The lack of women's sports coverage Can women's sport establish itself as a topic of continuous media and journalistic curiosity? Currently, television stations offer minimal coverage of women's sports, while newspapers and magazines do only a little better. In a recent interview with Gary Webb, sports writer for The Spectrum, he says that "people have proven that there is an audience that loves to hear about female athletes. After all, they are someone's kids, sisters and moms." I've learned that these sports writers love covering women's games, especially high school girls basketball games. Gary said he would rather watch a Parowan-Beaver girls game than a boys game. Karen Winegar, editor of The Star Tribune of Minnesota, said, “Representation of female athletes is improving, but despite growing interest and participation, their sports aren't getting any more coverage than they did five years ago” (1A+). Women's sports participation will certainly continue to grow in the future, so the media and journalists had better be prepared to increase their coverage accordingly. Throughout history, women have had to fight for equality in all elements of our society, but nowhere have they had a harder time than in the athletics industry. Sport is a right of passage that has always been grafted onto boys and men. It's time for our society to accept female athletes and give them the attention they deserve. Women's professional sports have not been around for long, although they have a long history and root system. In 1865, Vasser became one of the first women's colleges in the United States. Within the safe confines of the campus and away from the curious eyes of men, with... middle of paper... Oldstein, Michael. “A few leagues of its own.” Work week January 18, 1999:74.Kort Michele. “Women's sports have finally made headlines in the publishing world.” Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service February 13, 1997, 1+.Lucas, Cynthia. "Only circles." July 1998, on page. Online. World Wide Web. February 17, 1999.Mosley, Benita Fitzgerald. “No Flashes in the Pan: Seven Reasons Why Women's Sports Are Here to Stay.” Women's Sports and Fitness 19.7 (September 1997):78.Seligman, Dan. "This is Sports Coverage." Forbes 161.2 (January 1998):52-53.Teitel, Jay. “Shorter, slower, weaker.” Saturday Night 112.6 (August 1997): 61-63.Webb, Gary. Personal interview. March 1, 1999.Winegar, Karen. “Television coverage of female athletes is better but not the same.” Star Tribune July 24, 1997 1A+.