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

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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

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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)

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
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.dpuf
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.dpuf

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 3/16/2014

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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

Jasmine 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

–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.

Women in journalism: Reading list for 2/23/2014

Jasmine 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*

–Women’s Media Center Report Finds Women Still Underrepresented, Misrepresented in U.S. Media (WMC press release) Find links to other articles about the report in our related post here: Studying women’s representation in digital media: The challenges and limitations

–Finding the Courage to Cover Sexual Violence (Committee to Protect Journalists)

–Film, TV industry’s diversity doesn’t look like America’s, report says (LA Times) On the “Hollywood Diversity Report”

–Sahar Speaks: Reporting by Afghan women (John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships)

–On Campaign Trail, Missteps on Gender (by Margaret Sullivan, New York Times public editor)

–Facebook Just Created 50 New Gender Options For Users to Choose From (PolicyMic)

–Men In Silicon Valley With Graduate Degrees Make 73 Percent More Than Female Peers (Think Progress)

–The Year I Didn’t Retweet Men: Being mindful about whose voices I amplify (Medium)

–LeanIn.org and Getty Aim to Change Women’s Portrayal in Stock Photos (New York Times)

–For Online Equity We Need Our Net Neutrality Back (Women’s eNews)

–Nina Totenberg: What It Was Like To Be the Only Woman In the Newsroom (Medium)

–Washington Post names Alison Coglianese new reader representative (Poynter)

–Slate Writer Amanda Hess Wins Sidney Award for Examining Online Sexism (10,000 Words)

–Meredith Vieira to Become First Woman to Host Olympics Primetime Show Solo (Variety)

*Note: Due to the author’s travel, this week’s list contains noteworthy links from the past two weeks. No Reading List was posted for the week of 2/16/2013.

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.