McLean will provide reports from the range as players warm up for their rounds.

A hot topic will continue to be the return of golfers like Phil Mickelson who were suspended by the PGA when they defected to play in the LIV Tour. The U.S. Open is not run by the PGA Tour but by the USGA and they decreed that those that left the PGA for the LIV would be allowed to participate in the U.S. Open. It will be worth listening to see if the radio partner for the USGA will be as vocal about any angst as was the television partners of the PGA Tour this weekend.

SiriusXM will also provide a three-hour wrap-up of the day’s play following each day. Fred Couples, who competed in 23 U.S. Open Championships, will also host a new episode of The Fred Couples Show.

U.S. Open programming on SiriusXM will air nationwide on channel 92 on SiriusXM radios. 

Al Morganti Receives 2022 Hockey Hall Of Fame Media Award

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It was a career-affirming moment that highlighted sports radio in Philadelphia this morning. On Angelo Cataldi & The Morning Team, the show took a “secretive” call from Frank Seravalli, a hockey insider currently with The Daily Face Off. Seravalli shared the breaking news that Al Morganti was a newly minted Hall of Famer.

Seravalli began, “Al Morganti, it is my absolute honor to let you know that on behalf of the Professional Hockey Writers Association, you have been selected as the 2022 Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award winner for excellence in hockey journalism and you sir, are going to have a plaque with your name on it in the Hockey Hall Of Fame in Toronto.”

“I can’t believe this,” Morganti responded. “Thank you very much. I want to thank everybody there… I owe everything I have ever done in any aspect of work is through hockey. The people are just terrific. I haven’t worked a day of my life because I just love that game so much and I love the game because of the people in it and the people I’ve worked with in the media.

“I try to explain to people what it means to cover that game and to love that game because of the people in that game because how much it means to them. And being an American to kind of have to try spread the gospel of that game early, I’m blown away by it. Thank you so very much.”

Morganti began his career at the Boston Globe. He then covered the Atlanta Flames at the Atlanta Constitution and then the Flyers for the Philadelphia Inquirer. There he honed his skills and Seravalli noted that.

“… for that 12, 13, 14-year run he was among the very best in the world at hockey writing.”

“But at the very nexus of it, the very core of it is, I just love that game,” Morganti beamed. “I loved covering the game. I just loved being in Philadelphia covering the game because the fans were so passionate about it.”

MLS, Apple Sign Ten Year Deal For Sunday Ticket Style Service

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MLS, Apple Sign Ten Year Deal For Sunday Ticket Style Service

Major League Soccer is betting big on streaming! Beginning next season, fans will be able to see every single match the league plays on Apple TV+.

There will be no local blackout restrictions. Fans can watch every match, regardless of market, on a new streaming service Apple creates for the league and distributes through Apple TV+. In addition to league matches, the ten-year deal also includes rights to Leagues Cup matches and select MLS Next Pro and MLS Next matches.

Apple TV+ subscribers will also get a package of games they can watch at no additional charge.

“Apple is the perfect partner to further accelerate the growth of MLS and deepen the connection between our clubs and their fans,” Don Garber, MLS’s commissioner, said in a press release. “Given Apple’s ability to create a best-in-class user experience and to reach fans everywhere, it’ll be incredibly easy to enjoy MLS matches anywhere, whether you’re a super fan or casual viewer.”

The television rights to Major League Soccer have been on the table for a while, with the league seeking as much as $300 million. The financial terms of the deal with Apple remain unknown but Apple is getting a lot of inventory and investing a lot of resources.

Every match featuring a US-based club will feature English and Spanish broadcasts. Every match featuring a Canadian club will feature English and French broadcasts.

“For the first time in the history of sports, fans will be able to access everything from a major professional sports league in one place,” Eddy Cue, Apple’s senior vice president of services, added. “It’s a dream come true for MLS fans, soccer fans, and anyone who loves sports. No fragmentation, no frustration — just the flexibility to sign up for one convenient service that gives you everything MLS, anywhere and anytime you want to watch.”

No official details are available yet regarding when fans can sign up or what the cost of the MLS streaming service will be.

Ken Carman: Baseball Topics On Radio Turn Into ‘Fan on Fan Crime’

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Ken Carman: Baseball Topics On Radio Turn Into ‘Fan on Fan Crime’

On Monday morning, Ken Carman took a call from a listener named Tom on his show on 92.3 The Fan in Cleveland. On Tuesday, he was still thinking about what Tom had to say.

Tom was not happy that Guardians third baseman José Ramírez isn’t recognized as one of Major League Baseball’s superstars. According to Tom, that is at least partially the fault of Ken Carman and everyone else at 92.3 The Fan. Later in the day on Monday, Carman said he was fielding emails from listeners that agreed with Tom.

Carman explained that he tries to talk about the subjects the largest swath of his audience is interested in each morning. He has learned that it isn’t easy to talk about baseball in Cleveland.

“We’re at a real watershed moment. I don’t want to turn it into a fight, but I want to recognize this moment here,” he said Tuesday morning. “Any time we talk Guardians, we are put in a bit of a rock and a hard place. If I talk about the Guardians and I say glowing things about them, well to some people I am a shill and I am a homer.”

It isn’t fun to talk about baseball. Carman says that any time he brings up the team or has a player or writer on the show, the text line explodes with people demanding that he ask the guest about the team not spending enough on players or changing the nickname.

“Every time you talk baseball, it turns into a fan on fan crime, and I don’t want to do that.”

As for José Ramírez, Carman says the fans’ problems should be with Major League Baseball. The league is most concerned with talking about the parts of the sport that people hate, like debating if steroid users from 20 years ago belong in the Hall of Fame rather than the game.

He said that if Major League Baseball really wants to market itself and its players better, it should start by getting out of its own way. He pointed to the biggest NFL story in the market, saying that Rob Manfred should take note of how little information about the DeShaun Watson investigations is coming from the NFL.

“They (the NFL) will ignore an issue until the last possible moment when they are forced to deal with it.”

Greg Schulte To Cut Down Diamondbacks Schedule For Chemotherapy

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Fans of the Arizona Diamondbacks will not hear as much of Greg Schulte as usual in 2022. The team’s radio voice announced on Monday that he will have to cut down his workload as he undergoes chemotherapy.

In a statement shared on the team’s Twitter feed, Schulte said he was already planning on calling just the home games this season. Unfortunately, his treatments will require him to miss many of those games too.

He did not specify the condition, saying only that it requires chemotherapy.

“I want to thank my family for their love and support, the D-backs, D-backs fans, and my broadcast partners for their support and willingness to cover for me while I’m away from the radio booth,” the statement concludes.

The Arizona Diamondbacks debuted in 1998. Greg Schulte has been the voice of the team the entire time.

Nike To Create Sports Content for Apple

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Nike To Create Sports Content for Apple

Nike is jumping into the sports content business and it is doing so with a pretty powerful partner.

The company’s Waffle Iron Entertainment has signed a deal with Apple Original Films to produce content for the big screen and for Apple TV+. 

Waffle Iron Entertainment isn’t a new venture for Nike. The brand produced The Day Sports Stood Still last year and the docuseries Promiseland, which focused on Ja Morant.

Apple and Nike have a long history of collaboration. Apple CEO Tim Cooke has served on Nike’s board of directors since 2005 and has allowed the company to produce products in partnership with the tech giant.

Sports content has been a growing focus for Apple TV+. The service recently dropped a documentary series about Magic Johnson. Another is coming soon focusing on the New England Patriots dynasty. There is also a movie starring Brad Pitt and set in the world of F1 in the works.

In the world of live games, Apple TV+ has acquired play-by-play rights for Major League Baseball and is reportedly likely to land NFL Sunday Ticket’s streaming rights.

Eddie Borsilli Named PD Of SiriusXM Fight Nation

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Eddie Borsilli Named PD Of SiriusXM Fight Nation

Eddie Borsilli has secured a promotion at SiriusXM. He moves from NFL Radio over to Fight Nation, where he will become the channel’s new program director.

Last month, Marissa Rives was promoted to oversee all of SiriusXM’s sports podcasting efforts. That created an opening at Fight Nation, which the satellite radio company looked to fill in-house.

“Grateful for my time at NFL Radio and to work with some amazing people going forward,” Borsilli wrote in a post announcing his move on Facebook.

SiriusXM hired Eddie Borsilli in 2006. He has been a producer at NFL Radio the entire time. He produced Movin the Chains with Jim Miller and Pat Kirwan. He also served as the channel’s coordinating producer for remote broadcasts.

Borselli will be just the second leader in the history of Fight Nation. Rives ran the channel since its launch in 2015.

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