Poindexter, Paula

Women, men, and news : divided and disconnected in the news media landscape / edited by Paula Poindexter, Sharon Meraz, and Amy Schmitz Weiss. - New York : Routledge, 2008. - xii, 356 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Women, Men, and News Consumption -- Trouble in the News Media Landscape / Factors Contributing to the Sex Divide in Newspapers and Television News / When Women Ignore the News / IM, Downloading, Facebook, and Teen Magazines: Gateways or Barriers to News? / Women in the News; Women in the Newsroom -- Finding Women in the Newsroom and in the News / The Softer Side of News / Women, Technology, and News -- Women and Technology: How Socialization Created a Gender Gap / Online News: Factors Influencing the Divide Between Women and Men / The Blogosphere's Gender Gap: Differences in Visibility, Popularity, and Authority / Perspectives -- Reaching Young Adults Begins with Change / Women and the News: Europe, Egypt and the Middle East, and Africa / Women and the News: India and Asia / Women and the News: Latin America and the Caribbean / News, Feminist Theories, and the Gender Divide / Critiquing Journalism: Feminist Perspectives Relevant to Contemporary Challenges / Color and Content: Why the News Doesn't Mirror Society / Coverage of Latinos in the News Media: We're Not There Yet / Strengthening the News Connection with Women and Cultivating the Next Generation / Paula Poindexter -- Paula Poindexter -- Paula Poindexter -- Paula Poindexter -- Paula Poindexter -- Paula Poindexter and Dustin Harp -- Sharon Meraz -- Amy Schmitz Weiss -- Sharon Meraz -- Amy Zerba -- Jackie Harrison, Karen Sanders, Christina Holtz-Bacha, Raquel Rodriguez Diaz, Serra Gorpe, Salma Ghanem and Chioma Ugochukwu -- Smeeta Mishra, Xin Chen, Yi-Ning Katherine Chen and Kyung-Hee Kim -- Vanessa De M. Higgins, Teresa Correa, Maria Flores and Sharon Meraz -- Dustin Harp -- Linda Steiner -- Lorraine E. Branham -- Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez -- Paula Poindexter, Sharon Meraz and Amy Schmitz Weiss. Pt. I. 1. 2. 3. 4. Pt. II. 5. 6. Pt. III. 7. 8. 9. Pt. IV. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18.

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