I. Introduction This master’s thesis represents study of female newspaper and magazine editors in Azerbaijan based on Western and Soviet definitions of journalism with explanation of local national features of this p

III. Empirical data and its interpretation

As it was stated in the previous chapter, the goal of this research is to generate a typology mapping Azeri female journalists working in newspapers and magazines and research their ethical and value orientations. To achieve this aim, the third chapter was divided in two empirical subchapters that consequently were divided into parts that represent different issues addressed by batteries of questions that were given to the respondents in addition to two subchapters: one for the introduction (currently being read) and the other for the conclusion. The first two parts contain data on gender, education and marital status of the respondents while the third provides overview of how important they believe university education is for an editor’s work as well as provides their assessment of editor’s role in Azerbaijani society. Data that we will analyze in the beginning of the first subchapter will allow us to compare female editors to their male counterparts, their self-view within journalistic community and their perspective on academic professionalism of Azeri journalists and journalistic education in Azerbaijan.