Prof Poindexter’s New Book Examines Media's Troubles With News Consumers

Professor Poindexter’s new book, "Women, Men, and News:  Divided and Disconnected in the News Media Landscape," (Paula Poindexter, Sharon Meraz and Amy Schmitz Weiss, editors), takes a fresh look at newspapers’ troubles with news consumers, especially women, young people and people of color. 

In addition to analyzing these problems from print and online perspectives, "Women, Men, and News" proposes 21st century solutions that it says, if implemented, will re-engage women readers, capture the attention of the next generation of news consumers, and strengthen the Fourth Estate. 

Chapters of particular interest to publishers, editors, reporters, and other media executives include:

• Trouble in the News Media Landscape

• Factors Contributing to the Sex Divide in Newspapers and Television News

• When Women Ignore the News

• IM, Downloading, Facebook, and Teen Magazines:  Gateways or Barriers to News?

• Finding Women in the Newsroom and in the News

• The Softer Side of News

• Online News:  Factors Influencing the Divide Between Women and Men

• The Blogosphere’s Gender Gap

• Reaching Young Adults Begins with Change

• Color and Content:  Why the News Doesn’t Mirror Society

• Coverage of Latinos in the News Media:  We’re Not There Yet

• Strengthening the News Connection with Women and Cultivating the Next Generation