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Amedia guide, historically also known as adope book, is a sports-relatedpress kit, distributed as a book or binder, and published by sports teams before the start of thesporting season. It features information relating to the team players, history,statistical records and other similar items. Media guides are usually distributed tosports journalists to assist in theirbroadcasting of the team game.[1]
While generally not sold in retailstores, media guides for professional sports teams are often available in their online stores or home web sites, along with being sold in physical form to the game attending public withgame programs at in-stadium stands. Many major college and university sport media guides are available inPDF or other electronic formats for free on their home web sites. Following the end of the season, the printed media guides are often discarded or given to fans of the team.
Press guides – later known as media guides – have existed since at least the 1930s and provide one of the few detailed sources of comprehensive historical athletic data before theDepartment of Education andNational Collegiate Athletic Association requirements of the 1980s.[citation needed]
An older term for a similar type of publication is "dope book". According toCassell's Dictionary of Slang, the term originated in the 19th century and refers to an information book on any subject, but usually onhorse racing.[2]
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