symbolic annihilation

Question 1

tuchman et al

Answer 1

women are poorly represented in the media and when portrayed often for sexual appeal - eg women’s achievements not reported - female sport

Question 2

tunstall

Answer 2

2000
- presentation of women - housewives, mothers, consumers or as sex objects eg loose women, this morning - ignores that half of british women work - men portrayed as active and in power + less likely to be sexually objectified

Question 3

martinson et al

Answer 3

2012

few media stories about women’s expertise - men in fields such as business, politics and economics

Question 4

cochrane

Answer 4

2011

similar levels in TV - dominated by males - radio also had an underrepresentation of women - 84% of reporters and guests on BBC radio 4’s today programme in 2011 were male

Question 5

packet et al

Answer 5

2015

sport media - 2012 olympic’s - 4.5% of articles were women’s sport - 2013 2.9% - coverage sexualises and devalues women’s achievements - eg 2018 world cup, the last time England had reached the semi-finals was 1990 was England’s women’s team had done so in 2015