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HEELS, MICROPHONES, AND UNLIKELY HEROINES: COMPARING THE FEMALE BROADCAST JOURNALIST IN THE FICTION OF SPARKLE HAYTER AND KELLY LANGE
by
Kristie Hang
________________________________________________________________________
A Thesis Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE USC GRADUATE SCHOOL
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
MASTER OF ARTS
(BROADCAST JOURNALISM)
May 2012
Copyright 2012 Kristie Hang
Object Description
| Title | Heels, microphones, and unlikely heroines: comparing the female broadcast journalist in the fiction of Sparkle Hayter and Kelly Lange |
| Author | Hang, Kristie Y. |
| Author email | kristiehang@gmail.com;dimzumm@yahoo.com |
| Degree | Master of Arts |
| Document type | Thesis |
| Degree program | Journalism (Broadcast Journalism) |
| School | Annenberg School for Communication |
| Date defended/completed | 2012-05-07 |
| Date submitted | 2012-05-07 |
| Date approved | 2012-05-08 |
| Restricted until | 2012-05-08 |
| Date published | 2012-05-08 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Saltzman, Joe |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Nelson, Bryce Cody, Michael |
| Abstract | This work examines the image of the female broadcast journalist in two series of novels by journalists Sparkle Hayter and Kelly Lange. Using their main protagonists Robin Hudson and Maxi Poole as guides, this paper analyzes and compares their image of the female broadcast journalist in the 21st century. Because images of journalists in fiction have an immense influence on how the public perceives real-life journalists, it is important to examine the fictional characters, how they function within in a predominately male profession; their relationships with men, journalistic ethics, and the popularity they possess throughout their careers. A larger picture of female broadcast journalists in today’s society should then emerge. By focusing on stereotypes such the “sob sister”, “the babe” and “one of the boys” projected by the female television journalist, Robin Hudson and Maxi Poole provide a picture of how modern-day journalists are perceived today and how that image has changed over time. Both authors’ own personal experiences in the newsroom and their representations of female broadcast journalists in New York and Los Angeles are then compared. |
| Keyword | broadcast journalism; journalist; female |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Provenance | Electronically uploaded by the author |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m |
| Rights | Hang, Kristie Y. |
| Access conditions | The author retains rights to his/her dissertation, thesis or other graduate work according to U.S. copyright law. Electronic access is being provided by the USC Libraries in agreement with the author, as the original true and official version of the work, but does not grant the reader permission to use the work if the desired use is covered by copyright. It is the author, as rights holder, who must provide use permission if such use is covered by copyright. The original signature page accompanying the original submission of the work to the USC Libraries is retained by the USC Libraries and a copy of it may be obtained by authorized requesters contacting the repository e-mail address given. |
| Repository name | University of Southern California Digital Library |
| Repository address | USC Digital Library, University of Southern California, University Park Campus MC 7002, 106 University Village, Los Angeles, California 90089-7002, USA |
| Repository email | cisadmin@usc.edu |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume4/etd-HangKristi-816.pdf |
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| Full text | HEELS, MICROPHONES, AND UNLIKELY HEROINES: COMPARING THE FEMALE BROADCAST JOURNALIST IN THE FICTION OF SPARKLE HAYTER AND KELLY LANGE by Kristie Hang ________________________________________________________________________ A Thesis Presented to the FACULTY OF THE USC GRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree MASTER OF ARTS (BROADCAST JOURNALISM) May 2012 Copyright 2012 Kristie Hang |
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