Patterns Associated with Gender in the Media Coverage of Sports

question 54

Multiple Choice

Patterns associated with gender in the media coverage of sports have been slow to change because

• A)media organizations are gendered institutions.
• B)men in sports journalism refuse to cover women's events.
• C)women in sports journalism refuse to cover women's events.
• D)women athletes shy away from media coverage.

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