第二届年度会议讨论种族和性别问题

和美国其他地方一样，种族主义和厌女症在体育场馆和棒球场随处可见，这并不奇怪。 “Sports are a microcosm of the rest of society,” says 凯文梅里达 (’79), ESPN senior vice president and editor in chief of 这支 sports blog. But now, says Merida, who is also a BU受托人, “athletes are speaking out on issues. 他们看到的社会问题和其他人看到并做出反应的是一样的。 由于他们的影响力，他们的很多反应都会受到关注。”

Race and gender in sports are in focus for this Friday’s second annual 向前走 sports communication summit, cosponsored by the 传媒学院 and BU 体育运动, with additional support from 更大, BU’s National Public Radio station, and the University’s 霍华德瑟曼共同立场中心.

“One of the reasons we’re doing this conference is because in this day and age sports journalists need to be conversant with more than just the Xs and Os, what goes on out on the field, and who was drafted with the first pick,” says COM lecturer and summit host 安德里亚·克雷默, chief correspondent for the NFL Network, correspondent for 布莱恩特·甘贝尔的《真实体育》 on HBO, and cohost of 我们需要谈谈 on the CBS Sports Network.

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