Women in journalism
May 17, 2009 6:05 PM Subscribe
Influential or groundbreaking female journalists, past and present - who were/are they?
I'm looking especially (but not exclusively) for the iconoclasts: historical or contemporary female figures associated with independent journalism, "New Journalism," gonzo, etc. -- or anyone who has had a lasting impact on how journalism is done or what it covers. They needn't be associated with large outlets, but of course it's fine if they are.
I'm looking especially (but not exclusively) for the iconoclasts: historical or contemporary female figures associated with independent journalism, "New Journalism," gonzo, etc. -- or anyone who has had a lasting impact on how journalism is done or what it covers. They needn't be associated with large outlets, but of course it's fine if they are.
Current independent journalism: Amy Goodman
Gonzo journalism (but without the drugs): Molly Ivins
posted by marsha56 at 6:13 PM on May 17, 2009 [1 favorite]
Gonzo journalism (but without the drugs): Molly Ivins
posted by marsha56 at 6:13 PM on May 17, 2009 [1 favorite]
Ethel L. Payne
Barbara Walters
Dorothy Dix
Gloria Steinem
Dorothea Lange
posted by runningwithscissors at 6:36 PM on May 17, 2009
Barbara Walters
Dorothy Dix
Gloria Steinem
Dorothea Lange
posted by runningwithscissors at 6:36 PM on May 17, 2009
Ida B. Wells
Martha Gellhorn
Marguerite Higgins
Dickey Chapelle
posted by Rangeboy at 6:38 PM on May 17, 2009
Martha Gellhorn
Marguerite Higgins
Dickey Chapelle
posted by Rangeboy at 6:38 PM on May 17, 2009
Helen Thomas! The first female WH correspondent, who has grilled every president since Kennedy.
posted by CunningLinguist at 6:48 PM on May 17, 2009 [4 favorites]
posted by CunningLinguist at 6:48 PM on May 17, 2009 [4 favorites]
USPS picked these four women for stamps honoring female journalists
Nellie Bly, Marguerite Higgins, Ethel L. Payne, and Ida M. Tarbell
posted by saffry at 7:02 PM on May 17, 2009
Nellie Bly, Marguerite Higgins, Ethel L. Payne, and Ida M. Tarbell
posted by saffry at 7:02 PM on May 17, 2009
Not gonzo, but groundbreaking (and a fellow alum): Charlayne Hunter-Gault
posted by jquinby at 7:13 PM on May 17, 2009
posted by jquinby at 7:13 PM on May 17, 2009
If you're looking for contemporary independent journalism, its hard to top Anna Politkovskaya.
posted by wayofthedodo at 7:18 PM on May 17, 2009
posted by wayofthedodo at 7:18 PM on May 17, 2009
Dorothy Thompson was one of the most recognized women journalists of her time. Also, Rose Wilder Lane (daughter of Laura Ingalls Wilder) was a well known journalist and magazine writer, and is considered one of the founders of the Libertarian movement.
posted by Melismata at 8:53 PM on May 17, 2009
posted by Melismata at 8:53 PM on May 17, 2009
Barbara Frum, who helped pioneer in-depth long distance inteviews and was part of one of the first teams of women to co-anchor a major news magazine. I also believe The Journal was the first show to prerecord interviews and project them on a screen for a later "live" interview and that Barbara Frum was a major force in that, seeing as her interviews made up 60% of the show's content.
posted by acoutu at 9:26 PM on May 17, 2009
posted by acoutu at 9:26 PM on May 17, 2009
Margaret Bourke-White should definitely be included on your list, for her photos documenting child labor and the racial divide in America.
posted by planetkyoto at 9:44 PM on May 17, 2009
posted by planetkyoto at 9:44 PM on May 17, 2009
Jane Jacobs was technically a journalist, though she's best known not for her journalism per se but for what her journalistic skills allowed her to observe and contribute to the field of city planning.
posted by salvia at 9:59 PM on May 17, 2009
posted by salvia at 9:59 PM on May 17, 2009
Cleveland journalist Dorothy Fuldheim
"Fuldheim has a role in American television news history; she is credited with being the first woman in the United States to anchor a television news broadcast as well to host her own television show. She has been referred to as the 'First Lady of Television News.'"
posted by caroljean63 at 10:58 PM on May 17, 2009
"Fuldheim has a role in American television news history; she is credited with being the first woman in the United States to anchor a television news broadcast as well to host her own television show. She has been referred to as the 'First Lady of Television News.'"
posted by caroljean63 at 10:58 PM on May 17, 2009
Muckraker Ida M. Tarbell exposing Standard Oil in 1905.
posted by doncoyote at 12:45 AM on May 18, 2009
posted by doncoyote at 12:45 AM on May 18, 2009
Katharine Graham--Publisher and CEO of the Washington Post; first woman publisher of a major newspaper; made the decision to publish Woodward and Bernstein's Watergate scoops.
Meg Greenfield-- editorial page editor of the Washington Post 1979-99.
posted by Pallas Athena at 12:56 AM on May 18, 2009
Meg Greenfield-- editorial page editor of the Washington Post 1979-99.
posted by Pallas Athena at 12:56 AM on May 18, 2009
Rebecca West
Sybille Bedford
Janet Flanner
Winifred Holtby
Vera Brittain
posted by littlecatfeet at 5:53 AM on May 18, 2009
Sybille Bedford
Janet Flanner
Winifred Holtby
Vera Brittain
posted by littlecatfeet at 5:53 AM on May 18, 2009
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