Wendy Parker – Medium

Wendy Parker

Wendy Parker

Sports Media & Political Bias

On Election Day, a long piece by ESPN Public Editor Jim Brady was published about the edgier political content and commentary coming from…

Nov 21, 2016

Nov 21, 2016

Wendy Parker

On creating a new working way of life

Shortly before Labor Day 2008, I was suddenly out of work. For the last time, with security guards by my side, I walked out the front door…

Sep 5, 2016

Sep 5, 2016

Wendy Parker

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Man of Letters

As he likes to remind anyone who will listen, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has been writing books, making and starring in films and television…

Aug 31, 2016

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Man of Letters

Aug 31, 2016

Wendy Parker

The timeless art of sports photography

The sports photography that iconized the legendary feats of Muhammad Ali, The Miracle on Ice, Willie Mays and Jesse Owens, among many…

Aug 21, 2016

The timeless art of sports photography

Aug 21, 2016

Wendy Parker

As summer fades away

One of the best vacations I ever took was quite a few years ago, in Colorado, where I had done things I rarely ever did and in some cases…

Aug 9, 2016

As summer fades away

Aug 9, 2016

Wendy Parker

Olympic history headlines summer sports books

Among the notable summer 2016 sports books published in the U.S. are several Olympic-related titles with the Rio de Janeiro Games taking…

Jul 3, 2016

Jul 3, 2016

Wendy Parker

The O.J. Simpson miniseries: I’ll take a pass

I’ve heard plenty of great things about “O.J.: Made in America,” a five-part 30 for 30 documentary which debuted on ABC on Saturday and…

Jun 14, 2016

Jun 14, 2016

Wendy Parker

A creative remembrance of Muhammad Ali

Rounding up notable books, magazine articles, films and photography devoted to one of the most influential sports and public figures of the…

Jun 5, 2016

Jun 5, 2016

Wendy Parker
in
The Cauldron

Why This Is A Golden Age For Women’s Sports On Television

Bogus academic studies and disingenuous media complaints about the “marginalization” of female athletes distort the real, brighter picture.

Jun 29, 2015

Why This Is A Golden Age For Women’s Sports On Television

Jun 29, 2015

Wendy Parker
in
The Cauldron

Hope Solo, Gender and Domestic Violence

Lumping Solo in with Ray Rice misses the point: We shouldn’t make excuses when women athletes are charged with physical crimes.

Sep 25, 2014

Hope Solo, Gender and Domestic Violence

Sep 25, 2014

Wendy Parker

Wendy Parker

Creator of @sportsbiblio, a blog about sports books and history; contributor, @bluestarmedia1 @basketball times. More: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wendygparker

Following

Help
Status
About
Careers
Press
Blog
Privacy
Terms
Text to speech
Teams