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Tag Archives: Olympics
Exposure to Mega-Events Not Automatic Patriotic Boost
In early November, I had the opportunity to discuss the influence of media exposure to sports events on national audiences at the conference of the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport in Tampa, Florida. This presentation reported the … Continue reading
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Tagged EuroBasket, identity, media, NASSS, Olympic Games, Olympics, Rio, Summit on Communication and Sport, television
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Olympic Broadcasting Talk at University of Memphis
After talking to students and the general audience at Lewis-Clark State College (LCSC) in Lewiston, Id., a second opportunity to discuss Olympic media emerged in early November. This time, students at the University of Memphis were the audience for a … Continue reading
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Tagged broadcasting, guest lecture, Olympics, Simon Ličen, University of Memphis
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Olympic Lecture at Lewis-Clark State College
Following this summer’s trip to the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, I was offered the opportunity to discuss my observations at the Dr. Bob Frederick Sport Leadership Lecture Series organized by Lewis-Clark State College in Lewiston, Idaho. The talk … Continue reading
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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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
Articles in EJC and Ecquid Novi published
Two research articles I authored were recently published in two scholarly journals. In its August issue, the European Journal of Communication published an article entitled “Cheering for ‘our’ champs by watching ‘sexy’ female throwers: Representation of nationality and gender in Slovenian … Continue reading
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Tagged broadcasting, media, Olympics, research, Simon Ličen, TV Slovenija
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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 →