. >> gary hudson is a senior lecturer as stafford university, focusing on sports journalism.he said fans lose when organizations seek to increase their control. >> of course the big problem is that if by extension on journalists, it's affecting the public. they probably don't realize it, but of course the traditional relationship between journalists and sports organizations has been one of scrutiny and of reporting on events with authority one would hope, but also an objective eye. of course fans don't get that. there's always been the criticism that sports journalists are really fans with laptops. that's why organizations like the bbc have introduce sports news editors, looking at sports from the point of the view of the story it generates. you can't cover those if you don't have the access and it's no wonder that various news organizations are boycotting various events around the world because of those restrictions. there has been a blossoming and a vast number of new jobs in sports clubs p.r. departments and as someone who teaches aspiring sports journalists, for example f