Women journalists


NY Times gets its first female editor

Investigator reporter and editor Jill Abramson will become the new executive editor of the New York Times, the first female to get the top job in the paper’s 160 year history.

Logan attack perpetuates vicious circle of misogyny, racism

According to media watchdog group The Committee to Protect Journalists, at least 52 journalists were attacked during the recent revolution in Egypt, writes filmmaker and writer Ruby Hamad.

NRL’s naked truths laid bare by female journos

What’s it like being a female journalist in a sport dominated by sex scandal headlines and mistreatment of women? Rugby League journo Jacquelin Magnay tells how to play the game.

Nine still the boys’ club

The Nine Network is a serial offender when it comes to upsetting female employees, and don’t think the appointment of David Gyngell as CEO will change things, writes Glenn Dyer.