Karmen Morrison is a multifaceted journalist and graduate at UGA, and is an active supporter of equality of women’s sports. She continues to advocate by being vocal and telling stories to inspire youth and be that representation for others via social media.
“I did this one story about women and coaching…. and spoke about a lot of things that could change with the Women’s College World Series.”
Morrison believes in the importance of women’s sports that still stands now: “Tennis is one of the only sports that the men and women professional players get equal pay” she said, adding that this highlights that sexism continues to present itself today.
This results on her reporting on women’s issues in sports and yearning for change.
Karmen’s background in sports in her Florida hometown inspired her to follow journalism in college and advocate for others. “When I was in high school, I was asked to do a lot of interviews,” she said, adding that this exposed her to the media. “The Female Athletes of the year of my city”.
This experience contributed to discovering her interests after a long time of being confused about her future career, which made her find her voice after being stuck in the between.
Karmen shared her firsthand experience being discriminated against as the boys football team would get access to free shirts consistently. Meanwhile, her team wouldn’t get freebies despite being district champs every year. “That’s one thing that irritated me.”
Karmen said she loves doing interviews “I’m not going to do a story if I’m not interested in it.” This exposes the love she feels for telling stories on women’s sports and her passion for getting all perspectives to impact others and step forward to change for the better. She’s eager to share those stories with the world.
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