Sunday, October 25, 2009

NFL Minnesota vs Pittsburgh

While watching the Minnesota Vikings play against the Pittsburgh Steelers, I thought to myself how exactly does this link to public relations? Well, in all types of sports there is always a winning and a losing team (not to sound negative) but that is the reality. So whether you are a winning or losing team-member you may have to address the public and the media to talk about what happened.

Team members can range from the quarterback, to the coach and also the manager, etc. Before and after a game members of a sports team often have to address the media to speak about important information that most likely sports fans would want to hear. They could be asked about rosters, statistics, and even how the players feel about their game play. Press conferences happen frequently in sports.

Players can be quoted, recorded, videotaped and used in press releases among many other things. This information will be found in newspapers, which will be also found online. Information will also be found on television and radio station sports shows. So, in my opinion it is very important for all team members to be prepared to talk to the media and be able to communicate.

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