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Containing nearly three dozen original essays penned by the nation's leading newspaper journalists, editors, and executives, this book advances current discussions regarding women in journalism. Surveying the past quarter century, the book's contributors highlight the unprecedented influence American women have had on the news industry, especially newspapers, and look ahead to the future for women in news. Acclaimed anthropologist and author Helen E. Fisher adds her perspective in examining the role of women across millennia and how the talents of women are changing social and economic life in this global age. Prominent female voices in journalism provide critical perspectives on the challenges women face in today's news organizations, such as connecting with diverse audiences, educating readers about international issues and cultures, maintaining credibility, negotiating media consolidation and corporate pressures, and overcoming the persistent barriers to professional advancement. A powerful and complex assessment of how women are transforming the news industry, The Edge of Change explores how the news industry might implement further reforms aimed at creating a more inclusive journalistic community.
Contributors are Catalina Camia, Kathleen Carroll, Pamela J. Creedon, Paula Lynn Ellis, Helen E. Fisher, Dorothy Butler Gilliam, Ellen Goodman, Sharon Grigsby, Carol Guzy, Kirsten Scharnberg Hampton, Cathy Henkel, Pamela J. Johnson, Jane Kirtley, Jan Leach, Caroline Little, Wanda S. Lloyd, Arlene Notoro Morgan, June O. Nicholson, Geneva Overholser, Marty Petty, Deb Price, Donna M. Reed, Sandra Mims Rowe, Peggy Simpson, Margaret Sullivan, Julia Wallace, and Keven Ann Willey.
Contents
Acknowledgments xiii
Foreword xvii
Ellen Goodman
Introduction 1
June O. Nicholson
1. The Female Mind: Biology of the Twenty-First-Century Woman 27
Helen E. Fisher
Part 1. Historical and Contemporary Perspectives
2. Starting on the Cusp of Feminism with Dark Brown Skin 45
Dorothy Butler Gilliam
3. Interview with Gloria Steinem 62
Dorothy Butler Gilliam
4. Interview with Nan Robertson 68
Dorothy Butler Gilliam
5. Learning about Discrimination 75
Peggy Simpson
6. Moving from Women's Pages to the Editor's Office 77
Sandra Mims Rowe
Part 2. How Women are Shaping Newsrooms and Companies
7. Facing Unexpected Challenges 89
Julia Wallace
8. Using New Media to Inform 97
Caroline Little
9. Credibility: Are Readers Still Buying Ours? 104
Donna M. Reed
10. Interview with Diane McFarlin 113
Donna M. reed
11. Women in Sports as the Final Frontier 116
Cathy Henkel
12. "Gender Genie" 126
Cathy Henkel
Part 3. Women as Op-Ed Columnists and Editors of Editorial Pages
13. Women Op-Ed Columnists: Why Aren't More of Them Published? 131
Keven Ann Willey
14. Finding Great Women Op-Ed Columnists 137
Sharon Grigsby
Part 4. Women in International Journalism
15. Covering War through a Woman's Eyes 143
Kirsten Scharnberg Hampton
16. Photography in Distant Lands 155
Carol Guzy
17. Women in News Photography 160
Carol Guzy
18. International Journalism in a New Ear 164
Kathleen Carroll
Part 5. Women Leaders in an Era of Corporate, Legal, and Commercial Pressures
19. The Imperiled Media: At Long Last, Promise? 171
Geneva Overholser
20. The Challenges for a Free Press in the Twenty-First Century 179
Jane Kirtley
Part 6. Women Making Choices
21. The Choice to Stay 191
Margaret Sullivan
22. Balancing News and Family 195
Jan Leach
23. Young Women Making Career Choices 203
Jan Leach
24. Women in Community Journalism 207
Jan Leach
Part 7. Beyond Gender Diversity
25. Civil Rights and Searching for Community Values 213
Wanda S. Lloyd
26. Finding Voice 224
Arlene Notoro Morgan
27. Coming Out 235
Deb Price
28. Covering Asian Americans 246
Catalina Camia
Part 8. The Future: Shifting Paradigms
29. Women in the Blogosphere 257
Pamela J. Creedon and Jan Leach
30. Interview with Denise Polverine 262
Jan Leach
31. Reaching the Changing Audience 265
Paula Ellis
32. The Future of Women in News and the Business of Journalism 274
Marty Petty
33. Interview with Gary Pruitt 294
Marty Petty
Afterword 297
Pamela J. Creedon and Pamela J. Johnson
Contributors 303
Index 311
Photographs follow page 154
