In many countries, the majority of high profi le journalists and editors remain male. Although there have been considerable changes in the prospects for women working in the media in the past few decades, women are still noticeably in the minority in the top journalistic roles, despite making up the majority of journalism students. In this book, Suzanne Franks looks at the key issues surrounding female journalists from on-screen sexism and ageism to the dangers facing female foreign correspondents reporting from war zones. She also analyzes the way that the changing digital media have...
In many countries, the majority of high profi le journalists and editors remain male. Although there have been considerable changes in the prospects f...
The media reporting of the Ethiopian Famine in 1984-5 was an iconic news event. It is widely believed to have had an unprecedented impact, challenging perceptions of Africa and mobilising public opinion and philanthropic action in a dramatic new way. The contemporary international configuration of aid, media pressure, and official policy is still directly affected and sometimes distorted by what was--as this narrative shows--also an inaccurate and misleading story. In popular memory, the reporting of Ethiopia and the resulting humanitarian intervention were a great success. Yet alternative...
The media reporting of the Ethiopian Famine in 1984-5 was an iconic news event. It is widely believed to have had an unprecedented impact, challenging...
Africa s Media Image in the 21st Century "is the first book in over twenty years to examine the international media s coverage of Sub-Saharan Africa. It brings together leading researchers and prominent journalists to explore representation of the continent, and the production of that image, especially by international news media. The book highlights factors that have transformed the global media system, changing whose perspectives are told and the forms of media that empower new voices.
Case studies consider questions such as: how has new media changed whose views are represented?...
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Africa s Media Image in the 21st Century "is the first book in over twenty years to examine the international media s coverage of Sub-Saharan ...
