Sportscasting and sports reporting: The Power of Gender Bias

Journal of Sport & Social Issues

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 192-213

  Eastman, Susan Tyler ^a   Billings, Andrew C ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84990341302     PISSN: 01937235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193723500242006     Document Type: Article

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