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Are journalists asking ‘the right question?’

A woman in a burka walks near a mosque in Mazar-i-Sharif. 1990. Photo by Reza/Webistan.©On his journeys to Afghanistan, Iranian photographer Reza used his camera to document the life and…

‘By accepting language’s failure, we surrender our understanding and the complex meaning of events to silence….’

A Colombian war reporter becomes involved with women’s issues.

An Indonesian journalist argues that women have a ‘psychological map’ of war.

In October, Indian author and journalist Ammu Joseph presented a lecture on covering gender to students at the Asian College of Journalism in Chennai, India. An essay, based in part…

In Latin America, women journalists share experiences to find a way forward.

In his introduction to the Nieman Foundation Watchdog Conference held at Harvard University in September, Curator Bob Giles described how and why the Watchdog project was created. He invited Murrey…

In an excerpt Niemen Reports published from a book about gender and journalism, Margaret Gallagher wrote in 2001: “Wherever one looks in the world, women still have relatively little decision-making…

But critics contend that coverage of women’s news is ‘unpredictable and ignores many key issues.’