Where are the Women? (Niche media makes up for mainstream)

Under-Covered by Candice Novak | Dec. 11, 2008 (Special Report)

Women’s issues coverage has never been the best, but it’s getting worse as reporters are forced to cover more topics and papers attempt to serve larger regions, broadening their aim and sometimes dulling their investigative instincts.

In this atmosphere, women and men alike are resorting to the Internet to find the coverage they need. And niche news services now have the platform and the audience to provide that product. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by candice c novak - Dec 15, 2008 - 7:03 AM PST
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Mike LaBonte
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 by Mike LaBonte - Dec. 16, 2008

Interesting viewpoints, although I had trouble detecting a particular flow in the editing. The sound drops out for a few seconds while a cartoon is shown. I liked it enough to watch it twice though.

Womens E-News is an excellent publication that has earned good reviews on NewsTrust.

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Glenn LaBauve
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 by Glenn LaBauve - Dec. 16, 2008

A good piece though it starts out rather jumbled and almost lost me

Since the failure of the ERA, 12 years of Reagan Bush, and most recently 8 years of Bush Jr, women's issues have fallen on hard times, subjegated to the back of the bus for "more important" issues. I look forward to a new administration that may allow women's issues to be discussed after all, all our mothers are women.

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candice c novak
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 by candice c novak - Dec. 15, 2008

This is a topic that mainstream media is not wont to cover, as they are a factor of the problem.

Women’s eNews, an online news service I’ve been reading for a few years, is one of those services that has thrived online, as one of the only investigative, international, ... More »

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