The Palgrave International Handbook of Women and Journalism


Book Description

Now in paperback for the first time, the Handbook is an academic adaptation of information contained in the Global Report on the Status of Women in News Media, a study commissioned by the International Women's Media Foundation. The book's editor was the principal investigator of the original study. This text draws together the most robust data from that original study, presenting it in 29 chapters on individual nations and three additional theoretical chapters. The book is the most expansive effort to date to consider women's standing in the journalism profession across the world. Contents organize nations in relation to their progress within newsrooms, with those most advanced in gender equality representing diversity in terms of region and national development. Contributing authors are, in most cases, the original researchers for their respective nations in the Global Report study.




Women and men in the news


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The media carry significant notions of social and cultural norms and values and have a powerful role in constructing and reinforcing gendered images. The news in particular has an important role in how notions of power are distributed in the society. This report presents study findings on how women and men are represented in the news in the Nordic countries, and to what extent women and men occupy the decision-making positions in the media. The survey is based on the recent findings from three cross-national research projects. These findings are supported by national studies. The results indicate that in all the Nordic countries women are underrepresented in the news media both as news subjects and as sources of information. Men also dominate in higher-level decision-making positions. The report includes examples of measures used to improve the gender balance in Nordic news.




Women and Journalism


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In many countries, the majority of high profile journalists and editors remain male. Although there have been considerable changes in the prospects for women working in the media in the past few decades, women are still noticeably in the minority in the top journalistic roles, despite making up the majority of journalism students. In this book, Suzanne Franks looks at the key issues surrounding female journalists - from on-screen sexism and ageism to the dangers facing female foreign correspondents reporting from war zones. She also analyses the way that the changing digital media have presented both challenges and opportunities for women working in journalism and considers this in an international perspective. . In doing so, this book provides an overview of the ongoing imbalances faced by women in the media and looks at the key issues hindering gender equality in journalism.




Women and Media


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Comprised of original research in diverse genres and medias, Women and Media: International Perspectives brings together eight international scholars to explore key issues of the gender-media relation. Provides important insights into how gender is implicated in media industries. Address key issues of the gender-media relation, from an analysis of news media’s coverage of women politicians, to the marketing of ‘girl power’, to strategizing for equality in newsrooms. Highlights the theme that media have the potential both to reinforce the status quo in power arrangements in society but also to contribute to new, more egalitarian ones. Includes an introduction by the editors that carefully maps the contours of the international struggle between feminists and the media, section overviews, bibliographies, key terms, and discussion questions.




Women Journalists in the Western World


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"This comparative study brings together international data on the status of women journalists in the Western/industralized world. The contributors in this book deal with their participation and situation in various news media as well as the training on the job, in college, and in university programs. The book also provides background for the interpretation of results of surveys and journalists in different countries."--BOOK JACKET.




Women, Men and News


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This multi-authored scholarly volume explores the divide between men and women in their consumption of news media, looking at how the sexes read and use news, historically and currently, how they use technology to access their news, and how today’s news pertains to and is used by women. The volume also addresses diversity issues among women’s use of news, considering racial, ethnic, international and feminist perspectives. The volume is intended to help readers understand adult news use behavior--a critical and timely issue considering the state of newspapers and television news in today’s multi-media news environment.




Women and Journalism


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Women and Journalism offers a rich and comprehensive analysis of the roles, status and experiences of women journalists in the United States and Britain. Drawing on a variety of sources and dealing with a host of women journalists ranging from nineteenth century pioneers to Martha Gellhorn, Kate Adie and Veronica Guerin, the authors investigate the challenges women have faced in their struggle to establish reputations as professionals. This book provides an account of the gendered structuring of journalism in print, radio and television and speculates about women's still-emerging role in online journalism. Their accomplishments as war correspondents are tracked to the present, including a study of the role they played post-September 11th.




Women in World Journalism


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News Media Produced By, For And About Women Have Long Been Crucial Mechanisms By Which Women Can Define The Alternative Visions Of Womanhood And Cultivate New Socio-Political Landscapes. Alternative News Media Advocated Versions Of Women S Social, Political, And Cultural Roles That Were Quite Different From Those Proposed By Or Imposed By Mainstream Media. Such Media Have Enabled Women To Exchange And Share News Unlikely To Find A Home In Mainstream Media Institutions And To Develop Journalistic And Media Skills. This Book Describes The Entry Of Women Into Journalism, Their Struggles To Gain Equality And Their Determined Efforts To Ensure That Their Voice Too Was Heard. Women Journalists All Over The World More Or Less Face The Same Kind Of Problem Initially-The Resistance To Their Entry By Their Male Colleagues. The Chapters Indicate The Status Of Women Journalists Today And How They Attained It. " Women Journalists " Problems Of Women Journalists " Women And Newsroom Values " Women S Ideas In The Media " Women In Print Journalism " Women Journalists And The Gender Tag " Shattering The Glass Ceiling " Women Reporters In Wartime " New Trends In Media: Impact On Women " Women In Broadcasting And The Net " Women In The Media The Book Will Be Useful For Students, Teachers And Researchers In Journalism And All Other Dimensions Of The Mass Media And Mass Communications.




Media and gender: a scholarly agenda for the Global Alliance on Media and Gender


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Subject: UNESCO, the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR), and members of the Global Alliance on Media and Gender (GAMAG) have partnered to publish scholarly research agenda for GAMAG. The publication addresses both knowledge and actions linked to gender and media issues. It analyses existing research findings and their links to policies, foregrounds existing research gaps, and recommends research and policy actions to be taken by the Global Alliance on Media and Gender and other stakeholders globally. It covers a range of concerns highlighting major themes including violence against women; women in leadership/decision making of media; gender and media policies and strategies; journalism education, and media and information literacy