Does fantasy sports writing qualify as journalism? Do fantasy writers or outlets care about or even know many of the tenets of journalism? Do they think that readers care?

These are some of the questions that Ithaca College journalism professor Mead Loop has been seeking to answer with his research into the practices of fantasy writers and any rules they are either encouraged to follow or impose upon themselves.

“I’m studying what guides decision-making in fantasy sports writing, from written and unwritten codes of ethics to editors, audiences and attribution,” Look told FSB.com.

Results from the first round of surveying and studying done along with fellow professor Ryan Parkhurst centered on the attribution practices of fantasy writers and outlets, particularly focusing on Yahoo! and Sporting News.

The second series of survey questions was rolled out in the May Fantasy Sports Writers Association newsletter and remains live. Although this tends to be a particularly busy time of year for those of us who spend anywhere from too much to way too much time studying fantasy, I can attest to the survey taking no more than 15 minutes. Culling the results from studies such as this can only help to legitimize our pursuit — and/or show us what we might be able to do better.

Find the survey here: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/FSWA

Tags: fantasy sports, fantasy sports business, fantasy sports industry, Fantasy Sports Market Research, fantasy writing, fswa, mead loop

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