In the wake of significant nationwide protests against police brutality and systemic racism, many more athletes are stepping up to support the demonstrators and speak about their own experiences with prejudice.
Political messages abound in this year’s Super Bowl ads.
Hurricane Maria is causing serious damage, but the media is failing to cover it.
#TakeTheKnee is taking professional football stadiums by storm.
After months of seemingly endless political tension in America, football fans looked to the Super Bowl for a break. Fox Broadcasting Company went into its programming with just that in mind. The network aimed to create a sense of unity by taking precautions to avoid
The Presidential election was a gift to news networks this year, which Fox News proved by bumping ESPN out of the top spot for most watched cable news network. Sports and politics share a language according to the BBC, and this the bubbling post-election atmosphere
Cutting the cord with cable has TV viewers turning to on-demand and live streaming video to get their cable content fix. Currently, according to Pew Research Center, “24 [percent] of Americans do not subscribe to cable or satellite TV in their homes.” When it’s broken
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San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick has been making headlines this past week for refusing to stand during the pre-game national anthem. While other national sports leagues, like the NBA, require participation in the national anthem, the NFL has clarified in a statement that “players