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Fantasy fooball costs billions in lost productivity
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By
Denny
McCarthy
Reporter
For journal-
ist Lawrence
Pintak, being
immersed in the
world of Islam is no
alien concept, but rath-
er, a pivotal point of his
career.
In an effort by the World
Affair Council of Northwest
Ohio, Pintak spoke at the
University Tuesday about his
experience in the Middle East and
the American media’s misrepresenta-
tive portrayals of other cultures.
“We don’t graze the media,” Pintak
said. “We don’t take in a variety of view-
points. We go to the media organization
that reflects back to us our preconceived
notion. Anywhere you look, you see the world
By Jon Stinchcomb
Reporter
While more and more people
are playing fantasy football, the
impact it has on work, school
and friends may not be what
some would expect.
Over the past 10 years, the
number of Americans partici-
pating in fantasy sports has
more than tripled to an esti-
mated 41.5 million, according
to the Fantasy Sports Trade
Association.
The FSTA is an organization
comprised of over 200 mem-
ber companies in the fantasy
sports industry and is one of
the leading researchers in this
continually expanding social
phenomenon.
According to demographic
research by the FSTA, the vast
majority of these millions are
college-educated males whose
favorite fantasy sport is football.
Just under half of them pay
league fees. At an average of $52
per player, it accounts for a U.S.
market share of $1.71 billion.
While that may seem like a
staggering amount of money,
there is evidence that the game’s
impact on workplace productiv-
ity amounts to much more.
Challenger, Gray and
Christmas, Inc., an outplace-
mentconsultingfirminChicago,
sought to find out how much
of the time spent on fantasy
football occurred while players
were at work and the resulting
amount of lost productivity.
Using the FSTA’s statistics on
time spent by players and the
Bureau of Labor Statistics’ data
on average earnings for the spe-
cific demographic, Challenger,
Gray and Christmas found
that fantasy football may cost
employers $13.4 billion in lost
productivity. That was based
on a “conservative” estimate of
only two hours per week spent
while on the job.
“We are not trying to demon-
ize fantasy football,” said the
firm’s CEO, John A. Challenger,
in a statement. “It is impor-
tant to understand that there
are more distractions than ever
in today’s workplace. If it’s not
fantasy football, it’s the latest
Hollywood gossip, shopping on
Amazon, or checking Facebook.”
Students at the University who
play fantasy football seemed to
affirm these findings.
Dylan Fultz, a freshman
majoring in middle childhood
education, said he sometimes
checks his fantasy teams dur-
ing work or class. Fultz is in
three different leagues and said
he spends about two hours per
week managing those teams.
“I play with friends just for
fun,” Fultz said. “I really want to
win though.”
Freshman Josh Pomplas said
he considers winning pretty
important as well. Pomplas is
in a paid league and said he
has occasionally finds himself
managing his fantasy team
during class.
“I probably spend around an
hour a day on my fantasy team,”
Pomplas said.
Whether it’s setting starting
lineups, checking the waiver
wire or reading the latest from
the plethora of experts online,
managing a fantasy football
team takes time. Doing it well
takes even more.
In fact, despite the potential
for a seemingly large loss in
productivity, Challenger said an
across-the-board ban on fan-
tasy sports can actually back-
fire on employers. It can cause
a drop in morale, loyalty and,
By Jon Stinchcomb
Reporter
The University’s homecoming
parade has long been a tradi-
tion allowing current students
to showcase their organiza-
tions to returning alumni, but
this year’s events are expand-
ing to embrace an even broader
community.
As a result, the most promi-
nent change is to the parade
route. The route will now begin
at the corner of South Grove
and Wooster Streets on the west
end. It will head east, marching
through downtown, through
campus and ending on Mercer.
“This route came to fruition
after collaboration with city
leaders and members of the
Homecoming Student Steering
Committee,” said Christopher
Bullins, the University’s associ-
ate dean of students.
BullinssaidthecityofBowling
Green and the University share
a “tremendously strong partner-
ship.” Through this, members
of both communities expressed
interest in extendending the
parade route and including a
new downtown component,
he said.
Bowling Green Municipal
Administrator John Fawcett
said the new route reflects the
desire of both the city’s and
University’s administrations
for all homecoming events
to be more inclusive of the
entire community.
“We thought it was important
to make the downtown a part
of the parade route, hoping it
will serve as an invitation to
residents to partake in home-
coming activities, capped off by
A BALANCED
PERSPECTIVE
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ABOVE, BOTTOM RIGHT: Journalist Lawrence Pintak speaks to
students in room 207 of the Union about American news coverage of
the Middle East.
ERIC BURGASSER | THE BG NEWS
PHOTO PROVIDED
Speaker touches on American news
coverage of Middle East, shares views
ERIC BURGASSER | THE BG NEWS
PINTAK IS the founding dean of the Edward R. Murrow School of
Communication at Washington State University.

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interestingly enough, an even bigger
loss of productivity than before.
“Companies that not only allow
workers to enjoy fantasy football,
but actually encourage it by orga-
nizing company leagues are likely
to see significant benefits in morale,
which, in turn leads to an overall
boost in productivity as well as
employee retention,” Challenger
said.
Students at the University seemed
to share this positive sentiment
about the game.
Austin Smith, a sophomore busi-
ness major, said he doesn’t really
check his fantasy team during work
or class, but does spend up to an
hour a week managing it. He plays
against his friends but said it is not
a strain.
“Most of the time it’s just friendly
competition,” Smith said.
Fultz said he thinks fantasy foot-
ball is more likely to strengthen
friendships as well, even after light-
hearted smack talk.
“To be honest, most guys know
that’s just a joke” Fultz said. “You’re
not actually picking on them.”
Fultz also said there is a slightly
stressful element to playing.
“If my team is winning, it’s a
relief,” he said. “But if I’m losing, it’s
just the opposite.”
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differently. Some of it is consciously
skewed, some of it is just skewed
because of the audience or those
preconceived notions.”
Pintak’s informal Q-and-A ses-
sion and lecture took place in room
207 of the Union. About 30 students
and faculty interested in journal-
ism and multicultural affairs lis-
tened to Pintak speak about domes-
tic coverage of foreign crises and
social justice.
Formerly a reporter for major
news outlets including ABC, CBS,
CNN, Time and Newsweek, Pintak
now works at Washington State
University as the founding dean of
the Edward R. Murrow College of
Communication. He said there is a
big difference between reporting in
the Middle East during his time as a
reporter compared to now.
“One of the most fundamental
things that has changed is how jour-
nalists cover the world,” Pintak said,
“is the fact that people now cut our
heads off.”
As a CBS foreign correspondent,
Pintak covered the Marine barracks
bombings in Beruit. He was able to
interview the bombers the day after
the bombings. Pinktak said that if
reporters were to attempt to inter-
view terrorists today, they would
“lose their head.”
The number of foreign correspon-
dents has dwindled in recent years
due in part to the fear of being kid-
napped. Pintak said the silver lin-
ing of the decline is that more local
reporters, meaning local people, are
reporting on their own events for
American organizations, changing
their “prisms” of cultural awareness.
Pintak has reported on landmark
events while corresponding in the
Middle East, including the Iran-Iraq
War, the invasion of Lebanon, the
Libyan invasion of Chad and the
kidnapping of U.S. citizens, among
others. He said that in his time as a
reporter in the region, he has noticed
that news organizations have con-
sistent biases relating to cultures
they aren’t part of, making Muslims
an “other” to American media.
“He said the problem with this
coverage is that Americans report
about what ‘we do’ and what ‘they
are,’” Pintak said, referencing a book
by Palestinian American intellec-
tual Edward Said. “This effectively
means we all make mistakes, you’re
an aberration, you’re different than
the rest of us, you killed this guy but
that’s just because you’re a nut, but
if a Muslim does it, it’s something in
the DNA. You really do see this play
out in perceptions of stories.”
Pintak’s speech preceded another
event scheduled at the University
of Toledo on Tuesday. Office of
Multicultural Affairs Assistant
Director Krishna Han is on the
council that flew Pintak to Ohio.
She said he was glad he found an
available time for him to speak at
the University.
“It’s a great opportunity for us to
listen to somebody who has such
a unique experience,” Han said. “I
figured it’s not only the school of
journalism that’s appreciative of his
talk, but also for people who study
international relations.”
Derya Dogan, a Muslim second-
year graduate student studying
cross-cultural and internation-
al education, said Pintak brought
up objective viewpoints that she
has only heard Middle Eastern
media mention.
“I don’t think it was totally on the
side of the Muslims or totally on the
side of Americans,” Dogan said. “I
think he was lecturing from both
sides, which is cool and very impor-
tant.”
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