News, Gender and Power Contributor(s): Allan, Stuart (Editor), Branston, Gill (Editor), Carter, Cynthia (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415170168 ISBN-13: 9780415170161 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $47.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 1998 Annotation: "News, Gender and Power" addresses the pressing questions of how gender shapes the forms, practice, institutions and audiences of journalism, and draws on feminist theory and gender-sensitive critiques to explore the connections between news, gender and power. Within this framework the contributors explore media coverage of the O.J. Simpson trial, child sexual abuse and "false memory syndrome," and the representation of women in life-style documentaries. Contributors: Patricia Bradley, Rod Brookes, John Hartley, Beverley Holbrook, Pat Holland, Jenny Kitzinger, Myra Macdonald, Lisa Mclaughlin, LindaSteiner, Janet Thumin, Liesbet van Zoonen, C. Kay Weaver, Maggie Wykes. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Gender Studies - Social Science | Media Studies - Language Arts & Disciplines | Journalism |
Dewey: 070.408 |
LCCN: 98-12179 |
Lexile Measure: 1460 |
Physical Information: 0.63" H x 6.07" W x 9.14" (0.96 lbs) 310 pages |
Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: How do gender relations affect the practice of journalism? Despite the star status accorded to some women reporters, and the dramatic increase in the number of women working in journalism, why do men continue to occupy most senior management positions? And why do female readers, viewers and listeners remain as elusive as ever? |