Thoughts: Women Getting Pushed Out of Journalism

11 June 2014 No Comment

It’s not just Jill Abramson: Women everywhere are getting pushed out of journalism

By: Nikki Usher

The firing of New York Times editor Jill Abramson has been covered with all the gossipy verve of a traditional tabloid scandal. But by obsessing over the sordid details, we’re missing a key point: Technology has made it harder for women to survive, and thrive, in journalism. And that has big consequences for the quality of news we receive.

Admittedly, the cards have always been stacked against women. As Washington Post reporter Lydia DePillis aptly pointed out on her 100 percent men Tumblr, every single editor of The New Republic has been male. Almost every single newspaper chain is headed by a man, save Gannett. A recent New Yorker issue was written entirely by men.

Read the full article at: The Washington Post

Nikki Usher is the author of Making News at The New York Times and an assistant professor at George Washington University’s School of Media and Public Affairs.