Depicting the quarterback in black and white: A content analysis of college and professional football broadcast commentary

Howard Journal of Communications

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 201-210

  Billings, Andrew C ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnicity; Football; Race; Sport; Television

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011711071     PISSN: 10646175     EISSN: 10964649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10646170490521158     Document Type: Article

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