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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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