Gender preference in journalism education: why sport misses out

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Title: Gender preference in journalism education: why sport misses out
Author(s): Cokley, John; Patching, Roger; Scott, Paul
Abstract: Sports and research into sports journalism feature in only a tiny minority of international articles and conference papers at the academic end of the profession. This article looks at sports place in the research literature and its importance among journalistic practitioners and their audiences, and theorises that sports research in academic journalism has become unpopular for two measurable reasons: (1) gender; and (2) market forces.
Publication type: Journal article
Source: Australian Journalism Review, Vol. 28, no. 2 (Dec 2006), pp. 127-145
Publication year: 2006
FOR Code(s): 1903 Journalism and Professional Writing; 2001 Communication and Media Studies
Keyword(s): Academics; Gender; Journalism education; Journalism students; Market forces; Sports; Sports journalism
Publisher: Journalism Education Association of Australia
ISSN: 0810-2686
Publisher URL: http://jeaa.org.au/journal.htm
Peer reviewed