How does social media impact perceptions of female athletes

How is social media affecting womens' sports? From Twitter, to Facebook, to YouTube, how are these new communication platforms affecting the perception of female athletes? The University of Minnesota Tucker Center's Distinguished Lecture Series will feature a panel to discuss this very issue and shed light on what women in sport are focusing on now. US Olympian Angela Ruggiero, Star Tribune sports journalist Rachel Blount and sports journalism professor Marie Harden will tackle these issues in a panel next week.

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[bross01]

i'm not sure this piece works. interviews with a reporter and professor, b-rolled mostly with shots of a computer screen, three minutes long?

more importantly, where is the attribution for the statement about most twitter users being female? a recent nielsen study suggests most twitter users are male.

[UniversityofMinn]

The attribution point you make is a good one. I've read/seen hard numbers that (at least a few months ago) suggest that women outnumber men almost 2-1 on Twitter. But you're right, we should cite that. So, we'll look around and do just that!

[UniversityofMinn]

Quick update...

According to "Information is Beautiful" and an on-line Harvard publication, 57 percent of Twitter users are female.

[grunder20]

How can it affect to women athletes?

[jware09]

Great to see the Tucker Center looking into the many uses and effects of social media ...this is information that could be immensely useful to more than just athletes!

[joshlee1090]

LOL, ...3 point play you were just engaged in.