{"id":53,"date":"2026-02-17T17:29:30","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T17:29:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/classprojects.digitalwcu.org\/JMBS\/?page_id=53"},"modified":"2026-02-26T15:37:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T15:37:33","slug":"goals-from-sports-broadcasting","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/classprojects.digitalwcu.org\/JMBS\/goals-from-sports-broadcasting\/","title":{"rendered":"Goals from Sports Broadcasting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"275\" height=\"183\" src=\"https:\/\/classprojects.digitalwcu.org\/JMBS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/images-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-89\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.5027456921037683;width:331px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>One major goal of modern sports broadcasting is helping audiences better understand games. FiveThirtyEight does this by translating complex statistics into readable charts and predictions. Instead of simply reporting scores, it explains probability, trends, and patterns.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3a88641f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Frandsen argues that digital media pushes sports broadcasters to rethink how they communicate with audiences. The goal becomes not just delivering content, but engaging viewers across platforms and making information more interactive.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3a88641f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Digital Humanities shares similar goals. DH uses digital tools to make cultural research more accessible and understandable to broader audiences. Just like FiveThirtyEight simplifies advanced statistics, DH projects simplify large amounts of historical or cultural data.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1300\" height=\"782\" src=\"https:\/\/classprojects.digitalwcu.org\/JMBS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/NCS_Sportsnet_studio_toronto_01.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.6624073065482425;width:438px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/classprojects.digitalwcu.org\/JMBS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/NCS_Sportsnet_studio_toronto_01.webp 1300w, https:\/\/classprojects.digitalwcu.org\/JMBS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/NCS_Sportsnet_studio_toronto_01-300x180.webp 300w, https:\/\/classprojects.digitalwcu.org\/JMBS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/NCS_Sportsnet_studio_toronto_01-1024x616.webp 1024w, https:\/\/classprojects.digitalwcu.org\/JMBS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/NCS_Sportsnet_studio_toronto_01-768x462.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1300px) 100vw, 1300px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-53","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/classprojects.digitalwcu.org\/JMBS\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/53","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/classprojects.digitalwcu.org\/JMBS\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/classprojects.digitalwcu.org\/JMBS\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/classprojects.digitalwcu.org\/JMBS\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/classprojects.digitalwcu.org\/JMBS\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/classprojects.digitalwcu.org\/JMBS\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/53\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":99,"href":"https:\/\/classprojects.digitalwcu.org\/JMBS\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/53\/revisions\/99"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/classprojects.digitalwcu.org\/JMBS\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}