Covering Women's Sports

Women’s sports have long been overshadowed by their male counterparts in media coverage. How can newsrooms produce better coverage of women’s sports? Read more on women’s sports coverage from Nieman Reports’ archive.

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As the World Changes, Sports Journalism Needs to Keep Meeting the Moment

By Shira Springer• Covering Women's Sports• September 8, 2021

One of the pandemic’s most significant sports moments took place before a nationally-televised basketball game on Aug. 4, 2020 on black t-shirts with bold white lettering. The all-caps message: “VOTE WARNOCK.” The t-shirt designers and wearers: WNBA players. At the … Read more

Hockey star Meghan Duggan on the dearth of coverage for her sport and the threatened boycott that made headlines across the country

By Eryn Carlson• Covering Women's Sports• March 12, 2019

2018 was a big year for U.S. women’s national ice hockey team member Meghan Duggan, both professionally and personally. Between captaining the gold medal-winning team at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in February—where Team USA defeated Canada, 3-2—and … Read more

Covering Women's Sports

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As the World Changes, Sports Journalism Needs to Keep Meeting the Moment

Hockey star Meghan Duggan on the dearth of coverage for her sport and the threatened boycott that made headlines across the country

WNBA superstar Sue Bird rates sports coverage and finds room for improvement

7 Ways to Improve Coverage of Women’s Sports

A Shrinking Sports Beat: Women’s Teams, Athletes