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LIST OF TABLES

Table no. Title Page

1. Total space given to news/views in Hindustan

Times, The Times of India, The Tribune and The

Indian Express from Jan 1, 2006 to Dec 31, 2006. 125

2. Total space given to women empowerment

issues in Hindustan times, The Times of India,

The Tribune and The Indian Express from Jan 1,

2006 to Dec 31, 2006. 127

3. Total space given to women empowerment issues

(including pictures) in Hindustan times, The Times

of India, The Tribune and The Indian Express

from Jan 1, 2006 to Dec 31, 2006. 129

4. Total space given to various indicators of women

empowerment issues. 130

5. Sub-categories of social indicators of women

empowerment issues. 132

6. Sub-categories of political indicators of women

empowerment issues. 134

7. Sub-categories of economic indicators of women

empowerment issues. 136

8. Sub-categories of miscellaneous indicators of

women empowerment issues. 138

9. Space-wise coverage of social indicator women

health. 140

10. Space-wise coverage of social indicator

violence against to women. 142

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11. Space-wise coverage of social indicator women

education. 144

12. Space-wise coverage of social indicators

girl child. 145

13. Total space given to women empowerment

pictures. 147

14. Total space given to women empowerment

photos. 148

15. Frequency of women empowerment issues. 151

16. Coulmn-wise coverage of women empowerment

news/views. 152

17. Placement of women empowerment news/views. 155

18. Dateline of women empowerment news/views. 157

19. Generic of women empowerment news/views. 159

20. Source of women empowerment news/views . 161

21. Treatment given to women empowerment

news/views. 163

22. 1 Column-wise coverage of women health

news/views. 165

22.2 Placement of women health news/views. 166

22.3 Dateline of women health news/views. 167

22.4 Generic of women health news/views. 168

22.5 Source of women health news/views. 169

22.6 Treatment given to women health news/

views. 170

23.1 Column-wise coverage of news/views

regarding violence against women. 171

23.2 Placement of news/views regarding violence

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against women. 173

23.3 Dateline of news/views regarding violence

against women. 174

23.4 Generic of news/views regarding violence

against women. 176

23.5 Source of news/views regarding violence

against women. 177

23.6 Treatment given to news/views regarding

violence against women. 177

24.1 Column-wise coverage of women education

news/views. 179

24.2 Placement of women education news/views. 180

24.3 Dateline of women education news/views. 181

24.4 Generic of women education news/views. 183

24.5 Source of women education news/views. 184

24.6 Treatment given to women education

news/views. 185

25.1 Column-wise coverage of girl child news/

views. 186

25.2 Placement of girl child news/views. 187

25.3 Dateline of girl child news/views. 188

25.4 Generic of girl child news/views. 190

25.5 Source of girl child news/views. 191

25.6 Treatment given to girl child news/views. 191

26.1 Column-wise coverage of women rights

news/views. 193

26.2 Placement of women rights news/views. 194

26.3 Dateline of women rights news/views. 195

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26.4 Generic of women rights news/views. 196

26.5 Source of women rights news/views. 197

26.6 Treatment given to women rights news/views. 198

27.1 Column-wise coverage of women law

news/views. 200

27.2 Placement of women law news/views. 201

27.3 Dateline of women law news/views. 202

27.4 Generic of women law news/views. 203

27.5 Source of women law news/views. 204

27.6 Treatment given to women law news/views. 205

28.1 Column-wise coverage of women justice

news/views. 206

28.2 Placement of women justice news/views. 207

28.3 Dateline of women justice news/views. 208

28.4 Generic of women justice news/views. 208

28.5 Source of women justice news/views. 209

28.6 Treatment given to women justice news/

views. 210

29.1 Column-wise coverage of women policy

news/views. 211

29.2 Placement of women policy news/views. 212

29.3 Dateline of women policy news/views. 212

29.4 Generic of women policy news/views. 213

29.5 Source of women policy news/views. 214

29.6 Treatment given to women policy news/

views. 214

30.1 Column-wise coverage of women political

news/views. 215

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30.2 Placement of women political news/views. 217

30.3 Dateline of women political news/views. 218

30.4 Generic of women political news/views. 219

30.5 Source of women political news/views. 220

30.6 Treatment given to women political news/

views. 220

31.1 Column-wise coverage of women professional

news/views. 222

31.2 Placement of women professional news/views. 223

31.3 Dateline of women professional news/views. 224

31.4 Generic of women professional news/views. 224

31.5 Source of women professional news/views. 225

31.6 Treatment given to women professional

news/views. 226

32.1 Column-wise coverage of women professional

news/views. 227

32.2 Placement of women professional news/views. 227

32.3 Dateline of women professional news/views. 228

32.4 Generic of women professional news/views. 229

32.5 Source of women professional news/views. 230

32.6 Treatment given to women professional

news/views. 231

33.1 Column-wise coverage of women professional

news/views. 232

33.2 Placement of women professional news/views. 233

33.3 Dateline of women professional news/views. 234

33.4 Generic of women professional news/views. 235

33.5 Source of women professional news/views. 236

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33.6 Treatment given to women professional

news/views. 236

34.1 Column-wise coverage of women empowerment

wordings news/views. 237

34.2 Placement of women empowerment wordings

news/views. 238

34.3 Dateline of women empowerment wordings

news/views. 239

34.4 Generic of women empowerment wordings

news/views. 240

34.5 Source of women empowerment wordings

news/views. 240

34.6 Treatment given to women empowerment

wordings news/views. 341

35.1 Column-wise coverage of women equality

news/views. 242

35.2 Placement of women equality news/views. 243

35.3 Dateline of women equality news/views. 244

35.4 Generic of women equality news/views. 245

35.5 Source of women equality news/views. 246

35.6 Treatment given to women equality news/

views. 247

36.1 Column-wise coverage of women sports

news/views. 248

36.2 Placement of women sports news/views. 249

36.3 Dateline of women sports news/views. 250

36.4 Generic of women sports news/views. 251

36.5 Source of women sports news/views. 252

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36.6 Treatment given to women sports news/views. 253

37.1 Column-wise coverage of women celebrity

news/views. 254

37.2 Placement of women celebrity news/views. 255

37.3 Dateline of women celebrity news/views. 257

37.4 Generic of women celebrity news/views. 258

37.5 Source of women celebrity news/views. 258

37.6 Treatment given to women celebrity news/

views. 259