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1. 1. The strategies and consequences for harassment : The effect on women journalists’ work in Costa Rica

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för medier och journalistik (MJ)

   Author : Linnea Söderberg; Alicia Schumacher; [2023]
   Keywords : Interview; gender; media; online violence; self-censorship; Latin America; Intervju; genus; näthat; självcensur; Latinamerika; trakasserier; kvinnor; journalistik;

   Abstract : Violence against women journalists is increasing all over the world, especially online, and previous research shows that journalists develop different strategies to avoid harassment. Costa Rica is the country in Latin America that has the highest level of press freedom but that does not mean that harassment is non-existing. READ MORE

3. 2. The unfair representation of Neurodevelopmental disorders : A quantitative content analysis of the representation of neurodevelopmental disorders in Swedish news media

   University essay from Karlstads universitet

   Author : Mariam Bafadhl; Therese Lindskog; [2022]
   Keywords : Neurodevelopmental disorders; Representation; Dagens Nyheter; Expressen; Stereotypes; Neuropsykiatriska funktionsnedsättningar; Representation; Dagens Nyheter; Expressen; Stereotyper;

   Abstract : Purpose: This study aimed to investigate how neurodevelopmental disorders (NDs) are represented in the Swedish news media. The study can contribute to gaining more excellent knowledge about how Swedish news media such as Dagens Nyheter (DN) and Expressen represent disabilities such as NDs. READ MORE

4. 3. “Living in a Post-Racial Matrix” : A case study of how female journalists negotiate a working identity at Sveriges Radio

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/JMK

   Author : Debora Hermele; [2022]
   Keywords : Journalists; journalism; Sweden; Post-Racialism; Working Identity; Racism; Intersectionality;

   Abstract : While research on the different expressions of racism in media has been closely linked to the understanding of stereotypes in a plethora of research, little is known about the journalists' perspectives and experiences of racism. However, in 2020, an anti-racist manifesto called “Whose SR?” (Vems SR?” 2021) was published online where the Swedish public radio Sveriges Radio (SR) was criticized by current and former employees for its lack of diverse representation and for having a work-environment where non-white journalists are marginalized. READ MORE

5. 4. Attitudes Toward Homosexuality : A Quantitative Study of Evaluative Adjectives in Digital Newspaper Articles

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

   Author : Jonna Sköld; [2022]
   Keywords : Adjectives; evaluative adjectives; heteronormativity; hegemonic values; masculinity; gender studies; heterosexuality; homosexuality;

   Abstract : In this study, societal attitudes toward sexual minorities are investigated through analyzing journalists’ use of evaluative adjectives in newspaper articles regarding famous homosexual couples compared to famous heterosexual couples. In this study, differences in attitudes between male and female journalists are also investigated. READ MORE

6. 5. "I'LL NEVER DO INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM HERE IN TANZANIA IN MY ENTIRE LIFE" Challenges of press freedom and female journalists in mainland Tanzania

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/JMG - Inst f journalistik och masskomm

   Author : Mirja Kolttola; [2021-09-14]
   Keywords : professional identities; female journalists; Bourdieu; semi-structured interviews;

   Abstract : Purpose: The aim of the study is to reflect the perceived professional identities of female journalists in relation to investigative journalism and how much the legislative restrictions by the state change their perceived possibilities to produce journalism according to their ideals. Theory: Findings are discussed with the theory of social capital by Pierre Bourdieu. READ MORE