Degree Name
MA (Master of Arts)
Program
Communication, Professional
Date of Award
12-2001
Committee Chair or Co-Chairs
John M. King
Committee Members
Michaela Iver, Patricia Burant
Abstract
This study examined how women were represented globally in online newspapers. Depiction of men and women in online newspapers was investigated via cropping of photographs. The photograph was examined to determine if emphasis was placed on the face or body of the human image.
The researcher used the Body Index Scale coding instrument. A simple random sample of 1,969 published photographs in 750 global online newspapers was examined.
A major finding was that men dominate the front screens on global online newspaper Web sites. The data concluded men were cropped with an emphasis on the head, emphasizing intellect. Women were often cropped with emphasis on the body.
The significances of this study were that global online newspapers have an increasingly large impact on society. The manner in which men and women are depicted in global online newspapers play a role in how visual images can dictate stereotypes in mass culture.
Document Type
Thesis - unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Price-Rankin, Kelly Blake, "Male Visual Dominance Continues: a Global Study of Images of Men and Women in 750 Online Newspapers in 74 Nations." (2001). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 51. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/51
Copyright
Copyright by the authors.