Outstanding Female Journalists Celebrated
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At a time when press freedom is on shaky ground, we honor their commitment to the truth and to women journalists who follow in their footsteps.
Arts & Culture
Trump Attacks on Kelly Echo Male Patterns of Abuse
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When women make strong comments or venture into political waters they face threats. Harassment of female journalists online seems to be growing at an alarming rate; and it dovetails with new research about women and speech.
History
Jill Abramson Was Haunted by NYT’s Family Ghosts
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If Times’ owners had done better hiring long ago, aspirants of all persuasions, genders and colors would fail or succeed at their requisite speeds. And thus the loss of Abramson would not appear as the loss of the only redwood in the forest.
Abortion
Chicago Police Tackle DV; Female Journalists Harassed
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Chicago will train its police officers to better respond to cases of domestic violence. Also this week, a new study indicates that almost two-thirds of female journalists face harassment.
Abortion
U.K. Inches to Female Bishops; Texas Abortion Law Remains
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The Church of England may be a step closer to ordaining female bishops. Meanwhile, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to halt a Texas law that has forced more than a dozen of the state’s women’s health centers to stop providing abortion care.
Caroline Criado-Perez
Twitter Attacks Against U.K. Journalists Continue
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At least five British women have been targeted by online Twitter trolls in the past two weeks. Though initially criticized for its response, Twitter says it’s setting up new ways to crack down on such harassment.
Arts & Culture
Helen Thomas Leaves Her Front Seat on History
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I got to know her during the time she spent in candid lunches with journalism students at the Scripps School of Journalism during the mid-1990s. In an era of rapid change and hyperbole, she stood for so much. Thank you, Helen.
Arts & Culture
Liberian Journalist Threatened for FGM Coverage
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Mae Azango has won international acclaim for her work, but faces ongoing criticism and death threats at home for challenging her own culture. If she were a white woman, she says, her work would not have hit such a nerve.
Arts & Culture
War Reporter: Prepare Us, Rather Than Caution Us
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Instead of stopping female reporters from going to conflict zones, offer better safety tips, says Tina Susman in the book of essays “No Woman’s Land: On the Frontlines With Female Reporters.” In her essay, she focuses on the fear of rape.