women in journalism
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Women In JournalismBy: Lauren Bailey, Iris Jarrett & Samantha Stackhouse
Can anybody name any women journalists?
Katie Couric Barbara Walters
Diane Sawyer
Are women in journalism less inspired due to the lack of female role models in the field of journalism?
Stereotypes
Matt Lauers Interview
Barbara Walters Interview
After watching these videos, can you name some stereotypes you found?
Stereotypes We Found
Matt= hard hitting news
Barbara= fluff
Language
Appearance
Apparel
Stereotypes Cont.Do you think Ann Curry’s style on the Today Show should have mattered as much as it did?
Katie Couric on GMA
Stereotypes Cont.
Do women change their appearance in news so they become more masculine to stay relevant?
Katie Couric on CBS Nightly News
Women in the Newsroom
Out of the 10 largest newspapers; only one had a woman as an editor
30 papers with the highest circulations, 6 had women running the newsroom including..
New York Times
Newsday
Minneapolis’ Star Tribune
Baltimore Sun
Cleveland’s Plain Dealer
The Sacramento Bee
Newsroom Cont.
Are women less likely to go after positions of power because of the preconceived ideas?
Women Reporter
Erin Andrews Doreen Gentzler
Women in War
Why do you think the media portrays women as the “wife of,” “mother of,” “daughter of,” rather than the reporter or soldier?
Why do you think women reporters don’t take the stories they want?
Future
Do you think social media is just as sexist as main stream media?
Discussion Questions
Do you think women journalists have a harder time than men journalist?
How can we change stereotypes for women journalism?
Do you see journalism as a whole getting better for women?