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{{refimprove|date=July 2020}} [[File:New York Yanks Media Guide, 1950.png|thumb|279x279px|Media guide for the [[1950 New York Yanks season|1950 New York Yanks]]]] A '''media guide''', historically also known as a '''dope book''', is a sports-related [[press kit]], distributed as a book or binder, and published by sports teams before the start of the [[Season (sport)|sporting season]]. It features information relating to the team players, history, [[statistics|statistical records]] and other similar items. Media guides are usually distributed to [[Sportswriting|sports journalists]] to assist in their [[broadcasting]] of the team game.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gilman |first1=Sam |title=Media Guide 101 |url=https://www.baseballebm.com/post/2018/02/07/media-guide-101 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200710110104/https://www.baseballebm.com/post/2018/02/07/media-guide-101 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=July 10, 2020 |website=European Baseball & Softball Magazine |access-date=8 July 2020 |language=en |date=7 February 2018}}</ref> While generally not sold in retail [[Retailing|stores]], 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 with [[Programme (booklet)#Sporting event|game programs]] at in-stadium stands. Many major college and university sport media guides are available in [[PDF]] 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.
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