Interhacktives has launched its youtube series: “Women in digital journalism”. On this occasion, we bring you the list of leading women in the industry to look out for.
Women are hugely underrepresented in front and behind the screen. A 2015 study by the Global Media Monitoring project showed that only 24 percent of news subjects- in other words interviewees or topics- were women.
In the US, the 2018 ASNE diversity report shows that women make up only one third of newsrooms.
On this side of the Atlantic, women are facing the same issue. As reported by the European Journalism Observatory, “News coverage in Europe is overwhelmingly dominated by male journalists and commentators, who spend much of their time writing about other men.”
More women are needed in newsrooms to improve their representation in news coverage.
Here is a non-exhaustive list of women paving the way in digital and data journalism:
1. Nonny de la Peña
Also known as the ‘Godmother of Virtual Reality’, De la Peña made an immersive reconstruction of the Trayvon Martin shooting. She believes the future is immersive journalism and series should be short with 3D, 360-degree cameras.
You can follow Nonny on Twitter @ImmersiveJourno
2. Ramya Raghavan
Ranked by Forbes as one of the 30 under 30 in media, Raghavan was News and Politics manager for Youtube before becoming Head of Marketing, Civic Engagement and News at Google.
3. Lara Setrakian
Graduate of Harvard university, Setrakian is an Armenian-American journalist turned entrepreneur. After working for ABC and Bloomberg TV in the Middle East she launched her own digital media company “News Deeply”. It’s a single topic news platform that brings thorough reporting with expert analysis.
You can follow Lara on Twitter @Lara
4. Callie Schweizer
Schweizer is no longer a journalist so to speak- but she rose from deep roots in journalism. She is the founder of The Callie Co. a creative strategy and consulting firm that works with big brands to increase their reach, relevance and revenue. Before this, she held senior leadership positions at TIME, Vox Media and Talking Points Memo.
5. Jenni Sargent
Sargent is managing director of First Draft, an organisation set up in 2015 to provide guidance and training to journalists in social news-gathering and verification. She is also director of Eye Witness Media which focusses on the importance of first hand eye witnesses in media.
You can follow Jenni on Twitter @Jennisarge
6. Uzoamaka Maduka
At the age of 25, Maduka founded The American Reader, an online literary magazine, for which she continues to serve as editor in chief of an online literary magazine. Maduka, who is a Princeton grad, was also designated as one of Forbes’ 30 under 30 people in Media.
7. Florencia Coelho
Coelho is a lawyer turned digital data journalist. She has worked as media research and training manager at La Nación, one of Argentina’s major national news outlets. She also co-founded La Nación Data, a project to help pioneer data journalism in Latin America.
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