Sports Journalists Who Blog Cling to Traditional Values

@article{Schultz2007SportsJW,
  title={Sports Journalists Who Blog Cling to Traditional Values},
  author={Brad Schultz and Mary Lou Sheffer},
  journal={Newspaper Research Journal},
  year={2007},
  volume={28},
  pages={62 - 76}
}
Sports journalists who blog as part of their jobs reveal little, if any, change of commitment to traditional journalism values. Most respondents consider reporting as central to their work and blogging as limited in value. 
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