Covering Women’s Sports

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

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

The pandemic forced sports departments to go beyond scores and records. That’s a change that every newsroom should carry into the future
September 8, 2021
Shira Springer
Hockey star Meghan Duggan on the dearth of coverage for her sport and the threatened boycott that made headlines across the country

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

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…
March 12, 2019
Eryn Carlson
WNBA superstar Sue Bird rates sports coverage and finds room for improvement

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

Sue Bird, 38, is one of the greatest basketball players of all-time. Period. After winning two NCAA championships at UConn, Bird was the first overall pick in the 2002 WNBA…
January 7, 2019
Shira Springer
7 Ways to Improve Coverage of Women’s Sports

7 Ways to Improve Coverage of Women’s Sports

Women’s sports in the U.S. receive only 4 percent of sports media coverage. Why it’s time for that to change
January 7, 2019
Shira Springer

A Shrinking Sports Beat: Women’s Teams, Athletes

As newsroom staffs shrink and eyeballs measure interest, women’s sports coverage is losing ground it once seemed to be gaining.
December 15, 2010
Marie Hardin