The Gender Report provides a weekly round-up of links to online articles that may be of interest to our readers. The links below are to noteworthy articles on topics related to women in journalism and the media during the past week. Articles included in this feature do not necessarily reflect the views of The Gender Report or its writers. View past week’s round-ups here.
Reading List
–We Never Said “We Wanted it All”: How the Media Distorts the Goals of Feminism (AlterNet)
–‘Oxford American’ Editor Fired Following Harassment Accusation (New York Times)
–Women On The Rise Among The World’s Top-Earning Authors (Forbes)
–Media spotlight takes its toll on Gabby Douglas, Lolo Jones (Poynter)
–Lolo Jones Article Is Too Harsh (NY Times Public Editor)
–U-T San Diego ad called ‘sexist and silly’ (JimRomenesko.com)
–Only 9% of Wikipedia Editors Are Women [INFOGRAPHIC] (Mashable)
–Teens push for female debate moderator as female journalists quietly root for their success (Poynter)
–Carole Simpson wants a female moderator (Politico)
–Women’s Magazines Lead Overall Decline in Newsstand Sales (NY Times Media Decoder)
–Newsweek Cover is Definitely About Food (FAIR Blog)
–A Critical Voice Lost to Ethiopia’s War on Information (International Women’s Media Foundation) On journalist Reeyot Alemu
–Remembering Judith Crist (Columbia Journalism Review)
–Grand Forks Herald columnist Marilyn Hagerty wins Al Neuharth Award (JimRomenesko.com)
–How This Woman Became ‘Digital Royalty’ (Mashable) On Amy Jo Martin
–Editorial Page Promotion at The Times (The New York Times) Terry Tang named deputy editorial page editor
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