NYT writer Karen Crouse, in an interview with The Big Lead posted today, was asked about the hurdles facing women in sports journalism. Although she speculated that "the pool of Superwomen is not that deep" (this is the comment that garnered attention from Romenesko), the more important comment is this one: "there are some papers -- including a few I've worked for -- where if they have one woman on the writing staff, they feel no need to hire another."
Another interesting comment comes in the back-and-forth of feedback on the The Big Lead blog (some of it cruel) about Crouse. Finally, one post speculates that a reason women might not be eager to pursue and retain careers in sports journalism "could have something to do with the way that we male fans treat women on things like...sports blogs?"
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i am studying journalism in australia and am currently researching for a major essay i am doing. i want to explore the role of women sports journalists and how their changing contributions affect how sports reporting is produced and receieved. it is so sad to see 'hurdles' still existing. you'd think we were all over that. i currently write for the australian british soccer weekly and i am the only female 'reporter' (there is another female based in melbourne but she doesn't write up match reports). whenever i mention i am a writer for the paper - i do get some interesting looks because they find it hard to imagine a 20yr old university student
i am studying journalism in australia and am currently researching for a major essay i am doing. i want to explore the role of women sports journalists and how their changing contributions affect how sports reporting is produced and receieved. it is so sad to see 'hurdles' still existing. you'd think we were all over that. i currently write for the australian british soccer weekly and i am the only female 'reporter' (there is another female based in melbourne but she doesn't write up match reports). whenever i mention i am a writer for the paper - i do get some interesting looks. anyways i think you could be very useful for my assessment even though it's australian based i think you'd be an excellent inclusion into my report.
thanks and i enjoyed reading your entries =)
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