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Author
Publisher
Story Arts Media
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"From cub reporter at the Newport Daily News to intrepid columnist at The New York Times, Barbara Lloyd's exciting career as a sportswriter followed a cinematic-like arc of drama, adrenaline, danger and romance. Covering competitive sailing and skiing for the Times--as well as writing an outdoor-gear column--Barbara had unparalleled access to the most illustrious sailors, skiers and mountaineers of her time, and to those captains of industry who funded...
Author
Language
English
Description
"In the waning years of the nineteenth century women journalists across the United States risked reputation and their own safety to expose the hazardous conditions under which many Americans lived and worked. They stole into sewing factories to report on child labor, fainted in the streets to test public hospital treatment, posed as lobbyists to reveal corrupt politicians. Todd shows how these "girl stunt reporters" changed laws, helped launch a labor...
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Food blogs are everywhere today but for generations, information and opinions about food were found in the food sections of newspapers in communities large and small. Until the early 1970s, these sections were housed in the women's pages of newspapers -- where women could hold an authoritative voice. The food editors -- often a mix of trained journalist and home economist -- reported on everything from nutrition news to features on the new chef in...
Publisher
Penguin Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
19 Arab women journalists speak out about what it's like to report on their changing homelands in this first-of-its-kind essay collection, with a foreword by CNN Chief International Correspondent Christiane Amanpour. International media coverage of the Arab world and its many complex, interconnected conflicts is dominated by the work of Western correspondents, many of whom are white and male--meaning we see only one side of the story. But a growing...
Publisher
Music Box Films
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
Hindi
Description
A fearless group of journalists maintain India's only women-led news outlet. All from the Dalit caste, the women of Khabar Lahariya prepare to transition the newspaper from print to digital while fighting for marginalized voices in the world's largest democracy. The film chronicles the astonishing determination of these reporters as they redefine what it means to be powerful.
