accountability-in-the-media Stories - Swish Appeal
"The Persecution of Excellence": Why sensationalistic journalism is bad for women's basketball
After having to withstand months of chatter about whether UConn is "bad for women's basketball", their victory parade and rally at the state capitol in Hartford seemed to prompt an opportunity to reflect on the actual significance of their 78 game winning streak. Geno Savoring This One, But Can't...
Interview with Lisa Leslie (Part 2): WNBA Media Coverage, Womanhood, and Empowerment
Swish Appeal was fortunate enough to get the opportunity to have an interview with Lisa Leslie on Monday afternoon. Topics ranged from her work spreading liver cancer awareness to media coverage of the WNBA to who she was rooting for in the WNBA Finals. What follows is the second half of the...
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