This book offers a rich and comprehensive analysis of the roles, status and experiences of women journalists in the United States and Britain, from nineteenth century pioneers to modern day women war correspondents.

Introduction: Women and Journalism in the United States and the United Kingdom  1. Early Women Journalists: 1850-1945  2. Women Journalists in the Post-War Period Chapter  3. The Education and Training of Women Journalists  4. 'One of the Boys?' Women's Experiences of the 'Glass Ceiling'  5. Gendered News Room Cultures and Values  6. Challenges to Sexism and Discrimination  7. The 'First Wave' of Women's Alternative Journalism  8. Women's Alternative Journalism of the 'Second' and 'Third' Wave  9. Women's Alternative Media in Broadcasting and the Internet  10. Women War Correspondents Women War Correspondents Between the 1970s and the 1990s  11. 'Postmodern Journalism' and its Implications for Women  12. Conclusion: Women, Journalism and New Media