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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813320403321

Autore

Chambers Deborah

Titolo

Women and journalism / / Deborah Chambers, Linda Steiner and Carole Fleming

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2004

ISBN

1-134-49619-2

9786610224135

1-134-49620-6

1-280-22413-4

0-203-50066-0

Edizione

[1st edition]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (275 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

SteinerLinda

FlemingCarole <1955->

Disciplina

070.92/273/082

Soggetti

Women in journalism - United States - History - 20th century

Women in journalism - United States - History - 19th century

Women in journalism - Great Britain - History - 20th century

Women in journalism - Great Britain - History - 19th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [248]-263) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Authors' biographies; Acknowledgements; A note on usage; Introduction; 1 Early women journalists: 1850-1945; 2 Women journalists in the post-war period; 3 The education and training of women journalists; 4 'One of the boys'? Women's experiences of the glass ceiling; 5 Gendered newsroom cultures and values; 6 Challenges to sexism and discrimination; 7 The 'first wave' of women's alternative journalism; 8 Women's alternative print journalism of the 'second' and 'third' waves; 9 Women's alternative media in broadcasting and the Internet

10 Women war correspondents11 'Postmodern journalism' and its implications for women; 12 Conclusion: women, journalism and new media; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

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 stil