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The Paradoxical Big Nonstory: Traditional and Social Media Frames Surrounding Carl Nassib, the NFL's First Openly Gay Player

Leigh Moscowitz, Andrew C. Billings, Patrick C. Gentile, Joshua R. Jackson
pp. 1-21
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jsm.2023.a919639
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Giving Everyone Permission? Sports Journalists Explain the Miami Marlins' Hiring of Kim Ng as Major League Baseball's First Female General Manager

Ronald Bishop
pp. 23-41
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jsm.2023.a919640
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A Quarter Century of NBC's Prime-Time Summer Olympics: A Sex-Based Analysis of the Network's Coverage

Roxane Coche, C. A. Tuggle
pp. 43-74
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jsm.2023.a919641
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"Golden Spike": Examining Atlanta United's Communication Strategies and Brand Attributes from Launch to Kickoff

Maria Grover, Travis R. Bell
pp. 75-100
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jsm.2023.a919642
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In-Groups and Out-Groups: Using Social Identity Theory to Understand Listener Preferences for Local Sports Talk Radio

Michael Mudrick, Stephen Stifano, Sara Stifano
pp. 101-125
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jsm.2023.a919643
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Evaluating the Motivations Driving Fantasy Football Participants in Selecting Fantasy Football Analysts for Information Consumption

Tyler Ratts, Ramir D. Williams, Kevin K. Byon, Antonio S. Williams, Paul M. Pedersen
pp. 127-151
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jsm.2023.a919644
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An Examination of MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, and WNBA Team Social Media Statements in Response to George Floyd's Death

Samuel H. Schmidt, Evan L. Frederick, Heather Kennedy, Ann Pegoraro
pp. 153-181
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jsm.2023.a919645
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