Dr Merryn Sherwood started out as a newspaper journalist for The Canberra Times, before working in the media space at major events like the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games, 2010 Singapore Youth Olympic Games, Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games, the 2011 Rugby World Cup and the Australian Open. 

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She has also worked as a media contractor for the International Triathlon Union. This included driving the ITU’s social media channels at the London 2012 Olympic Games and editing Mind, Body, Soul - 25 Years of the International Triathlon Union, a limited edition book release to celebrate 25 years of the ITU’s history. 

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She completed her PhD on the role of communications and media relations staff within Australian sports organisations at La Trobe University. Her main research interest is in sports media, with a specific focus on media access and gender in sports journalism. She is also a member of the ARC funded New Beats project, that is exploring what happens to journalists (and journalism) post redundancy in Australia.

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If you are interested in Dr Sherwood's work history, you can find her LinkedIn profile here

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If you are interested in her publications, you can find a full list via Google Scholar here, and the accepted versions of most of the publications here

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If you are interested in striking up a conversation, send her a Tweet here or an email here. Thanks for stopping by.