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The fifth issue of Communication & Sport in 2026 (Vol. 14, No. 5, October 2026) is accessible at journals.sagepub.com/toc/com…. This is a special issue with eight articles examining sport, media, and migration from multiple interconnected perspectives.
The latest iteration of the "Gender in Televised Sport" report is available (for free!) on our website: doi.org/10.1177/216747952614…
Cheryl Cooky & colleagues continue to track quality & quantity of news media coverage of women's sport on 📺 and online 📱.
Spoiler: It's still siloed.
The fourth issue of Communication & Sport journal in 2026 (vol. 14, iss. 4, August 2026) is accessible at journals.sagepub.com/toc/com…. It brings 22 articles on less visible aspects of high-performance sports, from concussion to data work, naturalization, cricket & more.
The latest issue of our journal is published at journals.sagepub.com/toc/com…. This issue focuses on #socialmedia and their usage, effects and other implications in a variety of national and cultural contexts. Happy reading!
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Publication Alert 🚨 Glad to share my new article with Yige Chen in @commsportj . We examine how Chinese self-media covered Ivan Litvinovich’s Olympic victory and how sport, nationalism and geopolitics intersect in non-official media actors.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…
We are seeking applicants to become our next Editor-in-Chief after @andrewcbillings lays down his red pen at the end of 2026. Read the Call for Applications here: journals.sagepub.com/page/co…. Applications close on June 30.
We love comparative research and enjoy publishing it. If you missed @Miremara et al.'s article, you are missing out. 👀📜⬇️
Is sports journalism truly the newsroom's "toy department"? ⚽✍️ Our new study in @commsportj sports provides the first large-scale empirical test of this thesis across 36 countries. Full paper here: 🔗 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…
This year’s final issue of Communication & Sport journal (vol. 13, iss. 6, December 2025) is accessible at journals.sagepub.com/toc/com….
It includes 15 articles by 41 authors on a range of perspectives on technological innovation in sport media:
Playing (& Smoking) by the Rules: Sport Media’s Racialized Coverage of Athlete Drug Use
By Patrick Crowe and Vincent Peña
doi.org/10.1177/216747952412…
“I Just Learn a Single Phrase:” Language Acquisition and Cultural Fusion in Professional Baseball
By Patrick C. Gentile, Luke A. Skuratowicz and Zachary W. Arth
doi.org/10.1177/216747952412…