National Press Club, Poynter Team Up For Talk on Journalism Gender Gap
Finally, we have an opportunity to let out all our feelings about the firing of Jill Abramson and the massive journalism gender problem on our hands someplace other than the Internet.
Poynter and The National Press Club have agreed to co-host a discussion forum called “Closing Journalism’s Gender Gap: A Forum on Women and Leadership” in Washington, D.C. on June 30, designed to address newsroom culture in America as it relates to gender.
Questions to be asked include “Why has the number of women leaders in media remained unchanged over the past decade?, “Has the focus on new technology affected the advancement of women leaders in newsrooms?, and “What news organizations have effectively advanced women leaders, and how did they do it?” (Good luck answering that one).
Speakers reflect some of the publishing industry’s most influential women:
Carolyn Ryan, Washington bureau chief for The New York Times
Susan Goldberg, editor in chief of National Geographic...
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