Sports journalism as an information resource: a case study Available to Purchase

Information as a resource in newspaper journalism is a widely‐discussed issue, for which surveys have revealed a range of findings and from which conclusions can be drawn. However, newspaper journalists exhibit a mercurial approach to formal information sources and often acknowledge their value even less substantially. Consequently, the value of newspaper articles as information sources in their own right has often been questioned and studies reveal how use of language can distort not only meaning but also interpretation.