In collaboration with Payame Noor University and Iranian Scientific association of sport management

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 No. 5 Seven alley South Motahhari Street

2 2. Assistant Professor, Sports Management Group, University of Shahid Beheshti, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

The purpose of the research was to investigate the role of sports media content in increasing the audience of women's sports events in the national media, with the approach of data-foundation theory. The present research method was qualitative and exploratory. The statistical population of this research includes; Media specialists have a university teaching experience or sports and media activists, sports promotion specialists in the media and are familiar with it, sports experts and officials, sports program makers, policy makers and sports consultants of the Broadcasting Organization. Sampling was by non-probability method, with purposeful selection and snowball method. The number of samples in this research was 19 people. The measurement tool was a semi-structured interview. The data were analyzed based on three stages of open, central and selective coding by MAXQDA software. Based on data analysis, 202 primary concepts (open codes), 28 central codes and 5 selective codes were identified. According to the research results; Since the existence of national media depends on the audience. It is necessary for the national media to respond to the needs of the audience by using the process and tools in today's complex environment. and have the ability to respond to changes and be flexible in the face of extensive and rapid changes, and by taking advantage of these processes, it will be placed in the field of women's sports in the path of re-creation and attraction of the audience.

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