Bibliographic Sources- Source One

Majerol, Veronica. "Should college athletes be paid? two recent rulings may                      change the face of college sports." New York Times Upfront 15 Sept. 2014:                 14+. Biography in Context. Web. 2 Sept. 2015.

Recently, several changes have been made which could have a potential impact on the debate over whether college athletes should be paid.  In 2014, a federal judge ruled that athletes in high level football and basketball programs are entitled to receive money if they are used in video games or television broadcasts.  The author provides arguments from both sides of the story, including the NCAA (not supporting paying athletes) and athletes and a college professor (largely in support of compensation for college athletes).  The author also brings up a few statistics, including the amount of revenue the NCAA generates from ‘March Madness’ each year ($800 million) and the amount of Alumni donations Texas A&M received after Johnny Manziel won the Heisman Trophy ($740 million).  Overall, the author does not come to a clear conclusion, although she does end with a quote favoring compensation for college athletes. 

The author is presenting her argument to a wide audience, since it is in the New York Times, but the title will likely attract the attention of those concern with sports.  Although the author presents both sides of the argument, she seems to have a slight tendency to support the athletes.  She presents slightly more pro-athlete arguments than anti-athlete arguments and ultimately ends the article with a strong pro-athlete quote.  This is understandable, since she is writing to sports fans, who most likely support compensation for college athletes.  Generally speaking though, Majerol’s main goal is to present the information in an unbiased fashion.  She uses the facts (especially the recent court decision) to present mostly other people’s arguments.  She is likely unable to present her personal opinion in this article because of oversight from the New York Times.  I do not believe that this is an editorial in which Majerol is free to voice her true opinion.  Nonetheless, she is still able to convey and present information.  If anything, the oversight and censorship helped her to publish a primarily unbiased article.

“At the same time, the NCAA and its member universities benefit enormously from popular athletes, who bring in millions of dollars in TV revenues and memorabilia sales, increase alumni donations, and attract new students.” (paragraph 8)

“The NCAA takes in about $800 million in revenue a year from the 'March Madness' men's basketball tournament.” (paragraph 16)