Sports media decision-making in France : how they choose what we get to see and read : a thesis presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Management in Sport Management at Massey University, Manawatu, New Zealand

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dc.contributor.authorGee, Bridget Louise
dc.date.accessioned2010-06-14T03:47:28Z
dc.date.availableNO_RESTRICTIONen_US
dc.date.available2010-06-14T03:47:28Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractResearch to date on women in the sports-media has predominantly concentrated on comparisons of the type and amount of media coverage afforded to sportsmen and women. This substantial body of literature has consistently revealed that sports-media continues to be viewed as an exclusively masculine domain, where women remain under- and misrepresented. While content analyses are important in revealing the sexist portrayal of sportswomen in the media, they do little to provide guidance to sociologists on why this continues to occur. Looking behind the scenes into how sports-media content is produced has rarely been explored internationally, and not at all in France, yet is integral to understanding the process through which gendered coverage is sustained. The aim of this exploratory case study was to redress the deficit of sports-media research in France by undertaking a study of those responsible for the production of sports media content. It was guided by the central question: what role do sports-media producers play in perpetuating dominant ideologies in sport? The nine participants were drawn from experienced male and female sports content decision makers (editors and higher) from the major, national television and print media in France. Data was collected through individual semi-structured, audio-recorded interviews and open coded using NVivo 8. The analysis, based around five themes (ideal profile, feedback, sport selection, women’s sport, blame), revealed that the patterns of sport media decision-making in France show many similarities and some differences to those observed in other countries, but that the end result is the same: sports media content remains dominated by men’s sport. Findings indicate that women’s sport is subject to much harsher editorial selection criteria. Conclusions were drawn on what role the makers of sports media content in France have in reproducing this hegemonic masculinity so inherent in sports coverage. The findings will enable stakeholders such as sociologists, journalism academics, sport media management and sports organisations to consider ways through which hierarchical values and accepted patriarchal practices in the sports-media industry can be transformed.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10179/1373
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMassey Universityen_US
dc.rightsThe Authoren_US
dc.subjectSportswomen in the mediaen_US
dc.subjectPatriarchy in sportsen_US
dc.subjectWomen's sporten_US
dc.subjectSports coverageen_US
dc.subject.otherFields of Research::370000 Studies in Human Society::370400 Human Geography::370403 Recreation and leisure studiesen_US
dc.titleSports media decision-making in France : how they choose what we get to see and read : a thesis presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Management in Sport Management at Massey University, Manawatu, New Zealanden_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
massey.contributor.authorGee, Bridget Louise
thesis.degree.disciplineSport Managementen_US
thesis.degree.grantorMassey Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Management (M.Mgt.)en_US
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