This study explores how professional athletes perceive sports journalists and the role of the media. They acknowledge that communication with journalists is an essential part of their profession and appreciate the verified information, knowledge, and dutiful preparation. They consider the main role of media as monitorial. In some cases, they cast doubt on journalists’ ability to evaluate athletic performance accurately, and they are also critical of errors in interviews, however they acknowledgethat there are good, and possibly excellent journalists as well.

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从另一侧看体育新闻，评论和访谈：从运动员的角度看新闻记者

这项研究探讨了职业运动员如何看待体育记者以及媒体的作用。他们承认与记者的交流是他们职业的重要组成部分，并赞赏经过验证的信息，知识和尽职尽责的准备。他们认为媒体的主要作用是监督。在某些情况下，他们对记者准确评估运动表现的能力表示怀疑，他们也对采访中的错误提出批评，但是他们也承认，也有优秀的，甚至可能是优秀的记者。