International Journalism

Machismo Is Only One Obstacle Women Face

A Colombian war reporter becomes involved with women’s issues.
December 15, 2001
María Cristina Caballero

Reporting on War, Listening to Women

An Indonesian journalist argues that women have a ‘psychological map’ of war.
December 15, 2001
Ratih Hardjono

Women, War and the Media

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…
December 15, 2001
Ammu Joseph

Between the Rhetoric of Equality and the Harsh Reality

In Latin America, women journalists share experiences to find a way forward.
December 15, 2001
Blanca Rosales

In Poland, Women Run the Largest News Organization

But critics contend that coverage of women’s news is ‘unpredictable and ignores many key issues.’
December 15, 2001
Peggy Simpson

Winter 2001: Women and Journalism Introduction

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…
December 15, 2001
Melissa Ludtke

Women Bring a Certain Look and Feeling to News

A South American journalist believes stories women cover best are what the public now wants.
December 15, 2001
Veronica Lopez

‘Who Makes the News?’

The Global Media Monitoring Project 2000 finds great disparities in news coverage of men and women.
December 15, 2001
Anna Turley

Changing the Way Women’s Lives Are Portrayed

‘Ordinary women only are considered news when something they’ve done is “bad”….’
December 15, 2001
Lettie Longwe

The Varied Pace of Women’s Progress

Surveys by the International Federation of Journalists find similar challenges but contrasting results for women in different countries.
December 15, 2001
Bettina Peters