Towards a Level Playing Field - Australian Sports Commission
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<strong>Towards</strong> a <strong>Level</strong> <strong>Playing</strong> <strong>Field</strong>: sport and gender in <strong>Australian</strong> media<br />
Acknowledgments<br />
Many people assisted in the production of this research. Thank you to Dr Petra Nolan for providing excellent<br />
assistance in the project management and editing of the Journalism and Media Research Centre section<br />
of the report, and Ciara Ward for her care in editing the Media Monitors sections of the fi nal document.<br />
A signifi cant debt of gratitude is owed to Hope Clutterham and Carly Logan at Media Monitors for their<br />
invaluable input into the conception and execution, respectively, of Sections Two to Five. Particular<br />
acknowledgment goes to Sareh Aminian for her contribution to Section Two, David Vallence for outstanding<br />
work on Section Four, and Iain Wright and Peter Prior for Section Five. Special thanks to Peter Hannagan,<br />
Bill Hawker, Dayne Smith and Ilse Steyn for their painstaking research assistance, and Lilla Smee for her<br />
excellent data analysis.<br />
The <strong>Australian</strong> <strong>Sports</strong> <strong>Commission</strong> is the <strong>Australian</strong> Government agency that manages, develops and<br />
invests in sport at all levels. It was established in 1985 and operates under the <strong>Australian</strong> <strong>Sports</strong><br />
<strong>Commission</strong> Act 1989. The <strong>Commission</strong>’s national leadership role is achieved through the six operational<br />
areas: the <strong>Australian</strong> Institute of Sport, Sport Performance and Development, Community Sport, Corporate<br />
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Health and Ageing portfolio.<br />
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