1. Women in Media.
- Author
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Ruby, Jennie
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SURVEYS , *WOMEN in the mass media industry , *WOMEN in communication , *WOMEN broadcasters , *WOMEN in journalism , *WOMEN filmmakers - Abstract
The article presents a survey of women who have overrun media professions. In general, 37% of behind the news workers in radio, television, and prints news combined are women. In radio, 17% of news stories subjects are women and 15.3% of 10,612 radio stations surveyed had a woman as general manager. In television, 22% of news stories subjects are women. In print news, 58.5% of all copy editors are female and 60.3% of reporters are women. In motion picture, 11% of directors in 2000 were female.
- Published
- 2007