Measuring Balance and Bias in Sports Journalism: Analysis of Fair and Consistent Australian Rules Football Reporting
Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly
Published online on April 13, 2026
Abstract
Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, Ahead of Print.
Sport reporters strive for objectivity to legitimize their work, yet acknowledge their subjectivity in creating entertaining narratives. This objectivity–subjectivity tension has importance consequences for sports journalism, and in turn sporting ...
Sport reporters strive for objectivity to legitimize their work, yet acknowledge their subjectivity in creating entertaining narratives. This objectivity–subjectivity tension has importance consequences for sports journalism, and in turn sporting ...