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- Title
Old and New Forms of Racial Bias in Mediated Sports Commentary: The Case of the National Football League Draft.
- Authors
Schmidt, Anthony; Coe, Kevin
- Abstract
Applying Social Identity Theory and Linguistic Intergroup Bias to the analysis of mediated sports commentary, this study examines racial bias surrounding the National Football League draft. A content analysis of 41 mock drafts—amounting to more than 1,300 descriptions of individual athletes—revealed significant differences in how commentators discussed White and non-White athletes. In particular, commentators more often described White athletes and in-group athletes in terms of mental traits, but described non-White athletes and out-group athletes in terms of physical traits. Additionally, in-group athletes were talked about in more abstract terms, consistent with Linguistic Intergroup Bias.
- Subjects
RACISM in sports; FOOTBALL draft; GROUP identity; INTERGROUP communication; SPORTS journalism -- Social aspects; FOOTBALL player recruiting; NATIONAL Football League; SPORTSCASTERS
- Publication
Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 2014, Vol 58, Issue 4, p655
- ISSN
0883-8151
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1080/08838151.2014.966364