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Women's sports broadcasts crack down on sexualized camera work

New guidelines tell broadcasters to stop using certain angles and slow-mo replays on women athletes. The message is basically: cover the sport, not the body. This only needed to be said because it's been a constant problem. Networks have treated women's athletics like a soft-porn opportunity for years while claiming neutrality. The guidelines are a band-aid on a bigger issue: who decides what counts as "objectifying" versus "legitimate sports coverage"? But at least someone finally named it.
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