{"id":42565,"date":"2016-06-10T20:27:20","date_gmt":"2016-06-11T01:27:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=42565"},"modified":"2016-06-10T20:28:22","modified_gmt":"2016-06-11T01:28:22","slug":"online-harassment-a-harsh-reality-for-women-covering-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/online-harassment-a-harsh-reality-for-women-covering-sports\/","title":{"rendered":"Online harassment: A harsh reality for women covering sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By EmmaKate Austin<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>A <a href=\"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/category\/topics\/medill-newsmakers\/\">Medill Newsmakers<\/a> report<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">In this edition of Medill Newsmakers, we take a look at the harassment women covering sports experience online and through social media. 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