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Tyriq Fitts
Pr. Rebecca Agosta
UWRT 1102-016
4 November 2014
Annotated Bibliography

How are college athletes portrayed by the media, officials, and peers?
Auerbach, Nicole. "The Good and Bad of Twitter and College Athletes." USA Today. Gannett,
10 Jan. 2013. Web. 01 Nov. 2014.
The purpose of this article was to describe the effects on college athletes social media
and how it may affect the views they receive because of off-the-field activity. Johnny
Manziel was the main focus of the article. He posted a picture on his Twitter account of
him holding a wad of cash at a casino. As a result, much scrutiny towards his actions
surfaced. It raises questions as to how much privacy and judgment should a collegiate
athlete receive on things done off the field.

I found this article helpful because it explains a more modern and common factor in how
others view college athletes. Social media may be the most used way that others can see
their favorite players thoughts and actions. I plan on using this article to reference
instances where athletes personal lives got intertwined with the media and faced
judgment over their actions.

How much should College athletes be judged based on social media?

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How are college athletes portrayed by the media, officials, and peers?
Byers, Walter, and Charles H. Hammer. Unsportsmanlike Conduct: Exploiting College Athletes.
Ann Arbor: U of Michigan, 1995. Print.

In this book, Byers discusses the components that are significant in his jobs ensuring the
business aspect of College Sports. He conveys how College Athletes are used for their
gains in revenue for their amateur status in sports. The long battle of Pay for Play is
also discussed and has caused a rift between the NCAA and Athletes for decades.
This source describes the view of athletes from an NCAA officials perspective; as a
result, I can understand how this portrayal of college athletes was started.
Do officials and executives of College Sports have the athletes best interest at
heart?

How are college athletes portrayed by the media, officials, and peers?
ESPN 30 for 30: Youngstown Boys. Dir. Jeff Zimbalist. Netflix, 2013. Film.

Youngstown Boys explored the differences of power and views between a Coach and his
player at football powerhouse Ohio State University. Maurice Clarett became a freshman
Phenom, an unheard of feat at the school. This newly found fame forced him under a
microscope never before seen by a freshman. The film describes the rise and fall of
Maurice as a college athlete and person as the landscape of College Athletics changed his
life forever.

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This film impact my research because it conveys a more personal and in-depth aspect of a
particular athlete consumed by his portrayals by officials and the media. This describes to
me that many people outside of college athletics do not put into perspective the different
hardships of athletes. I plan on incorporating this information by referring to the
significant events involving Maurice and specific controversies explained in the
documentary. This sources credibility is valid due to the personal accounts and
experiences by the people being interviewed.

Is it beneficial or destructive to be a college athlete?

How are college athletes portrayed by the media, officials, and peers?
Riebock, Andrea. Sexualized Representation of Female Athletes in the Media: How Does it
Affect Collegiate Female Athlete Body Perceptions? May 2012. PDF.

This source was a report/study on the effects of sexualized representation of female

athletes within the media. The purpose of the research was to examine if effects such as
college grade rank, ethnicity, or grade and ethnicity factored into certain perceptions of
female athletes.

This source impacts my research because it gives an entirely new perspective on females
athletes. Not all college athletes are males, so this is a significant source. The report gives
me insight onto an uncommon aspect that usual fans of collegiate sports dont tend to
think about. This is a credible source due to the author having a Masters degree of
Science.

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Should female athletes be portrayed as equally as male athletes?

How are college athletes portrayed by the media, officials, and peers?
Schooled: The Price of College Sports. Dir. Ross Finkel. Netflix, 2013. Film.
The documentary Schooled puts the athletes view points on how they are treated and
looked at into perspective. In addition, it provides detailed facts and figures on the impact
college athletics has on athletes, their respective schools, and the media. This source
takes the side of the athlete saying that they are constantly under media spotlight and
exploited for their skills.

This information impacts my research because I am receiving an unbiased perspective on

how College Athletes are portrayed. The source describes the identity of an athlete as not
much different from an average person, but people view them differently because of
media. I want to use this in my final genre as a source for stating certain facts and figures
in the world of college sports. The credibility of this source can be attributed to the
various people that are interviewed throughout the documentary and the fields that they
are in.

Is it possible to reach a medium between the use of athletes and the benefits they
bring to themselves as well as the school?