Post subject: Female sports, are they taken seriously by the media ?
Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2011 8:59 am
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Claire Balding tweeted today ...
Quote:If you feel strongly about the all-male SPOTY list, it might be worth making the point to the sports editor of the paper you read the radio station you listen to, the TV stations you watch that their coverage of female sport is very, very limited in non-Olympic years Otherwise, the world will stay exactly the same. If you want more coverage of female sport, SAY SO
Does she have a point, is the world of sports reporting totally dominated by males and male sport (I know that Mintball has experience of this) to the almost absolute exclusion of females, are we really bothered about female sport at all in non-olympic years, has anyone seen the BBC's attempts to "big up" female boxing recently by showing a couple of bouts and some background history on the participants and what did you think of the standard ?
Is there a place at all in the media for professional female sport or is it still seen as a bit of a joke ?
Claire Balding tweeted today ...
Quote:If you feel strongly about the all-male SPOTY list, it might be worth making the point to the sports editor of the paper you read the radio station you listen to, the TV stations you watch that their coverage of female sport is very, very limited in non-Olympic years Otherwise, the world will stay exactly the same. If you want more coverage of female sport, SAY SO
Does she have a point, is the world of sports reporting totally dominated by males and male sport (I know that Mintball has experience of this) to the almost absolute exclusion of females, are we really bothered about female sport at all in non-olympic years, has anyone seen the BBC's attempts to "big up" female boxing recently by showing a couple of bouts and some background history on the participants and what did you think of the standard ?
Is there a place at all in the media for professional female sport or is it still seen as a bit of a joke ?
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Post subject: Re: Female sports, are they taken seriously by the media ?
Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2011 9:16 am
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I'd say the representatives picked weren't picked for the fact that they were male, it was what they have achieved. I'm sure if Woman had achieved similar they would've been put into the shortlist. As far as I'm aware there hasn't been any outstanding solo female performances this year? I may be being ignorant however.
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Post subject: Re: Female sports, are they taken seriously by the media ?
Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2011 9:25 am
CORNISH
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as lineker said there are no major tournaments this year.with the olympics next year it maybe different and it could be a female dominated one next time!!
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Post subject: Re: Female sports, are they taken seriously by the media ?
Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2011 9:28 am
CORNISH
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Steve-O wrote:I genuinely asked if the SPOTY finilists were for the mens section this morning
Who votes for these people to be up for the award?
journos i believe.
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Post subject: Re: Female sports, are they taken seriously by the media ?
Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2011 9:38 am
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CORNISH wrote:as lineker said there are no major tournaments this year.with the olympics next year it maybe different and it could be a female dominated one next time!!
Which unfortunately illustrates the point: women's sporting activity continues outside of Olympic years as well as in Olympic years.
And if coverage of women's sport is poor, then the general public won't know about it, and many will assume that means it isn't happening.
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Post subject: Re: Female sports, are they taken seriously by the media ?
Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2011 9:50 am
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CORNISH wrote:as lineker said there are no major tournaments this year.
Good to see the misogynistic idiot doesn't consider the Women's World Cup to be a major tournament
CORNISH wrote:as lineker said there are no major tournaments this year.
Good to see the misogynistic idiot doesn't consider the Women's World Cup to be a major tournament
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