women in journalism

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?

VideoGender Stereo Type in Media

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?