- Who are the leading women anchors in radio and television today, and what distinguishes their work from their male counterparts?
- 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?
- 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?
- How has the role of the media developed over time? And how has women’s role developed within it?
- 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?
- 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?
- What inroads have women journalists made in the media of the developing world – in Africa, Asia, and Central and South America?
- 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?
- What are the chief print, radio, and television media outlets devoted to women? What impact have they had?
- 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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