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04-26-2016, 09:18 PM
More than mean: Powerful video highlights harassment of women in sports media
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Women in sports (http://mashable.com/sports/?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=) media face a uniquely vile mix of aggression and harassment online (http://mashable.com/2014/08/01/women-sports-twitter/#mP1qRUPio5qZ?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=). The problem is widely k**wn — yet how to stop it is more tricky.*
A new online video campaign starring two prominent reporters serves as a call to action and puts the harassment of women in media in stark perspective.*
SEE ALSO: Sports Media Misogyny: What Is Fans' Problem With Female Commentators? (http://mashable.com/2014/08/01/women-sports-twitter/?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=)
The four-minute video, called "More Than Mean," is embedded atop this post. It stars reporters Sarah Spain (https://twitter.com/SarahSpain?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp% 7Ctwgr%5Eauthor) and Julie DiCaro (https://twitter.com/JulieDiCaro?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp %7Ctwgr%5Eauthor) — both k**wn for **t backing down from trolls online. In the video released Tuesday, they sit down as men read real comments posted online about them to their face.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/26/more-than-mean-women-reporters-harassment/)
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Women in sports (http://mashable.com/sports/?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=) media face a uniquely vile mix of aggression and harassment online (http://mashable.com/2014/08/01/women-sports-twitter/#mP1qRUPio5qZ?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=). The problem is widely k**wn — yet how to stop it is more tricky.*
A new online video campaign starring two prominent reporters serves as a call to action and puts the harassment of women in media in stark perspective.*
SEE ALSO: Sports Media Misogyny: What Is Fans' Problem With Female Commentators? (http://mashable.com/2014/08/01/women-sports-twitter/?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=)
The four-minute video, called "More Than Mean," is embedded atop this post. It stars reporters Sarah Spain (https://twitter.com/SarahSpain?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp% 7Ctwgr%5Eauthor) and Julie DiCaro (https://twitter.com/JulieDiCaro?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp %7Ctwgr%5Eauthor) — both k**wn for **t backing down from trolls online. In the video released Tuesday, they sit down as men read real comments posted online about them to their face.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/26/more-than-mean-women-reporters-harassment/)
More about Media (http://mashable.com/media/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Sports (http://mashable.com/sports/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and Entertainment (http://mashable.com/entertainment/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/OJh_RGpKACk