Monday, June 11, 2007

Questions-Journalism

  1. Who are the leading women anchors in radio and television today, and what distinguishes their work from their male counterparts?
  1. Who are the women journalists working behind the scenes, and what are they doing to shift news reporting to reflect the real lives of women?
  1. What are the specifically feminine perspectives on the public sphere that are being expressed in the media? Which perspectives should be expressed, but are not?
  1. How has the role of the media developed over time? And how has women’s role developed within it?
  1. How can women use the power of the media to change the idea of what is newsworthy (“if it bleeds, it leads”) and shift the focus to our common humanity?
  1. How did Amy Goodman, host of Radio/(TV) Pacifica’s Democracy Now! news program become the most powerful voice in alternative news media and a singular advocate for peace, and what influence has she had?

  1. What inroads have women journalists made in the media of the developing world – in Africa, Asia, and Central and South America?

  1. Who are the major women reporters working in war zones and areas of conflict, and how does their coverage differ from that of their male colleagues?
  1. What are the chief print, radio, and television media outlets devoted to women? What impact have they had?
  1. Who are the major women documentary film makers working today, and what are their most impressive achievements?

BONUS QUESTION:

Amira Haas is an Israeli journalist, the daughter of Holocaust survivors, who lives and works in Gaza, reporting news from the Palestinian perspective: Is she a force for peace, or a threat to Israel?

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