Brian presents on ‘Environmental Journalism and Sport’ at Chengdu Sport University

Brian gave a keynote talk at the ‘4th International Conference on Sport Communication at Chengdu Sport University’, Chengdu, China (July 12-14). His presentation, entitled ‘Sport and Environmental Journalism: Reflections on Coverage at Recent Sport Mega-Events,” drew on research Brian’s been conducting with UBC doctoral student Liv Yoon on how environmental issues around sport mega-events are being reported. For more information about the SSHRC Insight grant entitled “Fostering ‘Sport-for-Peace Journalism’ and a Role for Sociologists of Sport” that supported this research, visit: https://blogs.ubc.ca/sportenvironmentpeacemedia/projects/sport-journalism-for-peace/

 

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