A Study on the Relationship between Journalism and Feminism in Britain

Abstract

This paper aims to analyze the relationship between journalism and feminism in Britain and find out whether journalism became feminized over time by discussing how women engaged in the newsroom and the orientation of feminine feature in journalism in different stages. This essay adopted the historical approach and consisted of three parts. The first two parts reviewed the development of the female newspaper and broadcasting journalists in the initial stage and post-war period, and then the following paragraph discussed the overall situation of female journalists in contemporary British society. By analyzing the development of female journalists and their journalistic style in history, the trend of journalism would be revealed, as well as whether the influx of female journalists had made journalism became feminized over time in Britain.