This study utilizes social identity theory to explore fan responses to the NFL teams' racial
advocacy on Twitter at the start of the 2020 football season. A content analysis of 2,868 …

This study examines the contemporary nature of the relationship between sport journalists
and media relations personnel, particularly within the context of collegiate athletics. Despite …

In this paper we focus on the posthumous media image of the deceased professional ice
hockey player Pavol Demitra. He was a world-famous athlete, starring in both the NHL and …

The police-perpetrated killings of George Floyd in 2020 and Tyre Nichols in 2023,
respectively, provide a unique opportunity for comparison of news content. Both incidents …

Reputational entrepreneurs act as gatekeepers of memory and manage national figures'
remembrance within a competitive field of interpretative possibilities. However, research …

Internet memes carry news messages to mass audiences through social media platforms. In
seconds, global events can be transmitted to millions of users in the form of an image with …

This study conducts a frequency analysis on the Black stereotypes portrayed in popular
basketball films through the lens of media framing. Academic literature has made a frequent …

The focus of this research study is to make aware of how the negative depictions of African
American athletes can impact an individual and the African American community. It shows …

This research proposal aims to investigate the factors influencing the perception of Olympic
athletes, with a specific focus on Beverly Zhu and Eileen Gu during the 2022 Winter …