Not fair and not true! You would have to go back some years now to find a STRIB sports section that literally fits your description. The STRIB has done a remarkable job of substantially increasing its coverage of women's sports.
It is true that in the foreseeable future coverage of women's sport will not equal that of men's sports. That is largely due to the enormous coverage of the Twins, Vikings, Timberwolves, and Wild which simply reflects what the public wants and expects. Coverage of the Gophers women's program - especially the successful basketball, volleyball, and hockey programs has grown sevenfold in the last 1o years. Coverage of women's athletics at the high school level has also increased substantially in that same period. Professional women's sports like tennis and golf are well covered. Coverage of the Lynx is sometimes uneven although the WNBA itself must share some of that blame. I suspect that had the WNBA used territorial drafts to boost local interest in their teams so that players like Lindsey Whalen and Janel McCarville were wearing Lynx uniforms rather that Connecticut and Charlotte, coverage of the Lynx would expand greatly to match the heightened interest and attendance. I have booed the STRIB when they deserve it, but in this case they deserve a round of cheers! Jim Bernstein Fulton -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Deborah Morse-Kahn Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 12:22 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Mpls] Strib Sport Section WizardMarks wrote: That's a shame. I think of the jokes as my reward for having waded through the news. Deb sez: Imagine, then, how women feel if they *do* read the Strib Sports Section to go front to back through some ten pages and not see a single woman pictured or mentioned at all. ;^) Deborah in Linden Hills REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.11.2 - Release Date: 5/2/2005 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.11.2 - Release Date: 5/2/2005 REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
