Race, racism and sports journalism / Neil Farrington. [three others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Farrington, Neil.

Contributor:

Farrington, Neil.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sports journalism--Great Britain.

Sports journalism.

Racism in the press--Great Britain.

Racism in the press.

Minorities--Press coverage--Great Britain.

Minorities.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (193 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxon [England] : Routledge, 2012.

London : Routledge, 2012.

Summary:

Beginning with a theoretical discussion of race, sport and media, this book critically examines issues of race, racism and sports journalism and offers practical advice on sports reporting, including a discussion of guidelines for ethical journalism. In a series of case studies, representations of race will be explored through historical and contemporary analysis of international media coverage, including online and digital platforms. The background and impacts of these representations will also be discussed through interviews with athletes and sports journalists.Subjects covered include:crick

Contents:

Introduction

Theories of "race" and racism in sport and the media

A level playing field? diversity and sports journalism

Athletics: the fastest "race"

Boxing: "race" on the ropes

Cricket: fair play in reporting the imperial game?

Football: the excluded Asian representation

F1 racing: non-whites in the "world's whitest sport"

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-136-50816-3

1-280-68651-0

9786613663450

1-136-50817-1

0-203-14630-1

9780203146309

OCLC:

804665820