The print media coverage of skiing and snowboarding in Britain: Does it have to be downhill all the way?

Journal of Sport and Social Issues

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 94-112

  Stone, Jacqui ^a   Horne, John ^b  

^a Scottish Universities Sport   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gender; Media; Risk; Snowsport; Stardom

Indexed keywords

EID: 38049138614     PISSN: 01937235     EISSN: 15527638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193723507311673     Document Type: Article

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