In all, 98% of the comments about NSD were spoken by White sportscasters, and 86.4% of the comments were spoken about a Black athlete. The relatively meager differences could be framed in a fairly positive light, whereas the lack of non-White commentators within coverage indicates hiring ...
San Francisco:It was touching when Vernon Davis cried at the draft when he heard his name called. Sportscasters assumed Davis was overcome by joy; actually he was crying because he had been chosen by the 49ers of 2006, not the Niners of 1986. The chain of events that caused San Francisco...
Quarterbacks and running backs monopolize recognition in part because like most spectators, most sportswriters and sportscasters never take their eyes off the ball. Ninety percent of football action occurs away from the ball -- but most who analyze football for a living don...