Women, Men and News Divided and Disconnected in the News Media Landscape [Paperback]

This multi-authored scholarly volume explores the divide between men and women in their consumption of news media, looking at how the sexes read and use news, historically and currently, how they use technology to access their news, and how todays news pertains to and is used by women. The volume also addresses diversity issues among womens use of news, considering racial, ethnic, international and feminist perspectives. The volume is intended to help readers understand adult news use behavior--a critical and timely issue considering the state of newspapers and television news in todays multi-media news environment.

Finally! After unsuccessful tries by others, Women, Men and News: Divided and Disconnected articulates many of the issues about women and their connectiveness to news that have largely been ignored. The authors wisely provide not just an explanation, but also a road map for the 21^stcentury and beyond.

Women, Men and News: Divided and Disconnected offers solid research and reporting about news consumption that crosses the lines of age, gender, ethnicity feminism, geography and technology. Their work stretches our understanding of whats important to insure what the authors reinforce: informed citizens are necessary for a democratic society.

If every media executive and university journalism educator would carefully review the blueprint for increasing news consumers among todays women and the next generation, we would be closer to understanding attitudes toward and expectations of news worldwide. With that understanding also comes a stronger, healthier, more respectful community.

Women, Men and News: Divide and Disconnected also provides a much-needed read for todays college students who get their news from the Jon Stewart Show, blogs, Facebook and YouTube.

Dr. Barbara Bealor Hines, Professor, Howard University<lÃ'