Content Acknowledgements Berit von der Lippe, Rune Ottosen Introduction: Approaches and Insights on Gendering War- and Peace Reporting I. GENDERING PROFESSIONAL AGENCIES Linda Steiner 1. Bodies at War. The Dangers Facing Women War Reporters Sarah Macharia 2. Gendered Narratives. On Peace, Security and News Media Accountability to Women Lilian Ngusuur Unaegbu 3. Conflict Reporting in Nigeria. How Gender Balanced? Marte H�iby 4. Sexual Violence against Journalists in Conflict Zones. Gendered Practices and Cultures in the Newsroom II. WOMAN AND LACK OF ANGENCY Eva Boller 5. There Are No Women. The War in Libya in TV News Elisabeth Eide 6. War and Womens Voices. The Gender Approach of Afghanistans Largest News Agency Desy Ayu Pirmasari 7. Being a Female Journalist at the Frontline. An Autoethnography Marta Kollárová 8. Good or Bad Agents? Western Fascination with Women and the Construction of Female Objects during the ISIS/ISIL Crisis III. POSTCOLONIAL PERSPECTIVES FOREVER? Sadia Jamil 9. Journalism Practice and Freedom of Expression. Challenges and Constraints in Pakistan Berit von der Lippe 10. Philanthrophic War. Narratives and Dangerous Protection Scenario(s) Quhramaana Kakar 11. Key Factors and Challenges to Understanding Womens Roles in the Peace Process Kristin Skare Orgeret 12. Is Peace a Smiling Woman? Femininities and Masculinities in Conflict and Peace Coverage IV. MASCULINITIES, HEROES AND VICTIMS Rune Ottosen 13. Masculinity, Iconisation and Fictional War Heroes in the GWT Toby Miller 14. Why War Still? Albert Meets Sigmund in the Utimate Match-Up Toby Miller 14. Why War Still? Albert Meets Sigmund in the Utimate Match-Up Anette Bringedal Houge 15. Subversive Victims? The (non)Reporting of Sexual Violence against Male Victims During the War in Bosnia-Herzegovina Contributors

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War reporting has traditionally been a male activity. Elite sources like politicians, high ranking military officers and state officials are collectively still dominated by men, and it will take more than the presence of an increased number of female journalists to change this male hegemony. There is, though, no deterministic link between sex/gender and more peaceful news or a more peaceful world. This book offers analytic approaches to how traditional war journalism is gendered. Through different case studies, the book reveals how the framing of different femininities and masculinities affects the reporting and our understanding of war and conflicts.