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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 070.40711 EAN: 9780805845754 Edition: 1 ISBN: 0805845755 Label: Lawrence Erlbaum Manufacturer: Lawrence Erlbaum Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 376 Publication Date: 2004-06 Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum Studio: Lawrence Erlbaum Alternate Versions: Click to Display Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: This volume concentrates on the study and efforts of women and minority men to gain respect and parity in journalism and mass communication, and focuses on trends over the past three decades. Contributions to the volume provide a history of the equity efforts and offer updates on equity in the academy and in the professions. Theoretical and international perspectives on equity are also included, as are the concerns about equity from the new generations now coming into the profession. This anthology serves as a benchmark of women's current status in journalism and mass communication and provides a call to action for the future. As such, it is required reading for all concerned with establishing equity throughout the discipline. Average Rating:
 Rating: - steady progressThere is measured and steady progress, which seems to be the basic message of the book. Over 30 years, women and minority men have garnered more responsibility and credibility while working in the media industries. However, cautionary notes are generously sprinkled throughout the chapters. Advising, for example, that in the management levels, women are still underrepresented. The analysis is not confined to media companies. Academia is also surveyed. To look at the representation of ... Read More 
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