
Summer 2017
Where Are the Mothers?

In the conversation about how to create more diversity and gender balance in newsrooms, one group has been routinely ignored: mothers. So what are newsrooms doing to retain women who have or plan to have children, to make sure more women stay in the talent pipeline? Not enough, considering the family leave and flexible schedule policies of many news organizations leave much to be desired. If news organizations want to attract and retain millennial journalists, it’s essential that they work to better meet the needs of parents and create better work-life balance for all employees. If they don’t, they risk losing talented, diverse groups of journalists—including young mothers—that are vital to the industry.
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What Anthony Shadid Teaches Us Still: Rami G. Khouri, NF ’02, is studying the craftsmanship of the late Pulitzer-winning foreign correspondent to share it with a new generation
By Rami G. Khouri
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One of a Kind: In creating a one night-only live magazine, Florence Martin-Kessler, NF ’11, finds a storytelling innovation that sparks excitement
By Florence Martin-Kessler
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“A Roller Coaster of Emotions”: James E. Causey, NF ’08, tells a tale of Milwaukee’s decline through the lives of his third-grade classmates
By James E. Causey
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