Antunovic presents at the Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication research day

Dunja Antunovic, PhD, associate professor of sport sociology in the School of Kinesiology, and director, Media Analysis Research in International Sport (MARIS), presented her study titled "'It feels like it's in our back yard': Centering 'place' in local women's sports media coverage" at the Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication's 2nd annual research day. The study, supported by the Research and Innovation Office (RIO) Grant-in-Aid program, argues that successful hometown teams and athletes drive coverage, while structural changes in the news industry and geographic distance present barriers. The co-authors on this paper are Monica Crawford, doctoral student in the Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication, and School of Kinesiology alumnae Kim Soltis (BS, MS), Taylor Daly (BS), and Ariel Yang (BS).