De/Connoted messages in sports photography in national newspapers

Keppel-Palmer, Marcus; Hall, Matthew

Abstract

This paper reports on a longtitudinal survey and analysis of photographs in the dedicated sports sections of three national newspapers in 2016. The survey shows that the narrative remains that sport is the province of white male athletes, and that whilst there is some equalisation of content during major events, outside these there is a lack of depiction of diversity.

• Presentation Conference Type: Presentation / Talk
• Conference Name: SLSA Annual Conference 2018
• Start Date: Mar 27, 2018
• End Date: Mar 29, 2018
• Acceptance Date: Feb 20, 2018
• Publicly Available Date: Jun 7, 2019
• Peer Reviewed: Not Peer Reviewed
• Keywords: sport, newspapers, Barthes, photographs, equality and diversity, IPSO, gender in sport, race in sport, disability in sport
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/871326
• Additional Information: Title of Conference or Conference Proceedings : SLSA Conference 2018