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Women in journalism: Reading list for 7/13/2014

July 13, 2014October 27, 2014Jasmine R. LinabaryLeave a comment

The Gender Report provides a regular round-up of links to online articles that may be of interest to our readers. The links below are to recent noteworthy articles on topics related to women in journalism, media and technology, as well as articles related to the intersections of gender, race, class, nationality, ability, and sexual orientation and the media. 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

–Here’s What Female Journalists Have To Say About Media’s Gender Gap (Huffington Post Media)

–Rosie the scribbler: Why women are leading coverage of the war-torn Middle East (Columbia Journalism Review)

–Women and minorities still just a whisper among op-ed voices (Poynter)

–Rieder: A global platform for bold journalists (USA Today) On Global Voices: Truthdig Women Reporting

Rosie the scribbler

Why women are leading coverage of the war-torn Middle East

– See more at: http://www.cjr.org/reports/rosie_the_scribbler.php#sthash.VKwfVX17.dpuf

–Jill Abramson Talks Obama Secrecy and Her New York Times Firing (Daily Beast)

–Half of 2014’s movies fail this basic test of sexism (Vox)

–Women Make Up Only 26% Of Nominees for 66th Primetime Emmy Awards (Women’s Media Center)

–Dear Google Glass, Moms Like Technology Too (Medium)

–1,000 Women Were At Google’s Developer’s Conference And They Were Badly Needed (Business Insider)

–Reporter’s (Amanda Lindhout) harrowing ordeal as hostage set to become movie (CNN)

–Guardian appoints Jane Martinson as head of media (Guardian)

–CNN’s social news editor Samantha Barry: Engagement doesn’t have to mean clickbait (Digiday)

–Diane Sawyer Leaving ‘ABC World News;’ David Muir Takes Over as Anchor and Managing Editor (TV Newser)

–AP’s Kathy Gannon and the late Anja Niedringhaus given National Press Club awards (Poynter)

Jill Abramson on Leaning In, Leadership & Legacy
Read more at http://gotham-magazine.com/the-latest/women-of-influence/postings/women-who-run-new-york-jill-abramson#A7d3mDi9Tlg7KXOy.99

Call for Proposals: Alexia Foundation 2014 Women’s Initiative Grant – See more at: http://mediastorm.com/blog/2014/04/04/call-for-proposals-alexia-foundation-2014-womens-initiative-grant/#sthash.fW8ULB29.dpufCall

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Women in journalism: Reading list for 4/20/2014

April 20, 2014May 18, 2014Jasmine R. LinabaryLeave a comment

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, media and technology during the past week, as well as articles related to the intersections of gender, race, class, nationality, ability, and sexual orientation and the media. 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

–Where Twitter and Feminism Meet (The Nation)

–Attack on AP journalists in Afghanistan rekindles a daughter’s pain (Washington Post)

–16 women whose digital startups deserve Vox-level plaudits (Columbia Journalism Review)

16 women whose digital startups deserve Vox-level plaudits – See more at: http://www.cjr.org/realtalk/women_digital_startups.php#sthash.Nbzqj8a8.dpuf

–Light And Dark: The Racial Biases That Remain In Photography (NPR)

Home Is the First 3D Animated Film Starring A Black Character (Jezebel)

–WGA: Women Screenwriters Losing Ground, Money to Male Counterparts (The Wrap)

–Photojournalist Maggie Steber never gives up (Poynter)

–New award named for AP photographer Anja Niedringhaus (Poynter)

Women in journalism: Reading list for 4/13/2014

April 13, 2014May 18, 2014Jasmine R. LinabaryLeave a comment

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 does it take to create a feminist internet? #imagineafeministinternet (APC_News)

–Women Were Web Pioneers But Now Lag Behind Men (HuffPost Live)

–Why the ‘Open’ Internet Is So Closed to Women (The Nation)

–Why I’m Masquerading As A White Bearded Hipster Guy On Twitter (Despite Being a Black Woman) (XOJane)

–Recap of #MHPTwitter Chat on Hashtag Activism (HashtagFeminism)

–No, Nate, brogrammers may not be macho, but that’s not all there is to it (Medium)

–Why we need women journalists on the front lines (CNN)

–More female journalists means broader foreign coverage (Columbia Journalism Review)

–How two Times-Picayune journalists reported ‘The Long Road’ series on sex abuse (ivoh)

–Gender-flips are a simple and smart way to turn sexism on its head (Guardian)

–Make Movies by Women for Women (New York Times Room for Debate)

More female journalists means broader foreign coverage – See more at: http://www.cjr.org/minority_reports/women_in_media_conference.php#sthash.DWhrpVpL.dpuf

–All the Letters That Are Fit to Print (The New Yorker) On New York Times’ letter writer Felicia Nimue Ackerman

–UK’s first female photojournalist Christina Broom honored (Poynter)

–AP honors photojournalist Anja Niedringhaus at funeral: ‘She found the quiet human moments’ (Poynter)

–Q&A: NPR Digital Strategist, Melody Joy Kramer (ReportHers)

–Melissa Harris-Perry Answers Your Questions (Jezebel)

Women in journalism: Reading list for 4/6/2014

April 6, 2014May 18, 2014Jasmine R. LinabaryLeave a comment

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

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–AP photographer Anja Niedringhaus killed, reporter Kathy Gannon wounded (AP) (View a round-up of tributes to Niedringhaus here in our related post.)

–Divided: The Media Gender Gap [Infographic] (Women’s Media Center)

–Exposed: Outrageous Gender Bias Rife in News Industry (AlterNet)

–Study: Sun-Times has most bylines by women, NYT fewest (Poynter)

–CoverIt Live Feed: Conversations in Journalism 2014 #cij14. (The Columbia Journalism School Women in Journalism) The organization held its first student-organized conference on Saturday, April 5th.

–Technology’s Man Problem (New York Times)

–The story of women in Afghanistan ‘must be told’ (Poynter)

–And Women Shall Lead: Lynsey Addario on the New Face of Afghanistan (TIME)

–Hillary Clinton: ‘There Is A Double Standard’ Against Women In The Media (HuffPost Media)

–Call for Proposals: Alexia Foundation 2014 Women’s Initiative Grant (MediaStorm)

–Enough With the Ageist, Sexist Mom Jokes (XX Factor)

–The Things She Carried (New York Times) On the absence of stories about female veterans

Women in radio: Intensifying advocacy on gender equality, women empowerment – See more at: http://news.pia.gov.ph/index.php?article=1501396187683#sthash.01kY4GD7.NZifF7o2.dpuf

–Reporter Fired for Checking Email? Serena Markstrom Nugent’s termination from the R-G draws employee protest (Eugene Weekly)

–The Dollar-And-Cents Case Against Hollywood’s Exclusion of Women (FiveThirtyEight)

–The Continuing Case for Having More Women in Film (Women and Hollywood)

–Hey, Saturday Night Live: I’m a Black Woman. Why Did You Turn Me into a Man? (XX Factor)

–The Publication That Comes Closest to Gender Parity Among Writers Often Doesn’t Pay (XX Factor)

–More Useless Career Advice from Successful Women (XX Factor)

–Michele Norris’ ‘Race Card Project’ Is Among Peabody Award Winners (NPR)

–The Blind Spot: Samantha Asumadu (Digital Women UK)

–Meet the two journalists (Rachel Sklar and Glynnis MacNicol) set on empowering women (New York Post)

In Memory: AP Photographer Anja Niedringhaus killed in Afghanistan

April 6, 2014February 17, 2015Jasmine R. LinabaryLeave a comment

Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Anja Niedringhaus, 48, died this week after being shot by an Afghan police officer while on assignment for the Associated Press. Reporter Kathy Gannon, 60, was also injured in the attack, according to news reports.

Both women were seasoned journalists who have spent years in the region, according to the Associated Press. They were traveling with election officials in the Khost province of Afghanistan at the time.

Niedringhaus’ career included stints working in various conflict zones for more than 20 years, earning a Pulitzer Price along with a team of AP photographers in 2005 for coverage of the Iraq war as well as a Courage in Journalism Award from the International Women’s Media Foundation.

Here is a round-up of coverage of the attack and tributes to Niedringhaus and her work:

AP photographer killed, reporter wounded (AP)
CPJ condemns attack on AP journalists in Afghanistan (Committee to Protect Journalists)
AP photographer killed in Afghanistan (Poynter) Includes memo to AP staff
Anja Niedringhaus: Covering war ‘is the essence of journalism’ (Poynter)
The world through the lens of Associated Press photographer Anja Niedringhaus (Washington Post)
Journalists pay tribute to their AP colleagues who were shot in Afghanistan (Washington Post)
In Memoriam: Anja Niedringhaus (1965—2014) (TIME LightBox)
Photojournalist Anja Niedringhaus Killed in Afghanistan (The Atlantic: In Focus)
We Were Just Laughing: Days With Anja Niedringhaus and Kathy Gannon (The New York Times’ At War)
Parting Glance: Anja Niedringhaus (The New York Times’ Lens Blog)
Colleague and Friend Remembers Slain Photographer Anja Niedringhaus (National Geographic)
Remembering AP photojournalist Niedringhaus, who found grace in the face of war (PBS NewsHour)
In pictures: Anja Niedringhaus’ works (BBC News)

Read a bio of Niedringhaus from the International Women’s Media Foundation here, as well as a 2012 interview with both Niedringhaus and Gannon. Read Niedringhaus’ own reflections on her work from 2012 in this piece from Nieman Report: Common Ground. A book of her work “Anja Niedringhaus: At War” was released in 2012.

Update: Other links to coverage shared by readers:

AP journalist killed, another wounded on eve of Afghanistan elections (CNN)
Associated Press Photographer Anja Niedringhaus Killed in Afghanistan (Wall Street Journal) – With “Remembering Anja Niedringhaus” slideshow