News Coverage of Violence Against Women

Engendering Blame

Author: Marian Meyers
ISBN: 9780803956360

Marian Meyers explores evidence that shows that news coverage in North American cities routinely depicts criminal violence against females differently from the way it depicts violence against males. She argues that this serves to perpetuate traditional, inegalitarian gender stereotyping. Using original research and qualitative textual analysis, the author discloses the underlying ideology, myths and assumptions within news coverage, and points out the ways in which news broadcasting affects how we view the world and our lives. Meyers advocates a re-examination of crime news from a feminist perspective and a broadening of traditional understandings of the social construction of news to include issues of gender, race and clas

Publisher: SAGE Publications
Publish Date: 1997

Subjects: Language Arts & Disciplines / Communication Studies, Language Arts & Disciplines / Journalism, Social Science / Media Studies

This book is available in the following Community Centers: Women's Center (Location: Media)