Rejecting the 'F-word': How 'feminism' and 'feminists' are understood in the newsroom

Journalism

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 739-757

  North, Louise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Female journalists; Feminism; Feminists; Journalism; Journalists; News media; Newsroom culture

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950316754     PISSN: 14648849     EISSN: 17413001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1464884909344479     Document Type: Article

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