Women Journalists

The Real Heroines in Media

Tabby Biddle | Posted 01.04.2012

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Tabby Biddle

These women don't let anything stand in their way of telling the stories that need to be told. They don't back down. They won't be silenced. These are the real heroines of media.

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Courage in Journalism

Tabby Biddle | Posted 12.24.2011

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Despite the hazards that have threatened her life and the life of her family, Parisa Hafezi, bureau chief for Reuters in Iran, has fought efforts to censor reporting and has battled against tough restrictions on women in the media.

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Interview: Pulitzer Prize Winner Reflects on U.S. Media

Joop Koopman | Posted 08.27.2011

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Joop Koopman

At least 18 newspapers have shuttered all their foreign bureaus in the past decade. Many news outlets simply don't have the money and manpower to populate foreign bureaus these days, but that does not mean that foreign stories can't be told.

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Women Foreign Correspondents Face Many Hazards

The Washington Post | Emily Wax, Thursday, April 14, 8:44 PM | Posted 06.15.2011

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As a 28-year-old reporter about to cover Africa in 2002, I was sent to rural Virginia to attend hostile-environment training, where former British Roy...

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Byline Gender Gap: Why Women's Voices Are Underrepresented... And How We Can Change That

The Poynter Institute | Mallary Jean Tenore | Posted 11.17.2011

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By Mallary Jean Tenore The Poynter Institute Women have made the case for years that there aren't enough female voices in the opinion pages. The root...

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Joanne Lipman: The Mismeasure Of Woman

nytimes.com | JOANNE LIPMAN | Posted 11.17.2011

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For the first time, women make up half the work force. The Shriver Report, out just last week, found that mothers are the major breadwinners in 40 pe...

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