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FYOS 21: Women, Sports, and Media
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Women in media

Introduction

This will be a fairly short look primarily at the current state of women in media and a consideration of how roles for women have evolved over the past couple of decades. We will also talk about the challenges women face and the advantages they enjoy in media roles. While the next section is officially titled “women in sports media,” we will talk a lot about sports in this section as well

Background

Readings 1:
Suggs chapter on diversity in sports media
Sports_Diversity_Suggs_W_CLEAN.pdf
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Rachel Nichols & Maria Taylor
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Who Thinks that Female Journalists Have Sex with their Sources Testing the Association Between Sexist Beliefs Journalist Mistrust and the Perceived.pdf
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Paola Boivin: 43 years after Melissa Luedtke...
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Sexism vs Racism
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The Unrelenting
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Quiz
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Activity

What is the biggest misconception people have had about you as a woman? Have people ever doubted your abilities “because you’re a girl?” Or have you gotten a pass for being female? Or, on the other hand, do you feel like you’ve always/usually been perceived fairly and without regard to gender? Write a short post in the 05_misconception channel in Slack.
On Thursday, Sept. 16, we’ll be joined by Nicole P. Williams, one of our alumnae, who is now senior director of sports at SnapChat. We will have class via Zoom as Nicole is based in the Los Angeles area. Prior to joining SnapChat, Nicole worked as a digital producer at Bleacher Report and at ESPN. At UGA, Nicole was not only one of our first students but also a member of the track team. She has won a number of professional awards for her work including, most recently, being celebrated as one of Hashtag Sports’ Creators of Color.
By 11:59pm Wednesday night (9/15), please add three questions for Nicole about her career, the sports media landscape, or anything else to t
his Google Doc.
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Assignment

Weekly reflection: Particularly in light of
The Unrelenting
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, what are you most excited about in sports and media? Even if you don’t see yourself as a potential sports media professional, what do you think are the most interesting or exciting moves for women in sports? Write a medium-length (3-4 paragraph) post in the 06_wr2_future channel by Sept. 17.
Women in Media Schedule
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Date
Time
Section
Type
Description
1
9/13/2021
​11:59 PM
Women in media
Homework
Readings and quiz above
2
9/14/2021
​12:45 PM
Women in media
Class
Overview of women in media
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9/15/2021
​11:59 PM
Women in media
Homework
Misconception post listed above; 3 questions for Nicole Williams added to this list
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9/16/2021
​12:45 PM
Women in media
Class
Guest speaker:
Nicole Williams, Snapchat
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9/17/2021
​11:59 PM
Women in media
Weekly reflection
See above
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