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| Topic | What's your stance on the naomi osaka situation? |
| CaptainOfCrush 06/01/21 9:03:35 PM #16: | I understand that there's a symbiotic relationship between athletes and sports media. Without the media, professional athletes probably won't make quite as much money as they currently do. Still, I 100% side with Naomi and credit her for prioritizing her health *and* disrupting the system . Again, while the media probably helps boost the athletes' pay to an extent, these interviews are much more beneficial for the media themselves, the venue, the administrators (like the tournament director who tried to play hardball with Osaka and then wouldn't take media questions himself LOL), and sponsors. The leverage here has grown increasingly in the athletes' favor, as they can now grow their own name brand through social media and are less dependent on traditional media to do it for them. I think more athletes will follow Naomi's example here, and it'll be up to sports media to either adapt or fuck off toward further irrelevance. --- Yoblazer https://imgur.com/gByqgPg ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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