Abstract
This study examined the extent to which a “trigger event” in European sports altered coverage of doping in United States newspapers. Specifically, the study analyzed references to human growth hormone (hGH) before and after English rugby player Terry Newton became the first athlete to test positive for hGH. The research observed increases in hGH references following an announcement that Newton had tested positive and would receive a two-year ban from competition.
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