Chicago Tribune scrutinized for sexist Olympic medalist headline
Corey Cogdell won bronze (her second Olympic medal) in women’s trap shooting this past week, and while reporting on her triumph in the Rio Olympics, the Chicago Tribune had questionable coverage.
"Wife of a Bears' lineman wins a bronze medal today in Rio Olympics," the newspaper's tweet read, putting her martial status and husband's job before her own athletic accomplishments.
The newspaper's choice of words had folks frustrated.
While the article's headline itself mentioned the athlete by name, “Corey Cogdell, wife of Bears lineman Mitch Unrein, wins bronze in Rio," still had folks upset. The focus on Cogdell's husband drove Twitter users to call out the paper for being sexist. Read more...
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Chicago Tribune scrutinized for sexist Olympic medalist headline
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