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Bookmark or Share- EXPLAINER: What is sportswashing and why should we care about it?Sportswashing is the use of sport to redirect public attention away from unethical conduct. The intended effect is to improve the reputation of the offending entity, by using the immense popularity of sport to ‘wash’ away poor publicity.
- Sportswashing - humanrightsresearch.orgThe Encyclopedia of Britannica defines sportswashing as, “the use of an athletic event by an individual or a government, a corporation, or another group to promote or burnish” their reputation, “especially amid controversy or scandal”.
- Sportswashing - WikipediaSportswashing is a term used to describe the practice of nations, individuals, groups, corporations, or the government using sports to improve reputations tarnished by wrongdoing. A form of propaganda, sportswashing can be accomplished through hosting sporting events, purchasing or sponsoring sporting teams, or participating in a sport. [3]
- Sportswashing is just about everywhere – but it may be backfiring on ...Sportswashing – the act of aligning with an athlete, sports team, or event in order to distract from unethical practices elsewhere – is driven by authoritarian states and is just...
- Sportswashing | Definition, Corruption, Examples, & History ...Sportswashing is the use of an athletic event by an individual or a government, a corporation, or another group to promote or burnish the individual’s or group’s reputation, especially amid controversy or scandal.
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