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The article offers information on the increasing threats faced by women journalists worldwide, as highlighted in a recent report by The Coalition for Women in Journalism. Topics discussed include the severe conditions and imprisonment of female journalists in countries like Iran, Belarus and China; the global crackdown on press freedom; and the disproportionate length of prison sentences faced by women journalists compared to their male counterparts.

The article highlights the persistent gender gap in Primetime Emmy nominations, with women comprising only 33 percent of non-acting nominees in 2023. Topics include declining female representation in directing and writing categories, as well as the underrepresentation of women of color in key non-acting fields.

The article offers information on the growing prominence and respect for women in sports journalism, highlighted by the rising profiles of figures such as Monica McNutt, Malika Andrews and Naomi Schiff, and discusses include the impact of women's sports on media representation.

The article focuses on the premiere conference of Asian media professionals for Network of Women in Media, India. The title of one of the 15 sessions at the first ever Asia Media Summit, held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in April 2004 was, "Women in Media: What is Right and What is Wrong?" Of the close to 90 persons who occupied the dais during the three-day event, only a dozen were women, and half of them were confined to the session on women in media. The session was chaired by Jai Chandiram, president of the International Association of Women in Radio and Television. Of the six presentations, the three relatively substantive ones focused on the situation of women journalists in Malaysia, images of women in Arab media, and the "Screening Gender" audio-visual toolkit for gender-sensitive news broadcasting collaboratively developed by five European broadcast organizations. The world-wide trend that sees a significant number of women dropping out of full-time employment in media organizations, was identified as a major concern during the United Nations Expert Group Meeting on Women and the Media convened in November 2002 in preparation for the 47th Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women in March 2003.

The article offers news briefs related to women and the mass media industry as of Fall 2014. Playboy has appointed a woman columnist to offer advice on love, sex, and romance etiquette on its Playboy.com website. The first-ever all-women national weekly sports show "We Need To Talk" was launched by CBS Sports. Women in sports journalism has protested against the response of the National Football League and the media to the case of football player Ray Rice and his then-fiancee.

The article looks at the status of creative women in advertising. It highlights a study which shows the rise of women representation among advertising creative directors as well as explores the culture of the creative department that is said to have favored young, single men. The dominance of men in the agency creative departments, with only about 1 in 10 creative directors to be women, is noted.

The article presents a reprint of the article “To Strengthen Newspaper and Web-site Coverage, Understand the Numbers Behind Women in Your Market,” by Ann Clark, which appeared in the May 2006 issue of “News Watch.” It discusses the seminar about the opportunities available for women readers. It is also focused on the technology that offered a social connection among millennials.

The article discusses the decrease in number of journalists and newswomen in the U.S., as shown in a study by Professor David Weaver of the Indiana University School of Journalism. According Weaver, there has been a decreasing percentage of women involved in the journalism field as most of them considered themselves liberal Democrats. This accounted from the persistent change of values and ethics among these people associated with technological and workplace environmental changes.

Presents information on the `Minnesota Women's Press' annual `Names in the News' study on women's involvement in news reporting. Statistical information on this study; How this research was conducted; Comment from Jennifer Franklin, a reporter for the `Minnesota Women's Press'; Views of newspaper editors; Results of newspaper analyses conducted by students at the University of Minnesota.

The article reports on the data released by Center for the Study of Women and Film executive director Martha Lauzen from her series of studies of prime-time television, entitled "Boxed-In," about the status of women in television. The data reveal the decline of women in television and films, both in characters on screen and working in key positions behind the scenes. The analysis of the Geena Davis Institute on Gender and Media of women in movies is also noted.

The article offers news briefs about media reports on women. The National Women's Editorial Forum has reported that the November 20, 2008 opinion-editorial of the "Boston Globe" is comprised entirely of essays written by women. Canada's "Globe and Mail" reporter William Houston details how looks and sex appeal are important when it comes to hiring women for sports broadcasting. The "Start Tribune" in Minneapolis has agreed to pay more than $300,000 to settle a sexual harassment suit.

The article offers news briefs on notable women in mass media industry. Several excerpts are provided that honor Boston University professor Caryl Rivers who won the Society of Professional Journalists' Lifetime Achievement Award. Mary Garber, a sportswriter, died in September 2008, and the Association for Women in Sports Media renamed its annual pioneer award in her honor, and announced the Mary Garber scholarship.

The article reports on the research project, Global Report on the Status of Women in the News Media sponsored by the International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF). The project will examine the level of involvement by women in the news media industry. IWMF's executive director Jane Ransom says that the project aimed to draw awareness of gaps in women's leadership. Moreover, such project will create opportunities for them to improve their participation in the news media industry worldwide.

The article presents the comments of television producer Tom Bettag and David Carr about women in the media business. Bettag said that he wants to answer such questions as why blonde 24-hour cable news reporters are reporting on missing blondes. He said this during an interview published in the December 5, 2005 issue of the "New York" magazine. Carr wrote in the January 9, 2006 issue of the newspaper "The New York Times," about women being ignored for promotion at various companies. He said that some women in the media business are facing many obstacles.

Highlights the results of 'Media Report to Women' subscriber Martha Lauzen's analysis of television network scheduling practices and gender in the United States. Best opportunities for women characters and women creators and executive producers; Female characters on the weblets; Programs employing female creators.

The article discusses a comprehensive report, authored by Anna Griffin, concerning the status of women in mass media. The report founds the lack of women at the top positions within the mass media industry, along with the decline of the percentage of women that enter the industry. Other findings of the report are the persistence of journalism gender pay gap, limited venture capital for women, and increasing challenge of newsgathering workload for multi-tasking women with families.

Suggests that women's absence from the news may explain declining readership, according to the study `Women Strike Out' by the Canadian-based media monitoring organization MediaWatch. Comparison between women's share in population and their appearance in newspapers; Average percentage of women reporters in the period 1990-93; Tendency of the news to focus on people with power and influence.

The article reports on activities related to media persons. Journalist Gloria Emerson, known for her articles and books on the effects of war on civilians, died in early August. She had suffered from Parkinson's disease and took her own life. She wrote her own obituary, dated the day of her death. Her nonfiction book on war "Winners & Losers" won a National Book Award in 1978 but she described it as "too huge and somewhat messy." Its subject was the effects of the conflict on some Americans. She covered the conflict in Northern Ireland and in 1970, went to Vietnam. Emerson once said that she was allowed to go to Vietnam because the war was supposed to be over so it didn't matter if a female was sent. Danna Walker, whose dissertation-based paper, "Donna Allen: Activist, Publisher, Educator, Thinker" was published in 2004, won an honorable mention in the Margaret A. Blanchard Dissertation Prize competition sponsored by the American Journalism Historians Association. Allen, was a longtime social activist and seeker of justice.

The article reports on surveys that focuses on the relation of women with sports and mass media. The "Beacon Journal" republished a column by Betty Jaycox, ex-editor of the journal, about being barred from the press tent at the Professional Golfers' Association Championships because she was a woman. Forty-four years later Augusta National organization still holding out on admitting women to membership in the all-male golf club, the silliness of excluding women from any aspect of sports participation --including sports journalism remains real. A new three-nation study of primetime television soaps in India, Nepal and Bangladesh finds that more than 70% of the serials are set in affluent homes, with women spending 80% of their time within their four walls. The study, "Towards Empowerment," looked at 50 hours and 30 minutes of programming on satellite channels Zee TV, Star Plus and Sony, as well as 49 episodes broadcast on terrestrial channels. The study found that the setting for the majority of the serials was urban, upper class and affluent, with domestic/family space providing most of the backdrop. Surveys have found that there is no progress for women behind the scenes in Hollywood, California.

Reports on the results of VH1 executive Lauren Zalaznick's detailed analysis of 'The New York Times' newspaper's content and analysis. Coverage of women in the newspaper; Top professions for men and women; Differences in the subjects women and men wrote about.

Presents the Radio-Television News Directors Association's October 1998 statistics on women and minority employment in broadcasting in the United States. Percentage of radio and television stations with women in the news staff; Decision of the United States Court of Appeals regarding the US Federal Communications Commission's rules on minority representation in radio and television.