Analysing the print media coverage of professional tennis players: British newspaper narratives about female competitors in the Wimbledon Championships

International Journal of Sport Management and Marketing

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 281-300

  Vincent, John ^a   Pedersen, Paul M ^b   Whisenant, Warren A ^c   Massey, Dwayne ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^d MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Discourse; Gender; Newspaper; Textual analysis; Wimbledon Championships

Indexed keywords

EID: 34047271643     PISSN: 14758962     EISSN: 17402808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJSMM.2007.012406     Document Type: Article

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