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Media are often criticized for their portrayal of women's sports and female athletes. But athletes now have direct access to their public and potential fans through social media, which give them a chance to frame themselves the way they wish. This study is a quantitative content analysis of athletes' Twitter profiles. Four elements of athletes' profiles were coded and analyzed: profile, cover, and background pictures, and biographies.
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