"journalists" Articles & Blogs:
Few Details on Detained Journalists From Al Gore's Current TV
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Whereabouts of Euna Lee and Laura Ling — sister of former ‘View’ co-host Lisa Ling — unknown; U.S. working with Chinese, Swiss on releaseAmerican Journalists Detained in North Korea | Today 11:00 am
Time may not be on the side o...[Read on] |
Iran, North Korea Playing Diplomatic Games With American Journalists?
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Roxana Saberi’s dad says she is ‘pretty suicidal’ in Iran’s Evin Prison, while some say North Korea will use Al Gore’s Current TV journos as bargaining chipsJournalists Detained in Iran, North Korea | Today 9:50 am
Iran and...[Read on] |
Sign the petition for Euna Lee and Laura Ling
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Euna Lee and Laura LingAs you may have heard by now, two American journalists with CurrentTV, Laura Ling and Euna Lee, were just sentenced to 12 years in a North Korean labor camp. They were found guilty of unspecified "grave crimes" and "hostile acts" --...[Read on] |
If Cameron Crowe and Nancy Wilson Can’t Stay Married, Who Can?
| Cameron Crowe and Nancy Wilson are divorcing? This should send a jolt of dread through the community of musicians, journalists, publicists, managers; any of us who’ve pledged some of our souls to rock ‘n’ roll and worried about it ever since. For ar...[Read on] |
Michelle Obama Wears Shorts, Media Up in Arms
| • No help from Republicans on health care reform, Mr. President. Looks like you’re going to have to do it all by yourself. [Politico] • Meet Heathrow’s writer-in-residence. Yes, because all airports need a writer-in-residence. [New York Times] •...[Read on] |
Addressing homophobia in women’s sports: The role of journalists
| Marie Hardin, Ph.D., is the associate director for research in the John Curley Center for Sports Journalism at Penn State University, and is currently collaborating on sport media research with Tucker Center affiliates.
It’s an exciting time of year fo...[Read on] |
5 reasons female athletes should engage online
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If you’re a female athlete (or you represent female athletes), I have provided five key reasons you should get online and start talking about your life, your sport, and maybe even your brand.
1) You’re creating and controlling your own voice. Today, ...[Read on] |
Welcome home Euna Lee and Laura Ling!
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As I'm sure you've already heard, journalists Euna Lee and Laura Ling were freed and returned home today after more than four months jailed in North Korea.
Thirty hours ago, Ms. Ling said, "We feared that any moment we could be sent to a hard labor cam...[Read on] |
Lady-Athlete Stories Be Damned
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First there was that unfortunate Sports Illustrated cover. Then, this Sunday, The New York Times featured a profile of 25-year-old Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn that essentially portrayed her as a helpless, albeit competitive, pawn caught between a series of...[Read on] |
BlogHer'10 - Women in Sports Panel
| Re-capping BLOGHER '10
Driving into New York City this weekend for the BlogHer event was definately something I was looking forward to participating in. I honestly didnt know exactly what to expect, but I felt as though bringing a professional athe...[Read on] |
KICK IT UP! launches at FIFA World Cup
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Soccer (or football as it’s known around the globe) is the world’s most popular sport, and Global Girl Media is using the largest international soccer event to help young women find their voices. The non-profit org’s pilot project KICK IT UP! has ...[Read on] |
Helen Thomas and the Perils of Overstaying Your Washington Welcome
| Helen Thomas takes notes during an informal press briefing with President Gerald Ford, 1976. (Yes, that’s chief of staff Dick Cheney looking on at the far left.) Photo from the Library of Congress. I am old enough to have been present in the White H...[Read on] |
Happy Ada Lovelace Day
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Today is Ada Lovelace Day - an international celebration of women in technology.
Who was Ada? The daughter of poet Lord Byron and the Countess of Lovelace, Ada Lovelace (b. Dec. 10 1815) is considered the world’s first computer programmer. She was one ...[Read on] |
Hartford paper rethinks idea to publish Auriemma’s daughter
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I grew up in Connecticut where women’s basketball rules.
Long before other women’s college teams got exposure and respect, the public TV station broadcast the UConn games. In fact, CPTV began its coverage of the university women during the 1993-94 ...[Read on] |
Why were Laura Ling and Euna Lee in North Korea?
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Absent from reporting on the imprisonment and release of Laura Ling and Euna Lee, which has taken the disturbing turn of focusing on the power dynamic between the Clintons, is the story the journalists were investigating in the first place. A piece by Ji-...[Read on] |
Spotlight on Celia Rivenbark: Lady and author of laughs
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Ladies and gentlemen, shield your eyes if you take offense to hysterical banter and a sarcastic tone.
In a world where only the dramatic movies win at the Oscars, where tear-jerker books are admired most, Celia Rivenbark has arrived, and she’s shaking ...[Read on] |
Erin Andrews tells peep hole victimization story on Oprah
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I Tivo’d Oprah today and got to see a story that I’d been waiting for awhile. ESPN reporter Erin Andrews told the queen of talk television the story of a complete invasion of privacy as a female sports rep...[Read on] |
Alexis Thompson: A new golf star is born
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Alexis Thompson
The U.S. Open may be over but it will not soon be forgotten. South Korea’s Eun Hee Ji curled in a 15-foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole to win the event on Sunday, beating Taiwan’s Candie Kung by one stroke for her first major title....[Read on] |
2010 Olympics: The influence of advertising on quality broadcast journalism
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Imagine yourself as Linsey Vonn yesterday – a native of Saint Paul, Minnesota, who has been working her whole life, since she was 2 years old, to bring home an Olympic gold in women’s downhill skiing.
She finally does it, gives hugs to her family in ...[Read on] |
Dangerous Gigs: The price we pay for the causes closest to our hearts
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Twenty-three-year-old Rachel Corrie fought to the death for the people who mattered most to her. As an American Human Rights Worker living in Palestine, she had seen the atrocities of war firsthand and wanted the world to know about the kind of work that ...[Read on] |
Never send a woman to do a man's job: North Korea edition
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In Kinshasa, Congo yesterday, a Congolese student asked Secretary of State Hillary Clinton her husband's opinion on an international economic issue.
"You want me to tell you what my husband thinks? My husband is not secretary of state, I am," she repli...[Read on] |
Q&A;: ESPN’s HerStory - Celebrating Women in Sport
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This month, in honor of Women’s History Month, ESPN puts the spotlight on female athletes - past and present - with stories of empowerment and inspiration, struggle and triumph, appearing across all ESPN platforms, including television and ESPN.com. Th...[Read on] |
Out of bankruptcy in a flash, the new General Motors shares its plan for future success
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Emerging from bankruptcy just 40 days after filing, the new General Motors Company began operations on Friday touting a new corporate structure, a stronger balance sheet, and a renewed commitment to make the customer the center of everything the new GM d...[Read on] |
espnW: Finally, a brand for female athletes
| ESPN, the worldwide leader in sports, recently announced a bubbling business from within called espnW, a brand completely driven for and by sports-minded women. Now, before you jump to conclusions based upon the espnW name, I simply ask that you first hea...[Read on] |
If you’re a chick who dares to dream big, add these to your list
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Though few would argue that women have made significant progress in the last fifty years, most would agree that the playing field has yet to be entirely leveled when it comes to promotions, job opportunities, and high-profile projects.
Despite the fact t...[Read on] |
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