In a surprising twist, female Editors-in-Chief make less money than their male counterparts — about $15,000 less. I know, you're so shocked you just threw up on your petticoat or ate ice cream from the container or whatever it is women do when they're mad. Myself, I'm contemplating becoming hysterical and breaking…
Most newspaper stories about the election written in 2012 — including all those endless and often redundant pieces on how housewives feel about the two presidential candidates — were reported by men, according to a new 4th Estate Project and Women's Media Center study. Good job, newspaper editors; Aaron Sorkin is…
After Politico reporter David Catanese had a little Socratic dialogue with himself and Twitter about the merits of Todd Akins' concept of "legitimate rape," Politico editors have decided it's best if Catanese maybe doesn't cover any more Akin-fallout news.
Does Newsweek's indecent asparagus cover photo seem a little familiar to you? If so, it means that you either have something to share with all of us about your relationship with asparagus, or you recognize this picture of two slimy asparagus spears dangling over the sexualized maw of a hungry and anonymous woman from…
The Texas Monthly already said that it stands behind the reporting in its profile of Jane Aldridge — "in Jimmy Choo stiletto heels" — but the writer of the piece, Jason Sheeler, has a more detailed explanation of some of the disputed quotes and facts at the magazine's blog. To wit, how that "Why should I go to…
Curious what the founders of "The Count," which tallies the number of women who get published in top literary magazines (spoiler: not many), think of the 2012 National Magazine Award finalists? Although four women were nominated in the Public Interest category, there are no ladies to be found in prestigious…
Long believed to be a mythical archipelago populated exclusively by penguins and three elderly British wizarding couples who all have tea together on Sundays and exchange potion recipes, the Falkland Islands recently proved that it is a very real and newsworthy place when one of the local papers, Penguin News, took a…
Last night on Rock Center, Chelsea Clinton filed her first report as a full-fledged journalist. The daughter of President Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton played it safe: No bizarre crime; no far-flung warn-torn countries. Instead, Chelsea went to her home state of Arkansas and profiled Annette Dove, a…
A student newspaper at East Carolina University is in trouble for publishing unedited photos of a streaker in which you can clearly see his junk. They say they just wanted their fellow students to be able to see the, um, facts.
The bosses at ABC News have made the noble decision to stop paying news subjects for stories. Though they never actually paid for interviews, just photo licensing rights. And they still may pay licensing fees in an "extraordinary circumstance." Well, at least they've decided to stay classy by instituting the new…
In the current issue of W, fashion stylist Nicola Formichetti is quoted relating a rather damning anecdote about his time at Dazed & Confused magazine. Formichetti says he once walked off the set of a shoot with the techno-world music fusion group Zohar. What had the band done to offend Nicola Formichetti? The stylist…
When it comes to the military, says one former diplomat, the media are totally gay. Or girly. To wit:
Dorothy Parvaz, a reporter for Al Jazeera, hasn't been heard from since she arrived in Syria Friday. The Committee to Protect Journalists says there is "strong evidence" suggesting she was detained by authorities there.
Kabul was a fishbowl and not conducive to actual dating, even though the foreign women were vastly outnumbered by the foreign men. Our attractiveness rate skyrocketed accordingly. A ten in Kabul became a five as soon as she walked off the plane in Dubai. We were Kabul Cute, we were Mission Pretty. But still, the men…
A 60 Minutes/Vanity Fair poll found that 30% of Americans think Justin Bieber will be in rehab by the time he's 30, which seems rather harsh since the 17-year-old has never even been spotted holding a beer or grinding with his manager. 60 Minutes, you should be ashamed of yourself. We expect this kind of catty…
The New York Times's public editor has responded to widespread complaints about the paper's coverage of a child being gang raped in Texas. The gist: "My assessment is that the outrage is understandable. The story dealt with a hideous crime but addressed concerns about the ruined lives of the perpetrators without…
British mom Juliet Shaw was horrified when the Daily Mail turned her story of moving back to her rural hometown into a salacious tale of "Sex & the Country." So she took them to court.
Whenever I see "best of" lists, award finalists and even table of contents, I immediately scan them to see how women fared. And I regularly complain to my husband about the lopsided male-to-female ratio in the bylines of highbrow magazines.
Today Sarah Palin told Sean Hannity that because of her communications degree, she is qualified to "clean up" journalism today. So if she becomes president, will all news programs become unwatchably boring nature show/campaign commercials?
Here's some insight into how your magazine puff-piece sausage is made: Lyss Stern, editor of New York Observer's Playground magazine, has been accused of offering to publish a positive review of her dentist to pay off a $45,000 bill.
