This is a living list of recommended research and books related to gender and journalism that we are continuously updating as we find others. Have a resource you want to share? Add it in the comments section or e-mail us at genderreport@gmail.com.
Research
New Entrepreneurs: New Perspectives on News – J-Lab’s New Media Women Entrepreneurs Initiative (2009). A study on how women are interacting with, creating and consuming the news.
Global Media Monitoring Project – WACC (1995-2010). Reports on gender representation in the world’s news media. (Read our post on numbers from the 2010 report here.)
Newsroom Census – American Society of Newspaper Editors. Annual statistics on race and gender in American newsrooms. (Read our post on the 2011 census here.)
Women in Media 2006: Finding the Leader in You - Media Management Center at Northwestern University. A look at the ways women are breaking ground and how they can contribute in a changing industry.
Also, “The Gendered Newsroom: How journalists experience the changing world of media, Louise North, Hampton Press, 2009.
Posted by Louise North | February 13, 2011, 6:19 pm