Exploring differences in Canadian local press coverage of missing/murdered Aboriginal and White women

Feminist Media Studies

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 373-390

  Gilchrist, Kristen ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aboriginal women; hierarchy of victims; local press coverage; missing and murdered women; newsworthiness; racial bias

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650546594     PISSN: 14680777     EISSN: 14715902     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14680777.2010.514110     Document Type: Article

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