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Article: Journalists in feminist clothing: men and women reporting Afghan women during Operation Enduring Freedom, 2001.
- Article from:
- Journal of International Women's Studies
- Article date:
- February 1, 2007
- Author:
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Abstract
The following discussion is based on an extensive survey of UK mainstream television news reports broadcast between September and December 2001 during the military attacks on Afghanistan, known as Operation Enduring Freedom. Also conducted was a survey of British radio and print media published and produced within the specified period. I argue that the 2001 news media coverage of Afghanistan was an important precursor to current debates about Muslim women in Europe and the United States since it highlights many of the contradictions and hypocrisies housed within western public discourses on women's rights. Detailing numerous examples, I contend that the ...
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