Description
In this book, Suzanne Franks looks at the key issues surrounding female journalists - from on-screen sexism and ageism to the dangers facing female foreign correspondents reporting from war zones.
About the Author
Suzanne Franks is Professor of Journalism at City University London. She was formerly Director of Research at the Centre for Journalism, University of Kent and a news and current affairs producer for the BBC, working on Newsnight, the Money Programme, and Panorama. Her publications include Reporting Disasters - Famine, Aid, Politics and the Media and Having None of It: Women, Men and the Future of Work.
Reviews
There is a lot of chatter about the under-representation of women in British newsrooms, but Suzanne Franks gives us the facts and figures. It makes for alarming reading. Lindsey Hilsum, International Editor, Channel 4 News
Book Information
ISBN 9781780765853
Author Suzanne Franks
Format Paperback
Page Count 96
Imprint I.B. Tauris
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 148g