Sports Journalism and Identity

Roger Domeneghetti is Assistant Professor of Journalism at Northumbria University, UK. Prior to working as an academic, he worked as a journalist at local and national levels in print and online media. He is the author of From the Back Page the Front Room: Football’s Journey Through the English Media.Beth Fielding-Lloyd is a Deputy Dean at University College Birmingham, UK. She researches sport media and communication with a focus on gendered inequalities and identity representations. She has published a variety of internationally peer-reviewed articles and book chapters and continues to supervise students on topics connected to her research.

• 1. Introduction: The Need for Praxis.- Part I Gender and sexuality.- 2. Framing the Narrative on Transgender Athletes in Women’s Sport.- 3. An Agent of Change?  The Framing of LGBTQ+ Narratives in the Brazilian Football Media.- 4. Engage, Encourage, Ingrain: How are LGBT+ People and Allies Influencing Sports Media?.- Part II Disability.- 5. Headed in the Right Direction? Critical Perspectives on ‘gender parity’ at the Paralympic Games.- 6. Disability and Disability Sport on the BBC and Channel 4: Analysing the Audience Reception and Production Processes of Mediated Disability Sport in the UK.- 7. The Triple Whammy: Athletes’ Perspectives on the Reporting of Women in Disability Sport.- Part III Race.- 8. Reporting on Race and Racism in Sports Journalism.- 9. Racial Framing by Local TV News Covering the Tokyo Olympics from a Racial Majority City.- 10. Italian Black Sporting Stars in the Media: The Representation of Paola Egonu and Mario Balotelli.- 11. Conclusion: Implications for Practice and Collaboration.