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Women and Media: International Perspectives

By Karen Ross , Carolyn M. Byerly

Book information

Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Year
2004
ISBN
1405116080, 9781405116084, 9780470777176
LCC
P94.5.W65 W656 2004
Open Library ID
OL3680984M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
667 kB (683073 bytes)
Pages
232\232
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40

Description

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.

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