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)
–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)
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