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Tag Archives: Simon Ličen
Interview on Val 202
Despite the update I posted in December, www.simonlicen.com has not been updated yet. Hopefully I will be able to do so over the summer at the latest. In the meantime, readers (and listeners!) in Slovenia might be interested in an … Continue reading
International Sports Press Survey 2011 book published
A new book detailing the results of the International Sports Press Survey conducted in 2011 has recently been published. The world’s largest study of its kind helps identify similarities and differences in sports reporting on a global scale. The results … Continue reading
Posted in News, Personal
Tagged International Sports Press Survey, ISPS 2011, Play the Game, Simon Ličen, sport journalism
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International collab paper published
“From Pride to Smugness and the Nationalism Between: Olympic Media Consumption Effects on Nationalism Across the Globe” is the title of a paper I co-authored with seven co-authors from five countries and four continents. The article has now been published … Continue reading
Media appearances
I was recently featured in a number of media outlets. During the European Basketball Championship for Men hosted by Slovenia, I was interviewed by the Finance newspaper to speak about the impact of the competition for the Slovenian economy. The … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged Finance, media, research, Simon Ličen, TV Slovenija, Val 202, WSU
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Articles in EJC and Ecquid Novi published
Two research articles I authored were recently published in two scholarly journals. In its August issue, the European Journal of Communication published an article entitled “Cheering for ‘our’ champs by watching ‘sexy’ female throwers: Representation of nationality and gender in Slovenian … Continue reading
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Tagged broadcasting, media, Olympics, research, Simon Ličen, TV Slovenija
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Simon Ličen featured in Ogledalo športa
I was recently featured in Ogledalo športa, a Slovenian-based web platform aimed at improving ethical values in sports and fostering democracy, transparency and freedom of speech in Slovenian sport. Click here to view the article (it is written in the Slovenian … Continue reading
Next stop: Austin!
It has been many months since I last posted on this website. Many exciting things happened during this time and hopefully I will start catching up—and providing up-to-date news—soon. In a few days I will be presenting a paper on … Continue reading
Posted in News, Personal
Tagged #sportsummit13, IACS, Simon Ličen, Summit on Communication and Sport, Twitter
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Sports woes and the Slovenian attitude to them
In the previous post I wrote about the indictment of the members of an illegal betting syndicate that operated from Maribor, a city in northeast Slovenia. The event itself and the Slovenian media coverage surrounding it deserve some commentary. First, … Continue reading
Posted in Comment
Tagged betting, Criminal Code, critical distance, Drago Kos, Ekipa, Gaming Act, Igor Lukšič, investigative journalism, match-fixing, Simon Ličen, sports media
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“Reporting live from the Parliament…”
With the departure for my trip to the U.S. less than a week away, my lecturing materials should be ready. Several groups of students of the College of Communication & Information Sciences at the University of Alabama will hopefully enjoy … Continue reading →