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Women in journalism: Reading list for 1/5/2014

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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*

–10 ways women are criminalized for being brutalized—as seen in a single story (Women Under Siege)

–The 24 Pieces That Should Be Required Reading For Women From 2013 (HuffPost Women)

–Stoking Fire: How News Outlets, Prosecutors Minimize Sexual Violence With Language (Truthout)

–4 Women Journalists Defying the Odds in Mexico City (Global Voices)

–In Qatar, local women approach broadcast journalism tentatively (Doha News)

–Arab Journalists Training and Reporting Women (Arab Women Media Watch Centre)

–Magazine apologises for rape headline (The Copenhagen Post)

–The Big O: Remembering 2013’s Top Female Film Moments (Women and Hollywood)

–Women’s eNews Announces 21 Leaders for 21st Century 2014 (Women’s eNews)

–Journalists — Of Color! — To Watch In 2014 (NPR)

–Islamic World Through Women’s Eyes: Mideast Photography at Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (New York Times)

–Meet The Inspiring Woman Breaking News About Syria As She Reinvents Digital Journalism (Fast Company) On Lara Setrakian

–Liz Jackson reveals what she’s learnt about journalism over 27 years (ABC News Back Story)

–Vivian Maier and the Hidden History of Women’s Photography (Big Think)

–Seattle’s Lindy West Brings Women’s Issues to Light Online (Seattle Magazine)

–Bloomberg’s Susan Goldberg Leaving For National Geographic (HuffPost Media)

–Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher Launch Tech News Site ‘Re/code’ (Mashable)

–Q&A: NYT Correspondent, Jodi Kantor (ReportHers)

*Note: Due to the holiday, this week’s list contains noteworthy links from the past two weeks. No Reading List was posted for the week of 12/29/2013.

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 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.

Women in journalism: Reading list for 11/3/2013

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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

–Shutting us down: How online misogyny prevents women from fully participating in democracy (Women Under Siege)

–The Post’s front page needs more women (Washington Post – Letter to the Editor)

–Why are so many women ‘seen but not heard’ on social media? (The Telegraph)

–Ann Coulter on women: We’re bitchy and hysterical (Name it. Change it.)

–For ‘SNL’ Cast, Being Diverse May Be Better Than Being ‘Ready’ (New York Times)

–Natascha McElhone: it’s time to find an app for gender equality (The Guardian)

–Book Review: Women and Journalism (LSE Review of Books)

–In the land of ladyblogs: A panel of prominent bloggers discussed their niche (Columbia Journalism Review)

–Karen Dunlap will retire as Poynter’s president (Poynter)

–Q&A: Nancy Conway, The Salt Lake Tribune (Columbia Journalism Review)

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 10/27/2013

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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

–Women Who Risk Their Lives For Journalism (HuffPost Live)

–How to Write About Rape: Rules for Journalists (The Nation)

–Black Girl ‘Geeks’ Want To See More Of Themselves In Comics (NPR)

–A world of women: The BBC’s “100 Women” series spotlights global women’s issues (Columbia Journalism Review)

–Women On Air But Still Not Calling The Shots On TV (New Matilda)

–Twitter hires Vivian Schiller as head of news (Poynter)

–Why Can’t I Be You: Jane Pratt (Rookie Mag)

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.