Had you told me when I graduated from college in 1990 and began a career in journalism here in Washington, that all too often in the following decades, I would find myself the only woman at the table, I would not have believed it. For much of the time that I worked as a reporter […]
My mom once told me that I had “big dreams.” We lived all over while I was growing up, from Germany to Seoul, as my father’s job as an infectious disease doctor in the Army took us to every corner of the world. Through all of the change, there were two constants in my life […]
During the eighth annual Washington Women in Journalism Awards on Tuesday, June 22, 2021, the Washingtonian and Story Partners were proud to recognize the remarkable work by women in journalism in our nation’s capital. During this year’s event, we awarded four of the top female political reporters in Washington, D.C., across four categories. CBS’s Norah […]
During times of crisis, reporting facts and sharing information becomes even more critical for every American household and business to accurately navigate hardships and challenges. The COVID-19 pandemic has been a reminder of how essential journalism is to our way of life, health, and safety. Since the start of the pandemic and now, as we […]
It feels like an exciting time to be a woman in media these days—and it seems almost everywhere one looks, women are rising the journalism ranks and are increasingly becoming leaders within the Fourth Estate. Sally Buzbee just became the Editor in Chief of The Washington Post. On the Opinions side, longtime political reporter and […]
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Yamiche Alcindor on her Journalism Career
/in Washington Women in Journalism /by Yamiche AlcindorThe following are remarks from Yamiche Alcindor during the 8th Annual Washington Women in Journalism Awards event: “Thank you so much Catherine for that amazing introduction. I got emotional and I thought maybe because we weren’t in person that I wouldn’t be so moved, but I’m almost near tears because it is surreal to me that I’m part […]