Women, men, and news [electronic resource] : divided and disconnected in the news media landscape / edited by Paula Poindexter, Sharon Meraz, and Amy Schmitz Weiss.
Series: LEA's communication seriesPublication details: New York : Routledge, 2008.Description: xii, 356 p. : illISBN:- 9780203877272
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eBooks
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Trouble in the news media landscape / Paula Poindexter -- Factors contributing to the sex divide in newspapers and television news / Paula Poindexter -- When women ignore the news / Paula Poindexter -- IM, downloading, Facebook, and teen magazines : gateways or barriers to news? / Paula Poindexter -- Finding women in the newsroom and in the news / Paula Poindexter -- The softer side of news / Paula Poindexter and Dustin Harp -- Women and technology : how socialization created a gender gap / Sharon Meraz -- Online news : factors influencing the divide between women and men / Amy Schmitz Weiss -- The blogosphere's gender gap : differences in visibility, popularity, and authority / Sharon Meraz -- Reaching young adults begins with change / Amy Zerba -- Women and the news : Europe, Egypt and the Middle East, and Africa / Jackie Harrison ... [et al.] -- Women and the news : India and Asia / Smeeta Mishra ... [et al.] -- Women and the news : Latin America and the Caribbean / Vanessa de M. Higgins ... [et al.] -- News, feminist theories, and the gender divide / Dustin Harp -- Critiquing journalism : feminist perspectives relevant to contemporary challenges / Linda Steiner -- Color and content : why the news doesn't mirror society / Lorraine E. Branham -- Coverage of Latinos in the news media : we're not there yet / Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez -- Strengthening the news connection with women and cultivating the next generation / Paula Poindexter, Sharon Meraz, and Amy Schmitz Weiss.
Also available in print edition.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.