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Iranian, Mexican, Thai women win journalism award

A single mother who was harassed and beaten for reporting on the 2009 Iranian uprising, a Mexican journalist whose work means daily defiance of the drug cartels, and a Thai woman facing 20 years in prison for criticizing the monarchy on h [...]

Posted On : Oct, 31 2011 | Comments : 0

Women in Journalism in Orissa

Dr. Mrinal Chatterjee Several Indian women edited women’s journals since 1850s. In April 1870, Mokshodayani took out the first issue of Banga Mahila which stood up for women’s rights and pledged it would fight for women&rsquo [...]

Posted On : Sep, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Great Moments In Journalism: Scantily-Clad Women On Police S...

You know you’re dealing with a juicy story when the person reporting the story says, “Okay, it’s not police corruption, it’s not a crime, it’s not national news,” and that’s exactly what we got w [...]

Posted On : Sep, 23 2010 | Comments : 0

Women working in journalism need to have strong resolve

Adviser to Chief Minister Sindh, Sharmila Farooqui said that women working in the field of journalism and politics need to establish a strong resolve and attitude because it is only with commitment and determination that the mindset of t [...]

Posted On : Apr, 27 2010 | Comments : 0

'Backpack journalism' risky for young women

'No one can hurt your soul. You are not alone." That's what Roxana Saberie, the U.S. journalist who was imprisoned for almost four months in Iran, said she would say to fellow reporters Laura Ling and Euna Lee, who were sentenced last [...]

Posted On : Jun, 19 2009 | Comments : 0

CITIZEN JOURNALISM - Women unite in business

Times are tight. But don't tell that to Dawn Jackson, president of Women Business Owners of Prince George's County. She's telling her group's members not to participate in the recession. "Women must work smarter and harder," Ms. J [...]

Posted On : May, 19 2009 | Comments : 0

Yahoo! makes significant move into online magazines with new...

Yahoo! has taken a move into online magazine territory by launching Shine, a website aimed at 25 to 54 -year-old women. The site will carry content from established lifestyle magazine publishers - including Conde Nast and Hearst - as well [...]

Posted On : Apr, 07 2008 | Comments : 0

Journalism Award for Excellence in Women's Health Reporting

The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC), in collaboration with the Canadian Foundation for Women's Health (CFWH), has announced the launch of the 2008 SOGC/CFWH Award for Excellence in Reproductive Health J [...]

Posted On : Feb, 02 2008 | Comments : 0

Game Journalism A "Boys Club," Treats Women As "Sex Objects

ah yes, the speakers of truth. Here ye, and become enlightened, for we have yet another individual who sees things "the way they are" and seeks to educate those of us who can't "get laid outside the world of Warcraft." A [...]

Posted On : Jan, 16 2008 | Comments : 0

Now and Then: Examing women in journalism

Marj Paxson’s first job as a journalist lasted less than two years. After graduating from the Missouri School of Journalism in 1944, she went to work for United Press in Lincoln, Neb., for $25 a week.But when World War II ended in Aug [...]