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