Sports Journalism and Women Athletes Coverage of Coming Out Stories /

• Main Author: Cassidy, William P. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Pivot, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Journalism.; Culture.; Gender.; Communication.; Sports-Sociological aspects.; Popular Culture.; Culture and Gender.; Media and Communication.; Sociology of Sport and Leisure.; Popular Culture .

"Women's sports have typically been grossly under-represented in sports media coverage. Although elite lesbian athletes far outnumber 'out' male athletes, media scrutiny of their experiences remains largely non-existent. Largely situated in the context of improved cultural attitu...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1-From Scandalous Outing to Casual Acknowledgement
• Chapter 2-Media Coverage of Lesbian Athletes
• Chapter 3-Comparing Coverage of King, Swoopes and Griner
• Chapter 4-It's About the People.