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oingomyboingos · 3 years ago

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Franziska Miles Phx and Spock and Mccoy for the send me a character ask

@matsuorka omg this is so late rip. I kept running out of steam so I only did the aa ones—hope that’s okay!!

Franziska

fav thing: SO MANY THINGS! the potential for her to have an INCREDIBLE arc about recovery from abuse by struggling with her relationship between perfection and the choice between forging her own future or her father’s future. her being trucy‘s aunt—spoiling trucy rotten and seeing a softer, more protective side of her. how much she loves miles and looks up to him, but would never say it.

least fav thing: the games forgetting her after aa2!! there’s so many fun relationships she could have that we’re being deprived of! my fav potential ones are her being a support for klavier to lean on after kristoph is executed (she’s been thru it before with mvk and is one of the only people who can provide true empathy there) and her friendship with simon (which I wrote about in another post here)

fanon pet peeve: not all, but MOST of the franmaya tagged fics on ao3 are for background franmaya in a wrightworth fic. it drives me insane as someone who just desperately wants to see these two lesbians together. i LOVE wrightworth too!! but sometimes being a wlw seeking wlw content in fan spaces makes me wanna scream 🙃

Miles

fav thing: again, SO MANY THINGS! His complicated relationship with guilt, self loathing and atonement after aa1 is super compelling to me (and something i super hardcore relate to with the ex catholic guilt). I think he’d have a really hard time figuring out the difference between atoning for his mistakes and punishing himself for them. like franziska, I love that he invents his own future after being told what he ought to be by mvk for so long. beyond his general character arc, I also LOVE his friendship with maya (steel samurai nerds 5ever <3) and adore the many fics i’ve read where they run steel samurai discords, tumblrs, ao3 accounts, and attend cons together, often never knowing that they’re interacting with each other in these fan spaces bc they’re Big Dumb ™ (and overly proficient at compartmentalizing bc of the #trauma)

least fav thing: this is more of a complaint with canon than him as a character, but I wish we knew more about his life in the period after the 4th grade trial and before the fawles trial. Also about his life during the 7 year gap. which is probably why these are the periods of time I mostly read/write fic about lol.

fanon pet peeve: I genuinely hate that so many fan voice actors cast him with a british accent. I know it’s just “default posh” but the man’s from japanifornia & germany lol. ALSO when fanon makes him into a twink. like, have you SEEN his sprite? the man has a brick wall for a torso. solid. huggable. though don’t let anyone else know the formidable chief prosecutor is a softie who gives out hugs to his giant gaggle of adopted children, it’ll ruin his austere image

Phoenix

fav thing: HUMAN WRECKING BALL OF A MAN I LOVE HIS STUPID ANTICS AND PASSION!! Eating the poison necklace, getting hit by a car, falling through a burning bridge... Most of these have to do with his dedication to someone he loves—and when he loves something or someone, he goes in with all his heart!! I also just love how fucking smart he is which I talk about here.

least fav thing: I really don’t like phoenix’s characterization (or character model) in aa5. first off, the character model is so fuckign ugly, dead fish eyes ew. I haven’t played aa6 yet, but to me aa5 is a huge misstep for the franchise. the game gave us the format change of 3D art, rather than adding in the format change it promised at the end of the game. where’s the MASON/juror system he worked so hard on? don’t get me wrong, it gave me things I love (athena and simon and aura), but at the cost of tanking the progress with phoenix’s character arc. and phoenix taking the lead sometimes really diverts needed energy away from apollo and ESPECIALLY athena.

fanon pet peeve: I have a few that irk me with phoenix.

that people characterize him as stupid when he outsmarted kristoph

people make him an incompetent cook. phoenix is someone who goes through money troubles frequently, and I think bc of that he’s had to learn how to cook at least decently well. I personally think he gives apollo and athena masters classes on how to cook on a budget (like, he has a packet drawer like the guy on buzzfeed who does the budget recipes) and everyone’s like “mr wright thank u but please take some well paying cases and quit the pro bono for a sec you deserve to not have to think about this” and phoenix promptly ignores it bc, again!! his heart is too big for his got damn chest!!!

i’m not naming names but there are some popular pre-wrightworth fics i’ve read that have phoenix get jealous of apollo and klavier getting together. I just can’t get behind it. phoenix is apollo’s dad figure. romantic jealousy? it’s bad, bud.

thank you for the ask!! I had a lot of fun with these :3

#pls go read the miles and maya steel samurai besties fics I linked they’re AMAZING #just jill’s stuff #💌#ace attorney #miles edgeworth #franziska von karma #phoenix wright

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jamiehamiltonfolio · 6 years ago

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Former athletes are crucial in the media, but are they journalists?

It is almost impossible to turn on the television to watch a game of sport without at least one current or former player being involved in the broadcast.

Regardless of the sport, these people are brought in to give their specialist insight and add to the overall experience for fans watching at home.

As long as sport has been broadcast, so-called ‘experts’ have been involved. Typically a former player or coach, their knowledge and experience is exploited as they explain what is happening in greater detail to the fans watching or listening, and intricately breakdown details.

While these people might be well suited for covering the sport on TV, trained media and journalists are just as important in the grand scheme of things.

Increasingly, former athletes have not only been involved in the broadcast of sport, but the way it is covered in the media as a whole.

Many athletes see working in the media as a natural stepping-stone for a job after their sporting career is over.

Almost every newspaper has articles and previews/reviews written by expert analysts, typically former greats. Retired AFL stars like Matthew Lloyd and Dermott Brereton are penning articles for Melbourne’s Herald Sun, and current rugby league national coach Mal Meninga is featuring in Sydney’s Daily Telegraph.

The insight a former player or coach gives is one that many fans thrive on. Mick Malthouse, one the greatest AFL coaches of the modern era, is a regular sight in Melbourne newspapers, and is trusted because his history of success at the highest level.

This experience and history adds credibility and weight behind the words, a benefit not shared by non-athletes.

Their articles are a pivotal part of the publications they are featured in for a number of reasons.

A traditional journalist may have spent their entire career covering one sport and have just as deep an understanding, however their insight would mean no more to a reader than a former coach or player.

Former athletes add ‘colour’ to stories with the ability to use personal anecdotes and relate to what the current day athletes are doing.

As much as people groan at the ‘back in my day’ generation, it builds the narrative and allows a comparison of the past and present that many love.

Broadcasting teams of NBA games are flanked by greats of days gone by. Anecdotes of playing with and against the likes of Jordan, Stockton and Ewing are constant, specifically with the ever-raging argument of who is the greatest of all time.

All that in mind, ex-players should not be considered journalists.

By dictionary definition anyone who writes for a news publication is a journalist. However in this context, the American Press definition suits better,

“Journalism is the activity of gathering, assessing, creating and presenting news and information. It is also the products of these activities”.

The act of simply writing a story that is featured in a newspaper does not make one a journalist. Uncovering, researching and producing a story does.

What retired players have in terms of name value and experience in the sport, they lack in training and news sense. That is where trained and experienced journalists are necessary.

Former players are best suited for writing opinion pieces and stories that require a history in the sport or expertise. What they are not suited for writing are match reports and news stories that require journalistic intuition and knowhow.

Skills required to write these stories can only be achieved through years of practice and experience in the industry. This training allows people to fine tune their talents and hone their craft. When the athletes were running around on the field, journalists were refining their skills, covering those who are now their competition.

Also pivotal in writing these stories is the ability to distinguish what is and isn’t newsworthy, and the ability to find an interesting story even when it seems impossible.

With news stories occasionally being difficult to break as they are insensitive, controversial or could ruin someone’s reputation, former players may not want to be the one to break it, having been in those shoes before.

Journalists are able to complete all these duties, but a former player is much less versatile.

Several new platforms have been created for athletes to practice writing and make their voices heard.

The Players Tribune, founded by 14 time MLB All Star Derek Jeter, allows athletes to create and share content straight from the horse’s mouth.

The organisation aims to provide an unedited voice to athletes. A space for them to be free and say what they want without fear of it being misconstrued. It also allows for opinions to be shared and rebuttals to be made.

Dominican baseball star José Bautista wrote an article in defense of his infamous ‘bat flip’ during the 2015 MLB playoffs, and in doing so, took a swipe at the media coverage and response to the incident.

It has also been the platform used to break many significant stories in American sport since its launch four years ago.

Kobe Bryant shared his famed Dear Basketball retirement letter on the site. Kevin Durant used it to announce he was leaving Oklahoma City to go to the Golden State Warriors.

The website, and similar ones such as Australian based PlayersVoice, have received a lot of backlash from traditional media outlets as they fear they are making them obsolete.

In an interview with ESPN in October 2014, Jeter said he believes The Players Tribune will not impact mainstream channels.

“We’re not trying to take away from sportswriters”, he said. “ Sportswriters are what make sports successful. I think we’re sort of working in conjunction with them.”

The biggest issue with athlete-driven media is the question of objectivity. Will the tough questions be asked and controversial stories be published?

One former player who is now a highly respected journalist is Doris Burke.

The ESPN analyst has been a standout on college basketball broadcasts since 1991, covered the WNBA for the first 20 years of its existence and is a stalwart of NBA sidelines.

Prior to her career covering the sport, she was a standout point guard at the collegiate level. She led the Big East in assists in her senior year, and ended her collegiate career as the all time leader at Providence College.

With no viable option of professional basketball at the time, Burke joined ESPN as an analyst.

Since then, she has broken barriers and become the first woman to commentate a men’s college basketball game and a New York Knicks game on both radio and television.

Nowadays, Burke is one of the most highly respected journalists in American basketball.

Current team USA coach and ESPN colour commentator Jeff Van Gundy has known Burke since his days as an assistant coach at Providence College.

“She’s the best, most versatile analyst and commentator at ESPN”, Van Gundy told Deadspin reporter Lyndsey D’Arcangelo.

“She does it all, great interviewer, commentator, studio analyst, everything. And she is an expert at it all, women’s and men’s college basketball, the NBA and the WNBA. She’s the LeBron James of sports casters. There’s no better broadcaster out there right now.”

There are other retired athletes who have had success in the media industry. Retired English cricket captain Michael Atherton has carved a polarizing career in the media. He has written for The Telegraph and The Times, and has worked for broadcast companies BBC, Channel 4 and Sky Sports.

For his outstanding work, he was awarded the Sports Journalist of the Year at the 2010 British Press Awards.

Burke and Atherton are not typical cases of retired athletes who have become journalists. The two have put in around 50 years of dedicated work following their sports careers.

While they may have used their names to get in to the industry, they have not rested on their laurels and have instead worked hard to get where they are today.

Athletes, media and fans respect them for their mixture of talents and unique take on sport.

They are journalists who just so happen to be former athletes.

And just as much as the world needs journalists to cover sport, it needs sports personalities in and around the media too.

Listening to a football game would be completely different if not for Brian Taylor or Billy Brownless. NBA coverage would be far less enjoyable without Shaq and Charles Barkley constantly goading each other.

Imagine watching cricket as a child and not hearing Bill Lawry shriek “Yes! Got him”.

These characters make sport. They are the reason we tune in every week and watch the same broadcast. Without them, sport would be incredibly different to watch, listen and read.

But they are not journalists.

Both parties are arguably as important to sport as one another, for very different reasons.

You can be both a retired player and a journalist.

But just because you are one, does not make you both.

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