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Breaking barriers : oral histories of 20th century African-American female journalists in Indiana

This study introduced six African-American female journalists in Indiana and provided an intimate account of their perception of media in regards to African-American female journalists of the 21st century. The women were publicly analyzed with a series of questions and candidly discussed the role of Black female journalists at work, in their personal lives, and their communities in general. The women shared similar responses in regards to four main topics: diversity in media, gender-related challenges, career enjoyment and impact on their communities. The most pressing issue of concern was diversity. All of the women agreed that diversity is ineffectively addressed and provided suggestions. The two research questions concluded (1) none of the women credited any female pioneer in Black journalism to their success and (2) the women did not credit early Black female journalists toward their decision to obtain longevity in journalism. / Department of Journalism

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:BSU/oai:cardinalscholar.bsu.edu:handle/188388
Date January 2007
CreatorsBlack, Latoya R.
ContributorsReinardy, Scott R.
Source SetsBall State University
Detected LanguageEnglish
Format217 leaves ; 28 cm.
SourceVirtual Press
Coveragen-us--- n-us-in

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