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1. 1. Protesting Sport : A Comparative Study of Media Representations of the London Olympics, Sochi Olympics and Brazil World Cup in AJE, BBCW and RT

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/JMK

   Author : Luiza-Silvia Chiroiu; [2016]
   Keywords : Global broadcasters; narrative; global sport events; protest; disruption; sport; London Olympics; Sochi Olympics; Brazil World Cup;

   Abstract : Global sport competitions such as the Olympics and the World Cup were founded following universal principles of unity and peace and aiming to be celebrations of sportsmanship. Nowadays, however, they go beyond sport, being constructed as global media events in which both politics and media play an essential role. READ MORE