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The article presents a survey of women who have overrun media professions. In general, 37% of behind the news workers in radio, television, and prints news combined are women. In radio, 17% of news stories subjects are women and 15.3% of 10,612 radio stations surveyed had a woman as general manager. In television, 22% of news stories subjects are women. In print news, 58.5% of all copy editors are female and 60.3% of reporters are women. In motion picture, 11% of directors in 2000 were female.

The article focuses on incarcerated women who have been neglected and their voices were unheard by the media. It cites Yriada L. Guanipa who has been written to every mainstream newspaper and media source in the nation to draw attention to issues affecting incarcerated women, yet disappointed. However, a growing segment of incarcerated women are realizing the need to make their voices heard and recognizing that they need to create their own outlets and forums.

The author focuses on the threats that received by women in the mass media industry, particularly online blogging. She cites blogger and game developer Kathy Sierra who earned insults and criticisms from the readers which became a threat for her. She also considers cases of Iranian blogger Farnaz Seify, Afghan woman journalist Zakia Zaki, and Russian woman journalist Anna Politkovskaya.