Bloodball
Bloodball by J. G. Van Tine, published by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform on September 17, 2015, is a revised and expanded edition that delves into the complex dynamics of media sports. This 250-page book examines the mindset that shapes the sporting world, focusing on the covert games, tactics, and payoffs that influence both the players and the audience. Van Tine aims to redefine the concept of hero worship in sports, highlighting how a small elite is celebrated while the majority remain passive spectators.
Readers will find an exploration of the hidden mechanisms behind corporate control in sports, as well as the media’s role in obscuring these power dynamics. The book discusses various aspects of the sports industry, including cultural and social implications, and how they affect audience perceptions. Through its critical lens, Bloodball seeks to illuminate the often unseen forces that shape the sporting experience, making it a thought-provoking read for those interested in the intersection of sports, media, and society.
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In this revised and expanded edition of Bloodball, J. G. Van Tine probes the mind-set that dominates media sport. By uncovering covert games, tactics and payoffs, he redefines the hero worship that vaunts a tiny minority while luring the majority into conflicted passivity. As the sporting audience rarely glimpses those who run the corporations and own the teams, Bloodball attempts to ease this relation by revealing how and why the media disguise corporate control and power plays, among them the History Fob, Getting Wa-Wa, Branding, and Your Heart Belongs to Daddy.
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