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Amber Lee once posted on Bleacherreport.com:
"There are more women holding prominent positions in the sports media today than ever before. Some have already found unprecedented success, while many others are stars on the rise who are just getting started."

Image result for female sports reportersIf anyone is up to date on current sports writing or reporting, then they will surely be able to recall hearing from a woman in these venues.  The reason is that it is no longer 1977.  I feel like the issue of women sports reporters not being treated as equals has been pounded into the ground so deeply, and fertilized by evidence so well that it is finally a flourishing tree.  The first fruit is beginning to ripen and fall. 

Image result for angry coachI disagree with this article that was written by A. Big Country, in which was claimed that the sexism battle for women sports reporters was far from over.  Every case that this guest blogger was referring to didn't happen even after 1990!  Those were old problems.  The main concern amongst many people regarding the treatment of women sports reporters comes from a coach who threatened to slap a female reporter.  The thing is this, she was being treated like any other sports reporter who asks probing questions to a heated and competitively charged man.  Welcome to the club. 



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  1. AngelaApril 21, 2017 at 3:45 PM

    I agree it's not 1977 anymore and women have earned their place in main stream sports reporting.

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