TY - JOUR
T1 - Diversifying the Sports Department and Covering Women's Sports
T2 - A Survey of Sports Editors
AU - Laucella, Pamela C.
AU - Hardin, Marie
AU - Bien-Aimé, Steve
AU - Antunovic, Dunja
PY - 2017/9/1
Y1 - 2017/9/1
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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U2 - 10.1177/1077699016654443
DO - 10.1177/1077699016654443
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85028712991
SN - 1077-6990
VL - 94
SP - 772
EP - 792
JO - Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly
JF - Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly
IS - 3
ER -