Tag Archives: Simon Ličen

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

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[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

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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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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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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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Media appearance on Radio Capodistria

Il Vaso di Pandora (Pandora’s Box), a radio show on Slovenian-based Italian network, Radio Capodistria, recently did a feature on soccer and politics in Slovenia and, more generally, in the Balkans.  They interviewed me and we spoke about national/group identification, … Continue reading

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Interview on TV Koper-Capodistria

I was recently interviewed for the talk, show, Izostritev, on TV Koper-Capodistria, in connection to my experience as a Slovenian researcher working in the United States. The University of Primorska – which is based in the region of Slovenia where … Continue reading

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Quote in The Guardian

I was recently quoted in an article on the role of moral enforcer that sport has in (American) society published by the US edition of The Guardian: http://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2014/oct/09/-sp-problem-sports-america-isnt-what-you-think.

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Interview on RTVSLO.si

The end of the Winter Olympics seemed like a good opportunity to talk about the 2013 European Basketball Championship, sport media research, sport journalism on both sides of the Atlantic, and football! I spoke about them with Slavko Jerič from … Continue reading

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Quote in Pacific Standard

A few months ago I was quoted in a story published on the Pacific Standard website. The story focused on politics and sport, ranging from the recent Richard Sherman controversy to Soviet sports clubs. In case you were wondering, I … Continue reading

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