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David Leonard, Sports Media Professor, Washington State University
Claire Landsbaum, Women's Writer, NY Magazine
Andrew Billings, Sports Media Professor and TEDX Speaker, University of Alabama
Carole Oglesby, Co-Chair of Women's Sport International
Nancy Armour, Columnist, USA Today
Maureen McGonigle, Scottish Women in Sport
Sarah Grieves, Linguist, Cambridge University Press
Roger Pielke, Environmental Science and Policy Professor and New York Times Contributor, University of Colorado-Boulder
Lee Moran, Trends Editor, Huffington Post
Megan Grant, Women's Writer
Gina Mizell, Oregon State Football Beat Reporter, The Oregonian
Scott Brooks, Sociology of Media and Race Professor, University of California Riverside
Hemal Jhaveri, Senior Social Media Editor, USA Today
Michael Messner, Professor of Sociology and Gender Studies, University of Southern California
Rachel Cohen, Reporter, Associated Press
Marie Hardin, Dean of Communication, Penn State University
Jenny Dial Creech, Assistant Sports Editor, Houston Chronicle
Deirdre O'Neill, Journalism Professor,, University of Huddersfield
Dana Sulonen, Sports Editor, Opelika-Auburn News
The following people were interviewed over the course of this four month project. All comments were greatly appreciated and contributed to the findings of this report. Some interviews were conducted via email, while others were done on the phone, and those distinctions are noted.
August 2016
September 2016
October 2016
Missy Franklin, Professional and Olympic Swimmer, Team USA
John Molina, Author of Barnstorming America, Women's Basketball Historian
Helen Grant, former Minister for Sport and Tourism, British Parliment
Rachel Axon, Investigative Reporter, USA Today
Robert Deaner, Psychology Professor, Grand Valley State University
November 2016
Women in Sports Media
An analytical assessment of the current climate of sports coverage for female athletes
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