Women and Journalism

Chambers, Deborah; Steiner, Linda; Fleming, Carole

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“…Gender is perhaps the most complex social identity (De Bruin, 2004); however, scholarly work in the journalism realm has most effectively applied the concept of social identity to gender issues. In the United States, sports journalism has been persistently antagonistic regarding gender equity (Chambers, Steiner, & Fleming, 2004). Women have seen modest gains in terms of employment in the field of sports journalism across a variety of fields: Women comprise less than 15% of the sports staffs at U.S. newspapers and make up 8% of anchors and 19% of reporters on local television sportscasts (Hardin & Whiteside, 2006;Lapchick, 2013;Papper, 2008;Sheffer & Schultz, 2007).…”

Section: Gendermentioning

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Sports Television Reporters and the Negotiation of Fragmented Professional Identities

Genovese

2014

Communication, Culture & Critique

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This research examines the professional identities of sports television reporters at a regional sports network (RSN) in a major East Coast market. The ethnographic techniques of participant observation and interviews with these sports television news gatherers provide an in-depth look at the increasingly complex work facing sports journalists in this specific area of the sports-media complex. The study's findings reveal that women and African American sports television reporters working at this RSN said they are treated differently-even to an advantage-because of their gender and race. Such issues and developments reveal the sports television workplace as increasingly complicated and problematic for those working in it.

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Section: Gendermentioning

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Sports Television Reporters and the Negotiation of Fragmented Professional Identities

Genovese

2014

Communication, Culture & Critique

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“…In contrast, research on women employed in large news organizations reveals that women produce stories nearly identical to their male counterparts in terms of story tone and gender variance in story sourcing (Liebler & Smith, 1997;Rodgers & Thorson, 2003). Chambers, Steiner, and Fleming (2004) have argued that women have professional reasons for distancing themselves from the idea that women practice their craft differently than men; in a profession where objectivity is paramount, doing so is considered unprofessional. In fact women who have been interviewed on this subject deny such an influence, except for a tendency to report on issues that are pertinent to women (Chambers et al, 2004).…”

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A Content Analysis of Print News Coverage of Media Violence and Aggression Research

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We conducted a content analysis of news articles (N = 540) to examine whether news coverage of media violence accurately reflects scientific knowledge about exposure to media violence and its effects on viewer aggression. The analysis revealed that over the past 30 years, news articles generally suggested that a link between media violence and aggression exists. However, the tone shifted sharply back toward a neutral conclusion since 2000. This shift may be attributable to the type of medium discussed (e.g., television vs. video games), the number of unaffiliated sources that are cited in the news article, and the sex of the journalist. Implications for how this news coverage may influence news readers are discussed.

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“…The problem of sexism, several historical accounts suggest, may be discerned from the earliest days of journalism, which is hardly surprising (CHAMBERS, STEINER and FLEMING, 2004). Flash forward to a more recent scene in Washington DC in January 2007, however, when White House officials invited network and cable anchors, together with the Sunday political show hosts, to a meeting with senior Bush administration officials to discuss the war in Iraq.…”

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“…Several feminist researchers contend that while the success of high-profile women journalists -such as Couric, mentioned above -has gone a considerable distance toward breaking down the barriers to gender equality, they nonetheless remain stubbornly intact (CARTER, BRANSTON and ALLAN, 1998;CHAMBERS, STEINER and FLEMING, 2004;DE BRUIN and ROSS, 2004;EVERBACH, 2006;NORTH, 2009) she recalls, 'I was taken aside by an editor (another white, middleclass man so ground down by the system that he was promoted soon afterwards) and given advice on how to succeed as a serious news journalist.' He suggested, she adds, 'straightening my naturally curly hair to look more "authoritative".…”

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Journalism and the culture of othering

Allan¹

2010

BJR

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In seeking to render problematic traditional conceptions of journalistic identity, this article critiques the seemingly natural, even 'common sensical' structures of social exclusion recurrently underpinning its formulation. More specifically, it explores, firstly, a series of insights provided by feminist and gender-sensitive critiques of journalism. In assessing the typically subtle imperatives of sexism in news reporting, it considers the extent to which journalistic identity continues to be defined within the day-to-day 'macho culture' of the newsroom, where female journalists' perceptions of sexual discrimination typically vary sharply from those held by their male colleagues. Secondly, attention turns to the issue of ethnic diversity, where the need to deconstruct the racialised projection of 'us and them' dichotomies precisely as they are taken-up and re-inflected in news reporting is shown to be of pressing concern. In bringing together these respective set of debates, primarily from British and US contexts, this article aims to contribute to conceptual efforts to further unravel the ways in which journalists' routine, everyday choices about what to report -how best to do it, and why -involves them in a politics of mediation, one where all too often a culture of othering proves significant.

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Women and Journalism

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Sports Television Reporters and the Negotiation of Fragmented Professional Identities

Sports Television Reporters and the Negotiation of Fragmented Professional Identities

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