Journal article
Advocacy and Activism in Sports Podcasts: Expanding Journalistic Roles
Media and communication (Lisboa), Vol.13, 8975
01/08/2025
DOI: 10.17645/mac.8975
Appears in UI Libraries Support Open Access
Abstract
This article examines the political turn in sports podcasting, focusing on the blurring and evolving boundaries of journalistic roles. The sports podcasts Social Sport, Burn It All Down (BIAD), and Edge of Sports offer three case studies of how podcasting opens space for politicizing sports coverage beyond scores and highlights. Podcast coverage of sports has adapted by enhancing a focus on the political implications of athletes' personal stories. Analysis of episodic content and interview correspondence with podcast hosts focuses on how the podcast medium has opened new spaces advancing the cultural discourse on how issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion impact athletes' lives. Affordances unique to the podcast medium have enabled the expansion of journalistic roles to include advocacy functions and leaning toward more socially progressive content than traditional media coverage has allowed.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Advocacy and Activism in Sports Podcasts: Expanding Journalistic Roles
- Creators
- Kim Fox - American University in CairoDavid Dowling - University of IowaKyle Miller - Northwest Missouri State University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Media and communication (Lisboa), Vol.13, 8975
- DOI
- 10.17645/mac.8975
- ISSN
- 2183-2439
- eISSN
- 2183-2439
- Publisher
- Cogitatio Press; LISBON
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/08/2025
- Academic Unit
- School of Journalism and Mass Communication
- Record Identifier
- 9984772243802771
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