She-said/She-said

Why can’t a woman write more like a man?  When I was a young journalism student, before the days when every story had a byline, journalism was about good research and good writing. With the advent of ubiquitous bylines (and how did that happen anyway?), journalism became personality-based with predictable results.  May the ghost of Ida Tarbell rest in peace.

Posted by islandmolly on Dec 2, 2005 at 12:20 PM

Hey, my local news headline today was :

“A Day of Drinking Led Woman to Kill Boyfriend”

Pretty insightful, and eye grabbing, eh?

Pretty concise, I don’t even have to wonder about the precedents….

Budweiser is clearly to blame in this scenario, lol

Posted by minerva on Dec 2, 2005 at 5:34 PM

“...this spring

Posted by Kuya on Dec 5, 2005 at 12:42 AM

The consolidation of news corporations into a few male-dominated supermedia no doubt has contributed greatly to the bias in staffing. That should be corrected, but don’t hold your breath waiting for the profit-hungry execs to make it a priority.

That said, it would be foolish to expect that a fair gender balance would automatically result in a more sensitive, liberal and woman-oriented news environment. Women nowadays tend to be just as politically divided as men, and for every new Molly Ivins you would get a new Ann Coulter.

The best approach is to level the playing field and insist on good reporting from all involved.

Posted by A.A. Murphy on Dec 5, 2005 at 5:23 AM