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In Memory: AP Photographer Anja Niedringhaus killed in Afghanistan

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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:

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:

Women in journalism: Reading list for 3/30/2014

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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*

–Journalist Mayada Ashraf shot dead covering clashes in Egypt (Committee to Protect Journalists)

–Women were digital media pioneers, but there’s still a gender gap there (Columbia Journalism Review)

–Diversity–or lack thereof–in journalism startups, cont. (Columbia Journalism Review)

Women were digital media pioneers, but there’s still a gender gap there – See more at: http://www.cjr.org/minority_reports/early_digital_women.php#sthash.rK4Qvmv5.dpuf
Women were digital media pioneers, but there’s still a gender gap there – See more at: http://www.cjr.org/minority_reports/early_digital_women.php#sthash.rK4Qvmv5.dpuf
Women were digital media pioneers, but there’s still a gender gap there – See more at: http://www.cjr.org/minority_reports/early_digital_women.php#sthash.rK4Qvmv5.dpuf

–A Very Serious Problem With Very Serious Journalism (The Nation)

–Launch Of Egyptian Women And The Media Forum (AWID)

–Mind the digital gender gap: Empowering women online (Women Under Siege)

–Women, Men & Food Criticism: Why the Disparity? (LA Weekly)

-‘Law And Order’s Mariska Hargitay Teams Up With Amy Poehler And Other Celebrities To Fight Rape Culture (ThinkProgress)

–As N.C.A.A. Basketball Dominates Times Sports Section, What About the Women’s Game? (NYT Public Editor)

–White guys still don’t get it: This is the real reason they dominate TV (Salon)

–How Did I, a Woman, End Up in Women’s Media? (by Jessica Grose)

*Note: Due to travel, this week’s list contains noteworthy links from the past two weeks. No Reading List was posted for the week of 3/23/2013.

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Women in journalism: Reading list for 3/16/2014

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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

–Violence and Harassment against Women in the News Media: A Global Picture (IWMF) A new report

–Women journalists harassed and abused, often by colleagues – survey (Thomson Reuters Foundation)

–Journalism startups aren’t a revolution if they’re filled with all these white men (Guardian)

–The Online Journalism “Revolution” Will Produce More Powerful White Men (XX Factor)

–Only 15 Percent of Top Films in 2013 Put Women in Lead Roles, Study Finds (New York Times)

–Here’s What Two Generations of Women Journos Have to Say about Sexism at Work (Newsflash: It Still Exists!) (Girl w/ Pen)

–Who Creates Drama At HBO? Very Few Women Or People Of Color (Huffington Post)

–Sexism in sport: Why do internet trolls target women? (CNN)

–No increase in women’s sport coverage since the 2012 Olympics (Guardian)

–Move Over Glossy Magazines. Now Social Media Makes Young Girls Hate Themselves. (XX Factor)

–Q&A: NYT Correspondent Tanzina Vega (ReportHers)

–Melissa Harris-Perry on sexism, parenting and work: “We reproduce this fantasy of perfected motherhood” (Salon)

–A Conversation with Nepali Journalist, Women’s Rights Advocate Jaya Luintel (In Asia)

–‘WSJ’ Editor Liz Heron Leaves for Job at Facebook (Mashable)

–Vanessa Friedman is NYT’s new top fashion critic (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 3/9/2014

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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

–International Women’s Day: more than just a cover story (The Guardian)

–Oscar Voters: 94% White, 76% Men, and an Average of 63 Years Old (The Atlantic)

–Why Sister Act Is One of the Most Important Movies Ever Made (Representation Project)

–Sisterhood of the plucky reporters: Our enduring obsession with the “intrepid female journalist” (Columbia Journalism Review)

–Q&A: Ellen Miller on the Sunlight Foundation’s role in increasing the availability of open data (Nieman Lab)

–How Foreign Affairs learned to love digital (Digiday) A conversation with Foreign Affairs publisher Lynda Hammes

–Q&A: Filmmaker, Angeline Gragasin (ReportHers)

–2.5 Minutes With Ann Friedman (The Riveter)

–Times’ Julie Bosman leaves publishing beat for Midwest gig (Capital New York)

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 3/2/2014

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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

–The VIDA Count 2013 – Lie by Omission: The Rallying Few, The Rallying Masses (VIDA)

–Surprise: men still greatly outnumber women in US and UK arts publications (The Guardian)

–VIDA Count of Women in Literary Journals Shows Remarkable Improvement (Jezebel)

–How not to be sexist when covering female candidates (Columbia Journalism Review)

–The Bechdel Test Sets the Bar Too Low. Let’s Write a New One. (XX Factor)

–Oscar Bias Is in the Numbers (Daily Beast)

–Tech shift: More women in computer science classes (SFGate)

–Women Digital Thinkers Tweet A Day in Their Lives: Join Us For #NPRWIT (NPR)

–16 women journalists on the Middle East front lines (Al-Monitor)

–A Lifetime of Art: Musola Cathrine Kaseketi (Women in the World)

–Meet the Woman Leading the Tech LadyMafia (Elle) On Aminatou Sow

–Kate Fagan, ESPN Writer: It’s ‘Just Really Good Business’ To Include Women’s Voices (HuffingtonPost)

–Q&A: Video Journalist, Jane Teeling (ReportHers)

–Julie Rovner Chosen as Robin Toner Distinguished Fellow (Kaiser Health News)

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.