Doing it right – Page 4

I’ll post a more detailed account (and photos) of JAWS CAMP soon, but I just couldn’t wait to share this fabulous blog by Northeastern journalism student Susie Blair.

It’s called Femmedia and, as Blair explains in her inaugural post, she hopes to explore the roots of a media culture that often marginalizes women:

I have a complex relationship with the media; a love-hate dynamic. I rely on the media to educate me on a near-daily basis but, as a woman and a feminist, I often become frustrated with how my fellow women are represented, perceived, commodified, ostracized, and stereotyped.

Blair’s blog, like mine, grew out of a class at the Northeastern j-school taught by Prof. Dan Kennedy. It’s also a good example of a topic that came up a few times at CAMP. There’s often a perception that younger women aren’t interested in feminism, but that’s not true. Their activism just looks different than that of women in previous generations. Instead of marching in the streets, they’re tweeting, launching publications and blogging.

Rosie would be proud:

This morning’s Boston Globe features a story about US District Court Judge Denise J. Casper, who is presiding over the trial of Whitey Bulger.

It’s notable for two reasons. One: Casper is running perhaps the most scrutinized courtroom in America right now, and her style is an interesting aspect to the ongoing Bulger story. Two: The piece tells us a about a judge who happens to be female, not a woman who happens to be a judge.

There’s some biographical information, but it’s the same type of family context that would be included in a quick profile of a man in a similar position. Mostly, the piece focuses on how Casper, who is still a fairly new judge, was assigned the Bulger case when one of her more seasoned colleagues recused himself. That’s an interesting detail regardless of the gender of those involved.

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