The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) has partnered with Siren Sport to advance the coverage of Australian women in sport.
In a statement, the ABC said that, over the next 12 months, the partnership would provide opportunities for experienced and emerging sport writers to have stories published on the ABC Sport website.
It said Siren Sport was a not-for-profit organisation that aimed to elevate women’s voices, as well as those from diverse and marginalised groups, in Australia’s sports media.
“ABC Sport committed to the 50:50 Equality Project at the beginning of 2020, with the goal of growing our female audience by producing more sport stories targeted to women, as well as achieving equal gender representation across our content,” the ABC said.
Sport Editor with the ABC, James Coventry said ABC Sport had made great strides in its coverage of women in sport over the past two years and the partnership with Siren would greatly complement that work.
“Our audience can only benefit from the variety of perspectives that Siren’s writers will bring to our coverage,” Mr Coventry said.
He said the partnership would also include a program aimed at developing emerging writers from diverse backgrounds.
