On Tuesday in class, twihard, usuallyalwaysright, and dailycuriosity discussed local, national, and global news stories. The stories we discussed were on women’s healthcare, paid family leave, and a women run radio station in Afghanistan giving Afghan women a platform to discuss education, health, and social issues. LOCAL The local news took place in Harrisonburg. Shannon […]
Read More NEWSROOM 3/10On Tuesday in class, xoxogossipgirl, EyesWideShut, and StoryPaws drew attention to local, national and global stories that reflect what’s happening right now in sports, economics, and society. We discussed James Madison University’s women’s basketball team, rising unemployment rates among Black women nationally, the U.S. women’s Olympic hockey team, and Swedish skiier Elis Lundholm, the first […]
Read More NEWSROOM 2/24As I re-adjust to school after a much-needed Thanksgiving break, I’ve been reflecting on the holiday and the time I spent with my family and friends. At Thanksgiving this year, my entire family gathered at our shared log cabin deep in the woods of Maine. It was wholesome, intimate, and a perfect moment to bond […]
Read More thankfulFor this weeks newsroom roundup we discussed the local news of an all woman staffed charity celebration, the national concern of voter ID laws for the upcoming election, and the global headline of Brittney Griner’s appeal being denied. All of these news stories were presented and discussed with a feminist lense, and hopefully this recap […]
Read More Newsroom Round up October 28th, 2022There is no one way to be a perfect feminist. How a person chooses to support and share feminism depends first how they define their feminism, the spectrum is wide. That being said, popular feminist, Sara Ahmed, outlines one way to live a feminist lifestyle. In her book Living a Feminist Life she outlines what […]
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