New TV guidelines could change how women athletes are shown during live sports

New broadcasting guidelines encourage camera operators to avoid angles that sexualize women athletes and instead keep the focus on athletic performance. From Michael Phelps breaking records to Alysa Liu’s emotive gold medal ice skating performance, broadcast television has allowed athletes to bring their remarkable talents to a global audience. But for some, particularly women athletes, broadcast may also become a stage for compromising camera angles—and some are looking to change that.