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1 online resource (424 pages) |
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LEA's Communication Series |
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LEA's communication series.
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| Contents |
Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Preface; Part I Women, Men, and News Consumption; Chapter 1 Trouble in the News Media Landscape; Chapter 2 Factors Contributing to the Sex Divide in Newspapers and Television News; Chapter 3 When Women Ignore the News; Chapter 4 IM, Downloading, Facebook, and Teen Magazines; Part II Women in the News; Women in the Newsroom; Chapter 5 Finding Women in the Newsroom and in the News; Chapter 6 The Softer Side of News; Part III Women, Technology, and News; Chapter 7 Women and Technology; Chapter 8 Online News |
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Chapter 9 The Blogosphere's Gender GapPart IV Perspectives; Chapter 10 Reaching Young Adults Begins with Change; Chapter 11 Women and the News; Chapter 12 Women and the News: India and Asia; Chapter 13 Women and the News; Chapter 14 News, Feminist Theories, and the Gender Divide; Chapter 15 Critiquing Journalism; Chapter 16 Color and Content; Chapter 17 Coverage of Latinos in the News Media; Chapter 18 Strengthening the News Connection with Women and Cul |
| Summary |
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 mul |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Women and journalism.
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Women in journalism.
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Journalism.
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Journalism
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journalism.
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Journalism
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Women and journalism
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Women in journalism
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Meraz, Sharon
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Weiss, Amy Schmitz
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| ISBN |
9780203877272 |
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0203877276 |
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