Samantha Lewis reflects on where we are in the sports media landscape after a groundbreaking Women’s World Cup and what the future can hold. Before I became a sports writer, I was a postgrad studying English Literature at Macquarie University in Sydney. As part of my Masters degree, we were each tasked with writing a …
We’ve seen welcome changes in sports media recently. Gemma Bastiani and Kirby Fenwick spoke to some of the women in sports media leading those changes. Marissa Lordanic describes her pathway into sports media as a story of “stubborn persistence”. “There’s definitely been times where I’ve thought to myself ‘what am I doing? I’m writing for …
What does the digital revolution mean for women’s sport? Samantha Lewis spoke to Olly Wilton of Twitter Australia about the digital growth of women’s sport. The rise of the internet has been a game-changer for women’s sport. Having existed for much of its life, with next to no regular media coverage from the handful of …