Description
Book SynopsisGender, Politics, News: A Game of Three Sides explores the role of gender in the broader processes of political communication
- The only contemporary book focusing on the relationships between gender, politics, and news media which takes a global perspective
- An analysis of political journalism as a practice and the development of the field in terms of gendered workplace cultures
- Offers a solid framework for understanding women's political representation, including real world case studies of women's campaigns for the top political job across a range of different geographies and contexts
- Coverage of hot-button issues, such as political scandal and the role of new and social media in politics and elections, makes this a highly relevant and current work with resonances for a wide audience
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix
1 Introduction 1
2 Women and Politics: Then and Now 11
3 Women in the Boyzone 31
4 Women, Politics, and Campaign Coverage: More (or Less) Bad News 55
5 Girls on Top? Winning and Losing the Political Crown 81
6 Behind Every Great Man (or Occasionally Woman): The Political Spouse 117
7 Scandalicious: The Politics of Scandal and the Scandal of Politics 147
8 Conclusions 179
Select Bibliography 191
Index 223
