Date Created
2009
Abstract
From the Introduction: Although women’s participation in sport has reached unprecedented highs (Acosta & Carpenter, 2008), research shows that media coverage of female athletes still lags behind that of men’s (Duncan, Messner, & Williams, 1991; Fink, 1998; Fink & Kensicki, 2002; Tuggle & Owen, 1999). Additionally, research has indicated the quality, or ways in which men’s and women’s sport is covered is inequitable (Messner, Duncan, & Cooky, 2003). Since the passage of Title IX in 1972, male and female athletes in collegiate sports were expected to have equal access to equipment and practice facilities, media representation, coaches of the same quality, and scholarship money proportional to participation (Huffman et al., 2004).
Publication Title
SMART Journal: Sport Management and Related Topics
Document Type
Article
Volume
5
Issue
1
First Page
30
Last Page
42
Keywords
NCAA Division I Basketball; Media coverage
Place of Publication
United States
Rights Statement
Copyright is held by the author.
Extent
13 pages
Digital Origin
Born digital
Language
Englsih
Publisher
University of North Florida Sport Management Program
Recommended Citation
Henderson, Angela; Grappendorf, Heidi; Sanders, Stacy; and Peel, Judy, "Is It Equitable Online? The Media Coverage of the 2007 NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament on Foxsports.com" (2009). Sociology Faculty Publications. 1.
https://digscholarship.unco.edu/socfacpub/1
