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Gender preference in journalism education: why sport misses out

John Cokley, University of Queensland
Roger Patching, Bond University
Paul Scott, University of Newcastle

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This is an author version of an article submitted to Australian Journalism Review. It is an amended version after review. Expected publication in February 2007.
Copyright © Journalism Education Association, 2006. All Rights Reserved.
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The Australian Journalism Review is published by the Journalism Education Association

2006 HERDC submission

Abstract

Sports and research into sports journalism features in only a tiny minority of international articles and conference papers at the academic end of the profession. This article looks at sport’s place in the research literature, its importance among journalistic practitioners and their audiences, and theorises that sports research in academic journalism has become an unpopular field for two measurable reasons: (1) gender, and (2) market forces.

Suggested Citation

John Cokley, Roger Patching, and Paul Scott. "Gender preference in journalism education: why sport misses out" Humanities & Social Sciences papers (2006).
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/roger_patching/3



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