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women war correspondents of world war ii
p during world war ii women correspondents wanted to be a part of the dramatic and exhilarating scene of wartime conflict as much as their male colleagues . they reported from the war scene because that was where the big story was . this study is an important part of the growing literature which deals with women in journalism . the women who were interviewed were asked about their experiences including conditions under which they reported the types of stories they wrote and their accomplishments as journalists . those studied were largely newspaper or wire service reporters who were at the front . a few others who wrote for magazines are included because of particularly interesting experiences or personalities . the obstacles that women correspondents faced are recounted here . for example they found it difficult to get passports from the state department and accreditation from the war department . they faced antagonism from certain generals and sometimes bias and fear of competition from their male colleagues . on the other hand many women discuss the help and support they received from men at the front . p women war correspondents of world war ii is an in depth analysis of the life of the woman correspondent . the problems of censorship a war fought on different fronts and the dangers of then modern warfare are recounted . many women entered the field through newspaper jobs vacated by men who left for the front ; they then worked their way into becoming war correspondents . for the most part they did not expect preferential treatment and avoided exceptional notice . according to their own accounts they encountered problems unique to their sex but were adept at handling the problems and were professional in their work .
hardcover greenwood press 1989 isbn13 9780313262876 isbn10 031326287x
abridged n isbn 13 9780313262876 number in series 1 number of pages 190 publisher praeger release date 62135769600000