Online coverage of the 2008 Olympic Games on the ABC, BBC, CBC and TVNZ

The same pervasive strategies that relegate women’s sports coverage to secondary status in the traditional sports media are apparent in online coverage. Content analysis of the extent and nature of 2008 Olympic Games coverage by four national public broadcasters shows men and their sports were the s...

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Autor principal:	Dianne Jones
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Asia Pacific Network 2013
Materias:	Female athletes Gender Hegemony Olympic Games Online media Sports journalism Communication. Mass media P87-96 Journalism. The periodical press, etc. PN4699-5650
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:e6fe7bc76aa2422d87b03d73ae4f649d2021-12-02T10:34:39ZOnline coverage of the 2008 Olympic Games on the ABC, BBC, CBC and TVNZ10.24135/pjr.v19i1.2481023-94992324-2035https://doaj.org/article/e6fe7bc76aa2422d87b03d73ae4f649d2013-05-01T00:00:00Zhttps://ojs.aut.ac.nz/pacific-journalism-review/article/view/248https://doaj.org/toc/1023-9499https://doaj.org/toc/2324-2035The same pervasive strategies that relegate women’s sports coverage to secondary status in the traditional sports media are apparent in online coverage. Content analysis of the extent and nature of 2008 Olympic Games coverage by four national public broadcasters shows men and their sports were the story in Beijing. The gender gap in story numbers favoured male athletes by a margin of four to one. Men’s achievements were given more prominence than women’s with twice as many lead stories and photographs of male athletes taking top spot on the websites’ splash pages. The content of photographs and the language of online stories also perpetuated gender stereotypes and sexual difference by framing sportswomen as emotionally weak or dependent and less committed than male athletes.Dianne JonesAsia Pacific NetworkarticleFemale athletesGenderHegemonyOlympic GamesOnline mediaSports journalismCommunication. Mass mediaP87-96Journalism. The periodical press, etc.PN4699-5650ENPacific Journalism Review, Vol 19, Iss 1 (2013)
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description	The same pervasive strategies that relegate women’s sports coverage to secondary status in the traditional sports media are apparent in online coverage. Content analysis of the extent and nature of 2008 Olympic Games coverage by four national public broadcasters shows men and their sports were the story in Beijing. The gender gap in story numbers favoured male athletes by a margin of four to one. Men’s achievements were given more prominence than women’s with twice as many lead stories and photographs of male athletes taking top spot on the websites’ splash pages. The content of photographs and the language of online stories also perpetuated gender stereotypes and sexual difference by framing sportswomen as emotionally weak or dependent and less committed than male athletes.
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Online coverage of the 2008 Olympic Games on the ABC, BBC, CBC and TVNZ

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