Tag Archives: Journalism
Jill Abramson to be first female executive editor at the New York Times.
Tweet Jill Abramson, the Washington bureau chief for the New York Times, will be replacing Bill Keller as the executive editor, making her the first woman ever in this position. The New York Times writes, Ms. Abramson will be the first woman to be editor in the paper’s 160-year history. “It’s meaningful to me,” she said [...]
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Thank you to the Sidney Hillman Foundation!
TweetLast night, Vanessa, Miriam, Lori, Jos, Chloe and myself had the honor of attending the award ceremony for the Sidney Hillman Foundation prizes for journalism. Thanks to Jessica, who submitted our work, Feministing was put on their radar and presented with the award for Blog Journalism. I think I speak for all of us when I [...]
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Jeffrey Goldberg on how NOT to report about rape
TweetJeffrey Goldberg, writing for the Atlantic, joins the cacophony of people calling out the New York Times for their rape coverage which crosses the victim blaming line again and again. He quotes a section from a recent NYTimes piece about a rape and has this to say in response: Does it matter that she is [...]
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Lara Logan speaks out about sexual assault in Tahrir Square
Tweet*Trigger warning* “My sweater was torn off completely. My shirt was around my neck. I felt the moment that my bra tore- they tore the metal clips of my bra. I felt the air on my chest, on my skin… They literally just tore my pants to shreds.” CBS reporter Lara Logan spoke to 60 [...]
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New report on sexual violence against journalists