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Sex trade workers become journalists to prevent further misrepresentation Sex trade workers become journalists to prevent further misrepresentation

By Sunny Freeman Two Vancouver women-centered service groups supporting sex trade... 

Public split on interest in Pickton trial Public split on interest in Pickton trial

POLL RELEASE January 22, 2007 News Release: School of Journalism, University of British... 

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Analysis

Conversations with three feminist reporters covering the Pickton Trial Conversations with three feminist reporters covering the Pickton Trial

By Jessalynn Keller June 2007 The Missing Women trial in Vancouver involves the key... 

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Resources

Background articles Background articles

Feminist Journalism: Playing for the Girl’s Team By Becky Atkinson Relying upon the traditional news value of ‘objectivity’ to achieve clarity, traditional journalism reports facts gained from ‘legitimate’ patriarchal sources and authorities without the gender analysis and context provided by feminists. Because it diverts our attention... [Read more of this review]

Representations of women in the media Representations of women in the media

One article specifically about sex workers in Vancouver and the press, and one about historical representations of aboriginals in Canadian press; both may be useful for background. [Read more of this review]  Read More →

Media coverage of the Robert Pickton case Media coverage of the Robert Pickton case

The following is a discussion of scholarly articles that may be of relevance when considering media coverage of the Robert Pickton case. Two articles concerning, respectively, sex trade workers in Vancouver and historical representations of aboriginals in Canada are discussed, before turning to several articles concerned with women, violence, and the... [Read more of this review]

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