Reporting on Sexual Violence in the #MeToo Era - Paperback

by Andrea Baker (Editor), Usha Manchanda Rodrigues (Editor)

This edited collection examines the role of journalism in reviving and reporting on sexual violence-related hashtags. Bringing together 15 journalism scholars from around the world, this book explores and offers solutions to the common issues and inadequacies of reporting on sexual violence in the media.

Author Biography

Andrea Baker is a senior lecturer in Journalism at the School of Media, Film and Journalism at Monash University in Australia. She is a member of Monash's Gender and Media Lab, and has published widely in relation to net-radio, urban communication, gender, journalism safety, and reporting on sexual violence in urban music spaces.

Usha Manchanda Rodrigues is a professor in Communication at Manipal Academy of Higher Education, India. As an experienced journalist and academic, her research crosses vocation-theory binary and national boundaries (India and Australia). She has published widely on the digital transformation of journalism practices, social media and political communication, and representation of cultural diversity in the media.