Women in journalism: Reading list for 12/22/2013

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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

–What’s Wrong With Twitter Feminism? A piece about feminism on the social network sparked outrage. (The Root)

–Can TV Roles Lead to Female Harassment? (Psych Central)

–2013 Was a Huge Win For Women in Television (PolicyMic)

–The Two Most Inexplicable Examples of Video Game Community Harassment This Week (The Mary Sue)

–COLUMN: Stereotypes still exist against women across sports landscape (ABC 7 – WJLA)

–In India, Fewer Than Three Percent of Journalists are Women (Bitch Media)

–Liberia Female Journalists Group Threatens Boycott Over All-Male Leadership (allAfrica)

–BBC must put more women on air ‘as matter of urgency’, says trust (The Guardian)

We encourage readers to submit suggestions of articles to include in future editions of this feature by sending an email to genderreport[at]gmail.com. For links to articles like these throughout the week, follow @GenderReport on Twitter.

Women in journalism: Reading list for 12/15/2013

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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

–SOMALIA: All female radio brings education & community to Mogadishu (Women News Network)

–28 Most Iconic Feminist Moments of 2013 (PolicyMic)

–Another Year, Another Man for TIME (Mashable)

–NY Women In Communications Panel: ‘Where Is The Print Industry Going?’ (10,000 Words)

–Tina Fey and Amy Poehler Go Editorial (Women’s Wear Daily)

–Equality in the Newsroom? Not so much  (by Kathy Miller)

–The Femisphere: Young Feminists, Part 1 (Ms. Blog)

–The one story Elaine (Rivera) never told was her own (CNN)

–Q&A: Sarah Marshall on leaving Journalism.co.uk for the WSJ and the state of media across the pond (Nieman Lab)

–Q&A: Documentary Storyteller and Journalist, Sarah Kramer (ReportHers)

We encourage readers to submit suggestions of articles to include in future editions of this feature by sending an email to genderreport[at]gmail.com. For links to articles like these throughout the week, follow @GenderReport on Twitter.

Women in journalism: Reading list for 12/8/2013

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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

–Almost two-thirds of women journalists have experienced abuse and harassment – INSI/IWMF global survey (International News Safety Institute)

–Global research project investigates violence against women journalists (International Women’s Media Foundation)

–For many women journalists, workplaces are dangerous, study says (Poynter)

–Most Female Journalists Have Been Threatened, Assaulted, or Harassed at Work. Here’s Why We Don’t Talk About It. (XX Factor)

-VIDEO: How the Media Failed Women in 2013 (Represent Project)

–Women of Vision: An intimate view of the world through the eyes of 11 female photographers (PBS News Hour Art Beat)

–The Woman in the Breast Cancer Photo Responds to Times Readers (New York Times Public Editor)

–Africa: Women Demand Access to New Technologies and Decision-Making (AllAfrica)

–Why Newsrooms Need More Women in Technology Roles (PBS MediaShift)

–5 Ways Female Filmmakers Will Revolutionize Hollywood (PolicyMic)

–Disney has some new heroines: Female directors (The Independent)

–The women of Fleet Street are about to claim their place at journalism’s top table. It’s about time, too (The Independent)

–Twitter Appoints Marjorie Scardino as First Female Board Member (New York Times Bits Blog)

–Her ‘Time’ (Capital New York) On Nancy Gibbs

–Carolyn Ryan Aims To ‘Unleash’ The New York Times Washington Bureau (Huffington Post)

We encourage readers to submit suggestions of articles to include in future editions of this feature by sending an email to genderreport[at]gmail.com. For links to articles like these throughout the week, follow @GenderReport on Twitter.

Women in journalism: Reading list for 12/1/2013

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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

–Michelle Obama, “feminist nightmare”? How lazy journalism hurts feminism  (Salon)

–Gender Inequality in Film [Infographic] (New York Film Academy)

–Debating role of women in sports media (Sports Illustrated)

–Panel discusses women’s role in digital age of journalism (The Source)

–It’s official: Katie Couric will join Yahoo News (Poynter)

We encourage readers to submit suggestions of articles to include in future editions of this feature by sending an email to genderreport[at]gmail.com. For links to articles like these throughout the week, follow @GenderReport on Twitter.

Women in journalism: Reading list for 11/24/2013

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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

–Journalists can help curb gender-based violence (Committee to Protect Journalists)

–Newsmagazine’s Handling of Sex Harassment Complaint Draws Criticism (New York Times)

–Wonder Women Show Might at ‘Indie’ Hyperlocal Sites (Street Fight)

–An Uptick in the Hiring of Women for Tech Jobs (Bits Blog)

–Majority of Snapchat users are women, its CEO says (CNET)

–Woman’s 35 years of TV news tapes bound for preservation (Poynter)

–Google looks to empower women in India, launches ‘Help get women online’ initiative (DNA)

–What It’s Like To Start A Digital Mag On Global Women’s Issues (10,000 Words)

–Self-Confidence, Maternity Leave And Page 3: Top Female Journalists Discuss Issues Surrounding Women In Media (Huffington Post)

–Liz Spayd named editor-in-chief of ‘CJR’ (Capital New York)

–BuzzFeed creates unique media beat (CNN)

–Buzzfeed to name Jina Moore international women’s rights correspondent (Capital New York)

–Mills to chair Women in Journalism (The Guardian)

–Katie Couric Deal to Become Yahoo’s “Global News Anchor” Set to Be Announced Monday (All Things D)

–Q&A: Rookie Mag Editor, Anaheed Alani (ReportHers)

We encourage readers to submit suggestions of articles to include in future editions of this feature by sending an email to genderreport[at]gmail.com. For links to articles like these throughout the week, follow @GenderReport on Twitter.