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In 1994, Fox television entered into a network broadcasting agreement with the National Hockey League (NHL). To make hockey more viewer friendly for new audiences in underexploited U.S. media markets, the Fox Trax puck debuted during the 1996 NHL All-Star Game. The puck enjoyed a brief and controversial existence and was widely vilified by established hockey fans. More specifically, response to the puck in Canada was framed within a broader discourse that Jackson described as a "crisis of identity," as the Fox Trax puck became a vehicle to articulate Canadian concerns related to the economic and cultural influence of the United States. This article reviews the design and implementation of the puck, the conditions relating hockey to Canadian identity, and the reaction the puck engendered in popular media coverage. In doing so, reaction to the Fox Trax puck provides an example of the contestation of global-local relations in a sporting context.

Public subsidies continue to be used to support the construction of stadium facilities for major league sports teams in North America. Within this context, the local newspaper, as a beneficiary of pro-growth development strategies, becomes a platform for the debate surrounding the utility of public subsidization. This article examines local newspaper discourse surrounding 1984 and 1990 referenda in the city of Cleveland, Ohio, and identifies four stadium subsidy frames: (a) economic development, (b) civic status, (c) civic priorities, and (d) financing. Consistent with previous research, the local newspaper was a proponent of the stadium subsidy in both cases. Another key finding relates to the presence of frame coupling in the 1990 debate. This suggests the emergence of a dynamic discourse that fused tangible and intangible stadium subsidy arguments.

Reprinted from the Musical quarterly, the Outlook, and the New music review. ; Introduction: Democracy and music.--Richard Strauss.--Sir Edward Elgar.--Claude Debussy.--Vincent d'Indy.--Music in America. ; Mode of access: Internet.

The 2016 Summer Olympic Games1bids were selected as a case study to explore how the focus on social responsibility (CSR) and community development (CD) differs in traditional versus nontraditional bid cities. We employed a media framing methodology to examine how the bids were represented through media and articulated by various stakeholders. Of specific interest was the finding that the discourse surrounding the Rio de Janeiro bid put a greater focus on the capability of sport to reach out to disadvantaged populations and create balance within the global economy. The results from this study will provide insights into how the global media has framed megaevent bids from nontraditional cities, and the social and economic benefits event proponents argue can be accrued from hosting.

This study shows that fans and people living in the region of 28 Football Bundesliga teams from all three divisions are willing to support their team financially. Survey respondents were asked for their willingness‐to‐pay to avoid a negative outcome (e.g., relegation) and to achieve a positive outcome (e.g., promotion). Fan bonds are applied as an alternative payment vehicle within the contingent valuation method. The results show that different factors affect the decision to support the team and the actual amount of willingness‐to‐pay—for attendees and nonattendees. Public goods are particularly relevant for reporting a positive willingness‐to‐pay. (JELZ23, L83, H41)