Diversifying the Sports Department and Covering Women's Sports: A Survey of Sports Editors

Pamela C. Laucella; Marie Hardin; Steve Bien-Aimé; Dunja Antunovic

doi:10.1177/1077699016654443

Diversifying the Sports Department and Covering Women's Sports: A Survey of Sports Editors

Pamela C. Laucella, Marie Hardin, Steve Bien-Aimé, Dunja Antunovic

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This study surveyed sports editors about gender-related issues in hiring and coverage. Although many editors estimate reader interest to be low and do not believe coverage of women's sports should be improved, results also suggest that sports editors' values and beliefs have shifted over the past decade in ways that could lead to more opportunities for women journalists and to eventual improvements in coverage of female athletes and women's sports. The research also suggests when sports editors commit to hiring women, they find women who can move up within organizations and become leaders.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	772-792
Number of pages	21
Journal	Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly
Volume	94
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1077699016654443
State	Published - Sep 1 2017
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

coverage
gatekeeping
gender
hiring
sports editors
Title IX

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