Today's heroes: The print media discourse on accomplished athletes

• Main Authors: Sæmundsson, Guðmundur, Jóhannesson, Ingólfur Ásgeir
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Icelandic
• Published: School of Social Sciences 2023
• Subjects: Afreksíþróttafólk; orðræða; prentmiðlar; þjóðerni; afreksmennska; Elite athletes; discource analysis; print media; nationality; heroism; Iceland; Skar
• Online Access: https://ojs.hi.is/index.php/tf/article/view/3739

Sports constitute the main interest of a significant percentage of the Icelandic nation, when assessed on the basis of media coverage. In spite of the nation´s small population, Icelandic athletes have been successful at major sports events abroad and have even brought medals and trophies home. The...