Simon Licen

Associate professor in sports journalism at @PSUBellisario. Media, Sport, Society 🤔

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My article "Major Sports Events Returning to Emerging Sports Tourism Nations: Willingness to Pay for the #EuroBasket in #Slovenia" is now published online before print in Academica Turistica journal (@si_upr): https://t.co/TCe2ih5khl
#basketball

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Yesterday I discussed the geopolitics of the #FIFAWorldCup for @OddajaGlobus on @rtvslo. Watch below (in Slovenian) or fast fwd to my remarks at 10'40". Fun experience, serious topic, quality journalism. Let the show begin. https://t.co/3JU8RqGoRo

[Communication & Sport @commsportj]

The latest issue of our journal is published at https://t.co/UP4ajLVnGY. This issue focuses on #socialmedia and their usage, effects and other implications in a variety of national and cultural contexts. Happy reading!

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Včeraj sem za @24UR Zvečer komentiral odpustitev Nica Harrisona iz @dallasmavs. Če koga zanima, si lahko ogleda na https://t.co/aOXx43Uirh #NBA

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https://t.co/ZoL69zv9nq (via @AP)

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Took part in another engaging @playthegame_org conference last week. My talk on early 🇺🇸 media coverage of @SLCUT2034 @Olympics can be accessed here: https://t.co/ZA3vtXk3Hx (37:00); I discussed dual standards when reporting ab. mega-events on domestic v. foreign soil.
#ptg2025

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@derailleurkate Congratulations for being nominated for the Dan Jenkins Medal for Excellence in Sportswriting! https://t.co/N59WmvrSWT

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@MartinPavcnik Ce prav vidim, v druzbi Marka Milica, ki je mimogrede danes tudi praznoval rojstni dan?

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@normanli Was the warm feeling your blood boiling?

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My article entitled, Newspaper Coverage of Sport in China, Slovenia and the United States, is now published in the Asian Journal of Sport History & Culture: https://t.co/rs5ZXsNfnq
#sport #Journalism
Reach out for a copy.

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We are soliciting 📜 for a special issue of Communication & Sport journal entitled, “Sport, Media, and Migration: A Cross-Cultural Perspective.” ⚽️🔀
🗓️: Submissions are due Sept. 1, 2025.
Full call for papers: https://t.co/PmGBWVR47x
Contact co-editor @seansadri for ❓

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Če vas medijsko poročanje o Luki Dončiću še ni povsem izčrpalo, si lahko ogledate moj pogled na situacijo v prispevku @tednikTVS na to temo. Tokrat v družbi uglednih športnih novinarjev in intelektualcev.
https://t.co/FKRxvQO9Cc

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Do you want to share your academic research, investigative work, or lived experiences at #ptg2025?🗨

Now is your chance to contribute, engage with top experts, and drive critical discussions on the future of sport💥

Submit your abstract!📣

https://t.co/kLybq0wcm5

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Tokrat v @24UR Zvečer o izjemni dovršenosti promocijske kampanje novih Dončićevih @Jumpman23 superg in o tem, kaj Dončićevo marketinško profiliranje pomeni za potrošnike in za slovenska podjetja. 👀⬇️
https://t.co/Dwx2JEQA04

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Tokrat v @24UR Zvečer o trženjskem dometu Luke Dončića, promociji #Lakers, primerljivih športnikih in tveganjih, ki se jih še ne zaveda(mo).
🇺🇸: Interview for Slovenian evening news on #LukaDoncic's marketing potential & possible threats. 🇸🇮 only, sorry.
https://t.co/5dWUpjQRjS

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Med stotinami člankov, mnenj in komentarjev o prestopu Luke Dončića v Lakerse sva z @BarbaraSmajila našla čas, voljo in ideje za pogovor o športu kot poslu, njegovi povezavi z mediji in politiko, davkov, etiki in še čem. #Poglobljeno na @n1slovenija:
https://t.co/RY6yVOnQT2

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Če koga zanima še kaj o prestopu #LukaDoncic v #Lakers, lahko v današnjem @tednik_Nedelo prebere še nekaj mojih misli, ki jih je zbral @LucZalokar. Prvi del članka je priložen, nadaljevanje pa dobite v trafiki ali na https://t.co/xydx7ioNZa

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V torek sem se na @24UR Zvečer pogovarjal o #LukaDoncic z Urošem Slakom in @LukaStucin. Če koga zanima: https://t.co/kqcmCfIrH1

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Implications: Chinese followers were more active co-creators of online dialogue. Social media pros should nurture dialogue. Chinese society is “high-context,” requires more communication. Western societies require more detail. Use authentic, vernacular, grassroots content.
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My latest #research article, “Promotion of the 2022 Olympic Winter Games on Chinese and Western social media," written with Nastja Čermelj, is accessible online in the Int’l Journal of Sports Marketing & Sponsorship @EmeraldGlobal: https://t.co/LAEUmJFksX
TL;DR (1/4):

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Chinese audiences engaged more and with different content. Overall, the most engaging posts offered euphoric stress, escape and aesthetic pleasure. Graphics and video were the most engaging content features across cultures.