Despite the steady increase in volume and quality of women's sport participation over the
last century, female athletes continue to be underrepresented across all platforms of the …

The innovations of social media have altered the traditional methods of fan–athlete
interaction while redefining how celebrity athletes practice their roles as celebrities. This …

A textual analysis examined US media framing of National Basketball Association (NBA)
player Jason Collins' coming out as the first 'active'gay athlete in one of the four most …

Media are often criticized for their portrayal of women's sports and female athletes. But
athletes now have direct access to their public and potential fans through social media …

This study explored frames in the coverage of the steroids issue in baseball through a
content analysis of traditional and new media. Using issue-specific and generic frames, it …

In this research, interviews were conducted with 10 US newspaper sport journalists to gauge
their experiences and attitudes toward issues and coverage of open and closeted gay men …

An online survey was fielded to freshmen living in residence halls at a northwestern
university in the United States. Structural equation modeling was used to investigate the …

The evolution of women's sports over the last four decades has been dramatic, with
indicators showing reason for continued growth. In this era when women's sport is …

The FIFA Women's World Cup was a steeple of professional sport in the summers of 2015
and 2019. Did newspapers deem the story newsworthy enough to reach the front page …

Gender bias is an increasingly important issue in sports journalism. In this work, we propose
a language-model-based approach to quantify differences in questions posed to female vs …