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Who Let Them In?: Pathbreaking Women in Sports Journalism
An inspiring look at the women who broke the glass ceiling in sports journalism.
Women in sports journalism have faced an uphill battle to succeed within the “old boy” world of sports. The early trailblazers faced colleagues who ignored them, athletes who tried to humiliate them, fans who ridiculed them, and executives who kept them from doing their jobs—challenges many still face today.
In Who Let Them In? Pathbreaking Women in Sports Journalism, Joanne Lannin recounts the stories of the tenacious and resilient female sportscasters and writers who paved the way for those that followed. Exclusive interviews with such pioneers as CBS Sports’ Lesley Visser, NFL Today’s Andrea Kremer, and Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Claire Smith reveal the many challenges these women faced as they sought to break down the gender-based barriers that kept them from press boxes, locker rooms, and broadcast booths. And while great strides have been made in the sports world to correct the gender imbalance, Lannin discusses how misogyny and sexual harassment continues to permeate the industry even today.
Who Let Them In? offers compelling insight into how women sports journalists broke into this male-dominated field and managed to stay there, despite the many obstacles put in their way. It shows the sacrifices and commitment it takes to succeed in sports journalism and discusses what the future may hold for women in a media landscape that continues to evolve almost daily.
Women in sports journalism have faced an uphill battle to succeed within the “old boy” world of sports. The early trailblazers faced colleagues who ignored them, athletes who tried to humiliate them, fans who ridiculed them, and executives who kept them from doing their jobs—challenges many still face today.
In Who Let Them In? Pathbreaking Women in Sports Journalism, Joanne Lannin recounts the stories of the tenacious and resilient female sportscasters and writers who paved the way for those that followed. Exclusive interviews with such pioneers as CBS Sports’ Lesley Visser, NFL Today’s Andrea Kremer, and Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Claire Smith reveal the many challenges these women faced as they sought to break down the gender-based barriers that kept them from press boxes, locker rooms, and broadcast booths. And while great strides have been made in the sports world to correct the gender imbalance, Lannin discusses how misogyny and sexual harassment continues to permeate the industry even today.
Who Let Them In? offers compelling insight into how women sports journalists broke into this male-dominated field and managed to stay there, despite the many obstacles put in their way. It shows the sacrifices and commitment it takes to succeed in sports journalism and discusses what the future may hold for women in a media landscape that continues to evolve almost daily.
- GenresSports
182 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 9, 2022
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August 1, 2024
“Flexibility. Patience. Persistence. These qualities define not only the young women just starting out in sports journalism today, but also the pathbreakers who, for the past half century, have paved the way for other women.” 🙏🏼
Thank you Mary, Joanne, Lesley, Robin, Jackie, Karen, Suzyn, Doris, Jess, Nora +++ ♾️
Thank you Mary, Joanne, Lesley, Robin, Jackie, Karen, Suzyn, Doris, Jess, Nora +++ ♾️
July 17, 2026
I had to read this book again because the publisher is putting out a paperback edition next March! So the new edition will have updated info on the main characters. I was surprised to find that a few have left journalism. A surprise is that a couple of newspapers (Boston Globe and SF Chronicle) have added women's sports beats. Not sure this is a good thing in that it puts a lot of work on the shoulders of one reporter and perhaps some news gets missed.
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