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Today at Ms. | November 16, 2023 |
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Women in politics and news media are frequently made the target of attacks, threats and harassment. These efforts have one goal: to drive women out of the public space. (Courtesy of the IWMF) |
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BY JENNIFER WEISS-WOLF | Despite the slew of Jezebel-inspired clickbait headlines (“End of an Era!”), feminist media is hardly dead. Far from it. Among the extraordinary and thriving nonprofit and membership-driven newsrooms, hubs and websites with which Ms. is proud to share this mantel: The International Women’s Media Foundation, “Abortion, Every Day,” Rewire News Group, The 19th* and Women’s Media Center.
It is imperative that feminist media be understood as more than merely a hub for like-minded women. Its role is far more existential: It is where you will find the voices best able to call out and counter the rise in anti-democratic impulses and action that is growing all around us. (This essay is part of the “Feminist Journalism is Essential to Democracy” project—Ms. magazine’s latest installment of Women & Democracy, presented in partnership with the International Women’s Media Foundation.) (Click here to read more) |
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Wall Street Journal reporter Sabrina Siddiqui asks a question of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a joint press conference alongside U.S President Joe Biden at the White House on June 22, 2023. (Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images) |
BY MAX FALLON-GOODWIN | Last year, 12 women journalists were murdered, and the number of women journalists imprisoned rose by 64 percent. By continuing to award courageous journalists, the International Women’s Media Foundation is making it known that the threat of violence against women reporters is ever-present. Still, it also is a testament to the unwavering spirit of women journalists globally. Over the next several months, Ms. and IWMF will collaborate monthly to highlight the works of these journalists, all of whom are nominees or winners of the Courage in Journalism award.
(This essay is part of the “Feminist Journalism is Essential to Democracy” project—Ms. magazine’s latest installment of Women & Democracy, presented in partnership with the International Women’s Media Foundation.) (Click here to read more) |
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Original Ms. staffers in 1972. (Mary Ellen Mark) |
BY MS. EDITORS | “Finding Ms. felt like coming home—to myself, to my voice, to my intuition, to my knowing.” We asked what Ms. means to you—and we were moved by your replies. Ms. magazine has been at the forefront of feminist journalism for half a century. The magazine was a brazen act of independence in the 1970s. Our readers recognize the impact Ms. has made over the past 50 years. (This essay is part of the “Feminist Journalism is Essential to Democracy” project—Ms. magazine’s latest installment of Women & Democracy, presented in partnership with the International Women’s Media Foundation.) (Click here to read more) |
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