Abstract
Verbal, physical, and online attacks on journalists who cover protests around the worldhave been increasing in recent years, resulting in a decrease in both the amount ofreporting that is being done and the accountability that reporting provides. Journalists have been targeted by demonstrators, counter-demonstrators, and police while covering nationalist, xenophobic, and anti-government protests in both democratic and non-democratic counties. This study explores these issues through an analysis of the results of a survey of Hong Kong journalists who covered the 2019 anti-extradition bill protests and of interviews with specifically female journalists who did so. The aim of the study is to explain, using a phenomenological approach and from a feminist perspective, the ambivalent sexism encountered by women journalists.The study also sheds light on the complexities involved in discussing gender-based violence against journalists since this problem relates not only to gender but also to politics, state power, and media ownership.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 679-697 |
Number of pages | 19 |
Journal | Feminist Media Studies |
Volume | 22 |
Issue number | 3 |
Early online date | 4 Nov 2020 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 3 Apr 2022 |
Scopus Subject Areas
- Gender Studies
- Communication
- Visual Arts and Performing Arts
User-Defined Keywords
- ambivalent sexism
- benevolent sexism
- feminist perspective
- gender in the newsroom
- Gender-based violence
- hostile sexism
- phenomenology