Tag: journalists

How journalists and universities can make it easier for experts to say “yes” to media interviews

Master Media Engagement

October 30th, 2018

Nancy Worth is a rock star in our world. After participating in one of our Writing Compelling Commentary workshops a little over a year ago, the University of Waterloo professor asked us if we’d be interested in collaborating on some research about our work. Then she developed the proposal, successfully applied to the Social Sciences […]

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New database seeks to amplify women’s voices in the news media

Our Advocacy Work

March 30th, 2017

J-Source by Michael Ott 30 March 2017 “We couldn’t find any expert women,” cannot be an excuse. That’s the mantra of a new website dedicated to amplifying women’s voices in Canadian news media. ExpertWomen seeks to create a database of women from across the country who are experts in their fields. Shari Graydon, the founder […]

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Women’s voices — on women’s issues — missing in action

Our Advocacy Work

October 21st, 2012

The infographic below is depressingly self-explanatory — on one level. It makes clear how entrenched the gender skew is when it comes to who gets quoted in North American media. And — as MediaWatch discovered 20 years ago when we conducted a comprehensive analysis of newsmakers (those quoted or reported on) in Canadian dailies — […]

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