Rebecca Traister
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Steinem's Women's Media Center Holds First Annual Media Awards - Posted June 18, 2009
Last night marked the first annual Women's Media Center Media Awards at the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation in midtown. Catered and cozy, the event took place in a small, packed room brimming with well-established female media types and bright-eyed J-school students, with a mic stand in the corner for awardees like... [FishBowlNY]
Steinem's Women's Media Center Holds First Annual Media Awards - Posted June 18, 2009
Last night marked the first annual Women's Media Center Media Awards at the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation in midtown. Catered and cozy, the event took place in a small, packed room brimming with well-established female media types and bright-eyed J-school students, with a mic stand in the corner for awardees like... [FishBowlNY]
Couric Talks Palin, Sexism, Future at CBS - Posted March 24, 2009
CBS Evening News anchor Katie Couric is featured in a lengthy, wide-ranging profile in Elle Magazine this month by Rebecca Traister.
Couric reflects on the famous Gov. Sarah Palin interview, that Traister writes, "will be cited for generations, that will likely lead Couric's obituary." Says Couric: "The truth of the matter is... [TVNewser]
The Year of the Women? - Posted October 30, 2008
From today's mediabistro.com Morning Newsfeed: Salon's Rebecca Traister writes, if 2004 was "Jon Stewart's career-making election," this year is the year of the women. Specifically, Katie Couric, Campbell Brown and Rachel Maddow.
Traister cites the historic runs by women on the political side as a contributing factor. "Call it historical accident or... [TVNewser]
Is Coverage of the Online Glass Ceiling Just Reinforcing It? - Posted July 30, 2008
Lots of talk today about women and blogging, much of it kicked off by the NYT's coverage of the annual BlogHer conference in San Francisco last week-end. The article was widely criticized by women in the blogosphere and many questioned whether the NYT was merely reinforcing the glass ceiling that... [FishBowlNY]
Elle's Women in Hollywood Roundtable - Posted October 11, 2007
Salon's Rebecca Traister sits in on Elle's Women in Hollywood round table discussion on the state of show biz, why there aren't more women directors, and so on. The group wonders why women don't go to opening weekends, forgetting that people watch movies lots of other ways than at the multiplex,... [FishBowlLA]
Morning Reading List, 03.30.07 - Posted March 30, 2007
Good morning Washington.
You laughed at Karl Rove. Not with him.
An NBC release announced that "Meet The Press with Tim Russert" won the week ending March 25 in all categories, both nationally and in Washington, D.C. "Meet" attracted 44% more viewers than CBS "Face the Nation," 66% over ABC "This Week" and... [FishBowlDC]





