Who Let Them In? - Pathbreaking Women in Sports Journalism

A timely and eye-opening look at women in sports journalism, this book provides valuable insight on the obstacles women have had to overcome in order to succeed within the "masculine" world of sports and the challenges they continue to face today. The stories of their struggles are at times infuriating, at times triumphant, but always compelling.

List of contents

Foreword: By Jackie MacMullan
Introduction
Chapter One: Why Mary Garber Matters
Chapter Two: Lesley Visser Leads The Way
Chapter Three: Prying Open the Locker Room Doors
Chapter Four: Claire Smith: Hall of Fame Baseball Writer
Chapter Five: Pioneers in Sports Broadcasting
Chapter Six: ESPN: Game-Changer for Women
Chapter Seven: Robin Roberts: Her Roots in Sports
Chapter Eight: Pam Oliver: Sideline Reporter in a Class by Herself
Chapter Nine: Having it All
Chapter Ten: Karen Guregian: Having it Her Way
Chapter Eleven: Play by Play: The Final Frontier
Chapter Twelve: Suzyn Waldman: Pioneer in the Broadcast Booth
Chapter Thirteen: Doris Burke: At the Top of Her Game
Chapter Fourteen: #MeToo Comes to Sports
Chapter Fifteen: We've Come A Long Way

About the author

Joanne Lannin is a freelance writer and editor. She was a staff writer for the Portland Press Herald in Portland, Maine, for 22 years and was the paper's first and only woman sportswriter for three years before transferring to the features desk. She teaches English and journalism at a secondary school and is a columnist for Maine Women Magazine. Lannin is the author of Billie Jean King: Tennis Trailblazer, A History of Basketball for Girls and Women, and Finding a Way to Play: The Pioneering Spirit of Women in Basketball.

Product details

• Authors: Joanne Lannin
• Assisted by: MacMullan Jackie (Foreword)
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2022
• EAN: 9781538161449
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-6144-9
• No. of pages: 188
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Media Studies, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Journalism, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Editors, Journalists, Publishers, Biography: general, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, Press & journalism, Sports & outdoor recreation, Sport: general, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, News media and journalism, Media studies: Journalism, SPORTS & RECREATION / Women in Sports