Cardiff University

Faculty Member, Cardiff School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies

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Dr Cynthia Carter is a Senior Lecturer in the Cardiff School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies, Cardiff University.

She has published widely, with particular research interests in children and news, feminist media studies, citizen journalism and human rights issues, and violence and the media. Her books include Critical Readings: Violence and the Media (2006); Critical Readings: Media and Gender (Open University Press, 2004), Violence and the Media (Open University Press, 2003), Environmental Risks and the Media (Routledge, 2000) and News, Gender and Power (Routledge, 1998).

She is Founding Co-Editor of the journal Feminist Media Studies and is editorial board member of Critical Studies in Media Communication, Journal of Children and Media, Communication Review, Communication, Culture & Critique, Sociology Compass and Fifth Estate.

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