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Author Archives: Simon Ličen
Olympic Media Appearances
Before and during my recent visit to Rio de Janeiro to observe the Olympic Games, I talked to a number of media outlets about the event, how it’s packaged for the media, and what to expect from it. First, an … Continue reading
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Tagged media, media appearances, MMC RTVSLO, Olympic Games, Olympics, Radio Capodistria, Radio Slovenija, Rio, Simon Ličen
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Interview for Radio Slovenija
Days before traveling to the Rio Olympics, I discussed sport, media, money, and politics for Radio Slovenija. Thanks to Tatjana Pirc for the very interesting talk; fans of the topic can listen to the interview (in the Slovenian language) following … Continue reading
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Tagged capital, interview, media, politics, Radio Slovenija, Simon Ličen, Sport
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Olympic Threats Interview in WalletHub
As the 2016 Summer Olympics get closer, WalletHub, a personal finance website, interviewed me for a story on the threats faced by the looming mega-event. The story, which can be found here, crunches some numbers related to the event and … Continue reading
[SI] Zakaj je bila kandidatura Planice za SP 2021 neuspešna
Pred dnevi je Slovenija – natančneje, Smučarska zveza Slovenije – izgubila priložnost za organizacijo svetovnega prvenstva v nordijskih disciplinah v Planici leta 2021. Prireditelja so izbirali na kongresu mednarodne smučarske zveze (FIS) v Mehiki. Za organizacijo tekmovanja sta se poleg … Continue reading
Appearance at Maraton Franja Panel Discussion
On Thursday, June 9, I will be speaking in a panel discussion on Values in Sport organized by Maraton Franja, a cycling race. The round table starts at 8 p.m. in the Crystal Palace (Kristalna palača) BTC City in Ljubljana. … Continue reading
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Tagged Maraton Franja, panel discussion, round table, Simon Ličen, speak, Sport, values
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Guest lecture – check
The guest lecture offered to sports journalism students at the University of Ljubljana on May 25 was successful. Students were interested and attentive, prompting me to run out of time to discuss almost half of the material I had prepared: … Continue reading
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Tagged guest lecture, journalism, Simon Ličen, University of Ljubljana
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Guest lecture at the University of Ljubljana
Coming up on what used to be the Day of Youth in former Yugoslavia is a guest lecture your correspondent will offer to students enrolled in a course on Specialized (Sports) Journalism at the University of Ljubljana, his alma mater. … Continue reading
Article for Communication & Sport Published Online
The results of an international study I co-authored with colleagues from four countries was recently published online before being printed in an upcoming issue of the Communication & Sport journal. The article entitled, “International Newspaper Coverage of the 2013 EuroBasket … Continue reading
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Tagged article, EuroBasket, media coverage, newspaper coverage, scholarship, Simon Ličen
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Africa as the Next Frontier for Varsity Athletics
A student in the graduate program in Sport Management at Washington State University, where I work, recently shared a very interesting resource following a class discussion on the effects of mass media effect. When looking at news media coverage and … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, Al Jazeera, BBC, mass media, NCAA, television, varsity athletics
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Host Cities Are Overwhelmed. Give Them Less Time.
The text below was first published as an op-ed on Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/simon-liaeen/post_12906_b_11615508.html?1471882399. I left Rio de Janeiro five days before the end of the Olympics; this 16-day event, which has been dubbed the “greatest show on earth,” the “biggest … Continue reading →