Date of Graduation
2015
Document Type
Thesis (Open Access)
Degree Type
MS
College
Reed College of Media
Department
Reed College of Media
Committee Chair
Steve Urbanski
Committee Co-Chair
Emily Corio
Committee Member
Anna Elfenbein
Committee Member
April Johnston
Committee Member
Steve Urbanski
Abstract
The purpose of this master's thesis is to investigate the possibility of a correlation between the portrayals of female journalists portrayed in films before and after the second-wave feminist movement. The study uses real-world factors to compare the characteristics of the portrayals of the female journalists. Two coders viewed eight films to determine possible correlations in the following: relationships status, whether the characters had children, whether the "sob sister" persona was portrayed, and the characters' career advancement (if any).
Recommended Citation
King, Zachary, "A Content Analysis of the Portrayals of Female Journalists Before and After the Second-Wave Feminist Movement" (2015). Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports. 5980.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/etd/5980