Check Out Tina Brown’s First Newsweek Cover

Bold move. The first female Newsweek editor puts a woman (Hillary Clinton) on her first cover.

Tomorrow is the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day and in honor of that, Newsweek has a package of women’s stories and takes a look at the 150 women who shake the world. All the women on the list are amazing. You should read about each one.

Here are the entertainment/media women on the list (they are all on for reasons other than being in entertainment)
Shohreh Aghdashloo — actress
Eve Ensler
Abigail Disney
Mia Farrow
Salma Hayek
Rula Jebreal — author, Miral

List continues after the jump

Pat Mitchell — CEO of the Paley Center for Media
Padma Lakshmi
Angelina Jolie
Ashley Judd
Annie Leibovitz
Beeban Kidron — director
Shirin Neshat — writer/director Women Without Men
Shakira
Lynn Nottage
Arundhati Roy
Libby Spears — doc director
Meryl Streep
Oprah Winfrey

There issue also contains an article story about how the recovery from this recession will be led by women.


In Her Voice News Brief, May 31

Note: We are going to be sharing the transcripts from the podcasts when we can. Transcript from Podcast on May 31. If you would rather listen, click here. Holiday weekends inevitably lead to quieter...

In Her Voice Podcast Episodes- May 26

This week on the news brief we focus on Cannes including a bit on Jennifer Lawrence. In the weekly interview, we chat with Erica Saleh, showrunner and member of the WGA negotiating committee. She...

In Her Voice News Brief- May 17, 2023

Check out our latest news brief talking about why the Cannes Film Festival is important and problematic. Listen on Spotify Listen on Apple

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