This week The Atlantic Monthly’s latest web venture, The Atlantic Wire released its list of the top 50 influential American journalists. The results are based on three criteria: online presence, affect on Washington insiders, and general reach. There are some unexpected conclusions (Paul Krugman is more influential than Rush Limbaugh), but the biggest surprise of all isn’t in ranking but numbers. Of the 50, only 9 are women, none of whom are listed in the top 10. Disappointing results, but an accurate representation of media reality. In fact, since the 1980s, the number of women in media has not changed significantly, and according to an Indiana University School of Journalism Survey, women remain just one third of the workforce in traditional media. That’s why American Maggie is here. It is our hope that you will contribute your writing, thoughts, and ideas, and support the other women in the conservative movement who are making their voices heard. By encouraging each other, women can increase our numbers and our influence. Together, we can add up to more.
The Atlantic Wire: Where Are All the Women?
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Great post. There is a good site that actually has people all over the world monitoring who actually makes the news. It is called http://www.whomakesthenews.org/
You can ask to be a monitor of the news. There are different reports for different countries. The US doesn’t rank so well. It shows that even when there are women reporting the news they usually report on stories about men.
This area of gender discrimination will hurt a woman’s chances of being elected.
Totally agree. It is sad there are not more women listed. I believe that we really arent’ pushed to give our ideas and to be taken seriously. Unfortunately we still get the “you can’t be serious look from the establishment” Look at Ann Coulter, brilliant writer and researcher, like her or not she is thorough and makes her case with facts and not opinion. Michelle Malkin is another one. Facts. That all they use to shoot down the liberal lies out there. We need to stand and be counted. We should not sit silent, but with anger at how our country is turning into something none of us recognize. What kind of country do we want to leave our children? That should be the driving question behind us all. What are we leaving our children?
I hope to leave mine the need to make their voice heard and toknow that this country was built on those making their own way and to make their own as well. That the Govt. is not responsible for you as an individual. You are.That is what is lacking in my opinion, accountability.
62% of ppl suveyed believed the country would be worse for their kids. That speaks volumes. So much for HOPE & Change. Looks like the hope is what you will have when they take everything else and the change is whats left after you pay “your fair share” of taxes.
This article is really fantastic.
Kudos! What a neat way of thiknnig about it.
This is wonderful information. Anyone ought to post it to Delicious.