“Progress … Slowly, but Surely”: The Sports Media Workplace, Gay Sports Journalists, and LGBT Media Representation in Sport
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DOI: 10.1080/1461670x.2019.1639537
Abstract: ABSTRACT Sport has become an increasingly liberal environment for sexual minorities. This has resulted in an increase of LGBT athletes (especially gay male athletes) coming out of the closet, and being positively framed by sports… read more here.
Keywords: sport; slowly surely; sports media; media workplace ... See more keywords
“Stick to Sports” is Gone: A Field Theory Analysis of Sports Journalists’ Coverage of Socio-political Issues
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DOI: 10.1080/1461670x.2020.1785323
Abstract: ABSTRACT Sports journalists in the ‘60s and ‘70s had a seat to sports icons who changed the social status quo and some reporters wrote freely about those issues. But as top athletes took a nearly… read more here.
Keywords: socio political; field theory; coverage; sports journalists ... See more keywords