Title: Stealing Thunder Through Social Media: The Framing of Maria Sharapova’s Drug Suspension
Abstract: In March 2016 the highest-paid women’s athlete, Maria Sharapova, called a press conference to announce a failed drug test. Sharapova relied on the crisis communication strategy of stealing thunder to present the information to media and break the story. The authors analyze how the press conference and her strategy were portrayed in traditional and online media and how Sharapova promoted and broadcast the press conference to defend herself. Using Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count (LIWC) software and textual analysis, the authors argue that Sharapova’s use of the stealing-thunder strategy successfully influenced media narratives about her suspension and should be considered by athletes in crisis situations.
Publication Year: 2018
Publication Date: 2018-09-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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