Analysing the print media coverage of professional tennis players: British newspaper narratives about female competitors in the Wimbledon Championships

Vincent, John; Pedersen, Paul M.; Whisenant, Warren A.; Massey, Dwayne

doi:10.1504/ijsmm.2007.012406

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“…The quotation corresponds to previous research reporting that sport media texts tend to marginalize and trivialize the achievements of sportswomen by downplaying their athletic merits (Creedon, 1998;Duncan, 1990;Knoppers & Elling, 2004;Leath & Lumpkin, 1992;Pirinen, 1997;Vincent, Pedersen, Whisenant, & Massey, 2007;von der Lippe, 2002). In this particular case, preference was given to "tomboy" labeling instead of athletic performance, which parallels common reactions to women's transgression of traditional comprehensions of sports.…”

Section: Gender Stereotypingsupporting

confidence: 53%

Serious Athletes or Media Clowns? Female and Male Wrestlers’ Perceptions of Media Constructions

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Kristiansen

2008

Sociology of Sport Journal

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The present study explores Norwegian female and male elite wrestlers' perceptions of media coverage of wrestling and of themselves as athletes. In-depth interviews were conducted with four female and four male elite wrestlers. Data analysis revealed that the wrestlers experienced media attention as limited and gender stereotyped, with a dominant focus on hegemonic masculinity. In addition, the wrestlers perceived that media coverage distorted their sport performance by focusing on sensational aspects and scandals rather than on actual performances and results. Some of the athletes' descriptions of representations in the sports media and commercial television illustrated that, in their perception, they were viewed more as media clowns than as serious athletes.La présente étude explore les perceptions des lutteuses et lutteurs d'élite de la Norvège en ce qui a trait à la couverture médiatique de la lutte et d'eux-mêmes, comme athlètes. Des entrevues en profondeur ont été réalisées auprès de quatre lutteurs et quatre lutteuses. Les résultats de l'analyse de données sont à l'effet que les lutteurs et lutteuses ont perçu recevoir une attention limitée de la part des média ainsi qu'une couverture médiatique stéréotypée selon le genre, avec une prédominance de la masculinité hégémonique. En plus, les athlètes ont senti que les médias déformaient leur performance sportive en se centrant sur des aspects sensationnels et sur des scandales plutôt que sur les performances et résultats réels. Quelques-unes de leurs descriptions des représentations dans les médias sportifs et à la télévision commerciale illustrent qu'ils et elles étaient vus davantage en tant que clowns médiatiques qu'en tant qu'athlètes sérieux.

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Section: Gender Stereotypingsupporting

confidence: 53%

Serious Athletes or Media Clowns? Female and Male Wrestlers’ Perceptions of Media Constructions

Sisjord

Kristiansen

2008

Sociology of Sport Journal

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“…In contrast, research indicated writers would be more likely to describe male athletes with descriptions of athletic prowess/strength, positive skill level/accomplishments, and psychological/emotional strength (Billings et al, 2002;Elueze & Jones, 1998;Harris & Clayton, 2002;Messner et al, 2003;Messner et al, 1996;Vincent, 2004;Vincent et al, 2007). However, the increasing popularity of women's college basketball in the U.S. over recent years, as well as examining a new medium for media delivery in the Internet, made it unclear if these trends would continue in this study (Reynolds, 2004).…”

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confidence: 77%

“…In creating a priori categories to examine for gender-specific descriptors in Internet media coverage of college basketball, this content analysis followed some of the procedures employed by previous sport media researchers (Harris & Clayton, 2002;Lumpkin & Williams, 1991;Vincent, Pedersen, Whisenant, & Massey, 2007). The text of articles was coded for the following descriptive categories: (1) physical appearance, sexuality, attire; (2) athletic prowess, strength; (3) athletic weaknesses, limitations; (4) positive skill level, accomplishments; (5) negative skill level, failures; (6) family role, personal relationships; (7) psychological strengths, emotional strengths; (8) psychological weaknesses, emotional weakness; (9) humor.…”

Section: Units Of Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%

ESPN—The Women's Sports Network? A Content Analysis of Internet Coverage of March Madness

Kian

Mondello

Vincent

2009

HBEM

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“…We hope to determine if these racial and sexist microaggressions are prevalent in magazine and newspaper sport coverage [9] [10] [11]. Kaskan ics."…”

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A Content Analysis of Serena Williams and Angelique Kerber’s Racial and Sexist Microagressions

Frisby¹

2017

JSS

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The primary purpose of this exploratory study was to determine if microaggressions regularly found in sport coverage were present in stories about two elite female tennis players. Microaggressions are subtle statements that unconsciously communicate denigrating messages to female athletes. In recent years, qualitative studies have introduced the types of microaggressions that female athletes experience. In the present study, a content analysis of 643 news stories was conducted in order to provide a quantitative measure of the frequency in which microaggressions appear in news stories about female athletes. Serena Williams, ranked number two in the list of top female tennis players, was selected because several qualitative studies show this female athlete of color is often the victim of racial slurs and epitaphs in news stories, as well as, news reports that feature insults to her physical appearance and body type. Angelique Kerber, the number one ranked female tennis player was selected in order to determine if an athlete of color receives more micro-aggresions than a top-ranked White female athlete. Data show that Serena Williams experienced more microaggresive themes related to gender roles and racial insults than Angelique Kerber (p < 0.0000). It is concluded that future research should explore in greater depth the microagression aimed at Black female athletes in all levels of sports and their participation.

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Analysing the print media coverage of professional tennis players: British newspaper narratives about female competitors in the Wimbledon Championships

Cited by 37 publications

References 39 publications

Serious Athletes or Media Clowns? Female and Male Wrestlers’ Perceptions of Media Constructions

Serious Athletes or Media Clowns? Female and Male Wrestlers’ Perceptions of Media Constructions

ESPN—The Women's Sports Network? A Content Analysis of Internet Coverage of March Madness

A Content Analysis of Serena Williams and Angelique Kerber’s Racial and Sexist Microagressions

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