Media Analysis of Lia Thomas Surrounding 2022 National Collegiate Athletic Association Championship Win
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6453339 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jessica L Hamdan (0009-0002-0705-3538, University of Tennessee at Knoxville), Adam Love (0000-0001-5864-945X, University of Tennessee at Knoxville) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 229-239 |
| Publication date | 2024-09-20 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociology of Sport Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0741-1235 • E-ISSN: 1543-2785 |
| Publisher | Human Kinetics (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1123/ssj.2023-0131 |
| OpenAlex | W4402673464 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 37 |
In March 2022, swimmer Lia Thomas became the first transgender athlete to win a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I individual title. The current study analyzed popular online media coverage of Thomas during the month of the NCAA championships. Conservative-oriented media set the agenda by publishing a disproportionate number of articles about Thomas, frequently framing her performance as (a) illegitimate and (b) enabled by activists who “silence” their opponents. All media outlets often framed Thomas’ performance as (a) unprecedented, (b) a question of fairness as it relates to (1) science and policy and (2) concern for women’s rights, and (c) complex, while nonconservative media more frequently framed her performance as (a) a matter of LGBTQI+ rights and (b) an inspiration
Advertising · Association (psychology · Business · Championship · Political science · World championship · Psychology · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts · Sports Analytics and Performance · Sports, Gender, and Society
Qualitative Media Analysis
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The Continued Olympic Agenda Shift
Interscholastic inclusion
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Transgender Athletes in Competitive Sport
Routledge Handbook of Sports Journalism
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Queer African Feminist Orientations for a Trans Sports Studies
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Out of the Closet and Onto the Olympic Floor
Double Fault
A Breath of Fresh Air”
Reconstructing, Challenging, and Negotiating Sex/Gender in Sport
New Rules for New Times
Outside the Sports Closet
Evolving Opinions
Framing Bias
Writing in the Margins
The Art of Coming Out
Sexing the body
The Agenda-Setting Function of Mass Media
Reading Sport Critically
Framing
Orientations
An Agenda That Sets the Frames
Transgender Representation in Offline and Online Media
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |