Forgotten Athletes and Token Reporters: Analyzing the Gender Bias in Sports Journalism

ABSTRACT

This study considers the coverage of women’s sports and the involvement of women in newspaper sports journalism in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Results of a content analysis (N = 3,382) show that the coverage of, and professional opportunities for, women and men are far from equal in sports media. Further, results of a survey of professional journalists (N = 298) show that despite a widespread acknowledgment of the inequities that exist, male journalists remain significantly less likely than female journalists to report supporting an increased role for women within

Acknowledgments

A version of this study was presented at the 2016 Eastern Communication Association conference.

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The author report no conflicts of interest. The author alone are responsible for the content and writing of the article.