Prerequisite: JOUR620.

Spending taxpayer dollars to build ballparks and other sports venues often is controversial. Supporters cite the economic benefits of such projects. Skeptics warn that promises of sold-out stadia and free-spending fans often are overstated. In this course, students explore and report on plans for a $70 million ballpark planned in Hagerstown, Maryland to learn what a baseball team means to a community and how the project is viewed by fans, business owners, elected officials and others. For this project, students will be working with the Sports Business Reporting class.