Sex Trafficking and the Media
eBook - ePub

Sex Trafficking and the Media

Perspectives from Thailand and the United States

  1. 180 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Sex Trafficking and the Media

Perspectives from Thailand and the United States

About this book

This book explores how sex trafficking has been reported in the media. The book is set in the context of reportage of this human rights abuse in two varying political landscapes – the United States being a developed democracy and Thailand experiencing continued political turmoil including a May 2014 coup d'état and an accompanying crackdown on free expression by the ruling military junta. In doing so, the book shows how there are great similarities between the two countries in the way the issue is misrepresented. Drawing on content analysis of news coverage in the United States and Thailand as well as interviews with journalists, anti-trafficking advocates, survivors of sex trafficking and consensual sex workers, this book illuminates reasons why coverage is framed in the way(s) that it is, how anti-trafficking advocates can act as media advocates to push coverage in new directions, and how journalistic functions are similar and different in the two countries.

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Yes, you can access Sex Trafficking and the Media by Meghan Sobel in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Social Sciences & Asian American Studies. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2018
eBook ISBN
9781351850599
Edition
1
Topic
Social Sciences
Subtopic
Asian American Studies
Index
Social Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Table of Contents
  6. List of illustrations
  7. Acknowledgements
  8. List of abbreviations
  9. 1. Sex Trafficking, Human Rights and the Role of News Media
  10. 2. Thai and American Political and Media Landscapes
  11. 3. Differences in Sex Trafficking Between Thailand and the US
  12. 4. Media Framing of Sex Trafficking in Thailand and the US
  13. 5. Relationships Between Journalists, Activists and Survivors in Thailand and the Resulting Journalistic Practices
  14. 6. Relationships Between Journalists, Activists, and Survivors in the US and the Resulting Journalistic Practices
  15. 7. Conclusion and Looking Forward: Recommendations for Improving Coverage in Varying Political Landscapes
  16. Index