Essays about: "female journalists"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 21 essays containing the words female journalists.

1. 16. FGM in Swedish press : A dissertation examining the journalistic coverage of female genital mutilation (FGM) in Swedish press

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/JMK

   Author : Cornelia John; [2017]
   Keywords : Female genital mutilation; FGM; content analysis; semi-structured interviews; journalists; human rights; honour; agenda-setting; encoding decoding; feminist theory; Swedish press;

   Abstract : What topics are discussed within the female genital mutilation debate? And who gets to speak out? Are there any prominent patterns able to detect? This thesis tries to elaborate these thoughts examining the journalistic coverage of FGM in Swedish newspapers during the year of 2016. A content analysis of all published newspapers during the year of interest sets the empirical basis, and is supported by interviews with journalists covering the issue. READ MORE

3. 17. Somos Todas Verônica : How travestis are being represented in the online journal Jornal O Globo

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Romanska och klassiska institutionen

   Author : Amanda Nilsson Krantz; [2016]
   Keywords : travesti; Brazil; gender identity; queer theory; representation; CDA; newspapers;

   Abstract : The aim of this paper is to uncover how travestis are being represented in one of Brazil’s biggest online journals; Jornal O Globo. O Globo’s words reach millions everyday and are therefore a major discursive stakeholder. READ MORE

4. 18. Help or hinder? : Journalists affecting the future of female genital mutilation in a patriarchal society

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Sofia Hallonsten; [2016]
   Keywords : Female genital mutilation; female genital cutting; female circumcision; FGM; patriarchy; journalists; media; attitudes; subalternity; double bind; Kvinnlig könsstympning; kvinnlig omskärelse; patriarkat; journalist;

   Abstract : Is it possible to cover an issue as a journalist to the extent that you are practically a human rights activist, and still contribute to its continuation by unconsciously upholding the values causing the issue? This study asks the question if journalists help or hinder the elimination of female genital mutilation (FGM), and puts forth the thesis that journalists as a collective in fact are affecting the development more negatively through their attitudes than positively through their actions. The study consists of a theoretical analysis connecting to patriarchy and post-colonialism, and a field study from Tanzania where journalists are interviewed. READ MORE

5. 19. Gender Diversity and the City: Softly, Softly Feminism among London's Business Leaders

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Socialantropologiska institutionen

   Author : Jane Webb; [2014]
   Keywords : gender diversity; policy; market feminism; interpellation; networks; branding;

   Abstract : In 2011, advisors to the British government recommended against introducing a quota for women to corporate boards in the UK. The advisors instead set an aim for the UK’s 100 largest companies. READ MORE

6. 20. Linguistic sexism : A study of sexist language in a British online newspaper

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

   Author : Rebecca Demberg; [2014]
   Keywords : describing characters; discourse level; feminist stylistics; generic words; newspaper language; sexism; The Daily Mail; titles; word level;

   Abstract : The aim of this study is to investigate the occurrence of sexist language-use in the British online newspaper The Daily Mail. The material consists of 162 articles that were analysed by using feminist stylistics. The scope of the study was limited to selected features from feminist stylistics at word- and discourse-level. READ MORE