Gender Representation of Athletes in Finnish and Swedish Tabloids

The study examines quantitatively and qualitatively gender representation in Finnish and Swedish tabloids’ sports coverage during Athens 2004 summer and Turin 2006 winter Olympics. Several media studies argue that sports journalism marginalises women’s sports and sexualises female athletes. The resu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Laine Antti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2016-11-01
Series:Nordicom Review
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/nor-2016-0012