Sport Communication: A Process Approach - Softcover

Cranmer, Gregory; Brown-Devlin, Natalie; Smith, Lauren

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1793553173 ISBN 13: 9781793553171

Publisher: Cognella, Inc, 2026

Synopsis

This text explores the communicative processes associated with sport, including its organization, enactment, production, and consumption. It addresses topics such as family roles in sports participation, fan identity formation, media influence on public perceptions of sports, narrative construction in sports, and ethical challenges within the field.

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About the Authors

Gregory A. Cranmer (Ph.D., West Virginia University) is an associate professor in the Department of Communication at Clemson University, a faculty fellow of the Robert H. Brooks Sports Science Institute, and a research fellow of the U.S. Center for Mental Health and Sport. His research focuses on interpersonal and organizational interactions in the context of sport.

Natalie Brown-Devlin (Ph.D., University of Alabama) is an associate professor in the Stan Richards School of Advertising and Public Relations, the director of Texas Media and Analytics, and the associate director for research of the Center for Sports Communication and Media at the University of Texas at Austin. Her research focuses on crisis communication and digital media in the context of sport.

Lauren Reichart Smith (Ph.D., University of Alabama) is a professor and the director of research at the Center for Sports Communication and Social Impact at Rowan University. Her research explores sports media, media portrayals, athlete activism, and media psychology.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cognella, Inc
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1793553173
• ISBN 13: 9781793553171
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352