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Ronald Bishop Margaret Fedorocsko

The Thematic Evolution of Sports Journalism's Narrative of Mental Illness

A Little Less Conversation

Ronald Bishop, Margaret Fedorocsko, Amanda Milo

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Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
24 March 2023

Media studies; Press & journalism; Sports psychology

The Thematic Evolution of Sports Journalism’s Narrative of Mental Illness: A Little Less Conversation contends that the conversation developed and sustained by sports journalists about professional athletes’ experience with mental illness has evolved through three slightly overlapping stages, each marked by a primary theme. During the first stage, from the end of the 19th Century to the middle of the 20th century, sports journalists sensationalized the experience and portrayed the athletes - breathlessly labeled insane - as tragic figures. During the roughly two-decade second stage, an athlete’s experience with mental illness was portrayed as an inconvenience that flummoxed and infuriated team officials who had neither the ability nor the inclination to address the issue. The final stage, leading up to present day and beyond, is most notable for the development and widespread adoption of a coverage template that centers around an athlete’s brave decision to reveal and discuss their experiences. Combining historical research and narrative analysis, Ronald Bishop interrogates whether sports journalists have finally begun to cover the experience of mental illness with sufficient depth. Scholars of media studies, journalism, celebrity studies, and sports psychology would find this book of particular interest.

By: Ronald Bishop
Contributions by: Margaret Fedorocsko, Amanda Milo
Imprint: Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 31mm
Weight: 771g
ISBN: 9781666927627
ISBN 10: 1666927627
Pages: 454
Publication Date: 24 March 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Ronald Bishop is professor in the Department of Communication at Drexel University.

Reviews for The Thematic Evolution of Sports Journalism's Narrative of Mental Illness: A Little Less Conversation

“Ron Bishop has written a very important and long overdue book about mental illness and professional athletes. Bishop points out that journalists and society have long denied the human tragedy of athletes who struggle with mental illness. As someone who has long suffered from mental illness, this book left me with the question, what if? If Bishop’s book broadens our perspective about mental illness, it will have accomplished something so few books have done,” -- Chris Lamb, Indiana University-Indianapolis, author of Conspiracy of Silence: Sportswriters and the Long Campaign to Desegregate Baseball