Jeanne Bourgault is President and CEO of Internews, an international non-profit whose mission is to empower local media and the free flow of information worldwide. She leads the strategic management of the organization and its programs around the world. Bourgault previously served as Internews’ Chief Operating Officer; she joined Internews in 2001 as Vice President for Programs. Bourgault has overseen Internews’ growth in areas underserved by local media, such as Afghanistan, South Sudan, and under her leadership Internews has led the sector in focusing on the need for information amid crises, working to support local news and information access for communities affected by disaster, including the 2005 Asian Tsunami and the 2010 Haiti earthquake.
La creencia de que la brecha de género en las redacciones de todo el mundo ya no es un problema se refuerza con cada anuncio de gran repercusión de una mujer en el liderazgo de los medios.
The belief that the gender gap in the world’s newsrooms is no longer a concern strengthens with every high-profile editorial announcement of a woman in news leadership.
Independent media — democracy’s fourth estate — faces an extinction event, threatening to exacerbate and accelerate democratic backsliding the world over. Bold, collective action is neede...
BLM（ブラック・ライブス・マター）の活動や#MeToo運動は、職場における人種の多様性とジェンダー・ダイバーシティの欠如に光を当てました。ニュースルームにおける多様性も例外ではありません。2016年のピュー研究所の分析によると、ニュースルームの従業員のうち有色人種はわずか23%。男女比で見たときの男性の割合は61%でした。
The Black Lives Matter protests and the #MeToo movement have shed light on the lack of racial and gender diversity in the workplace. The state of diversity in the newsroom is no exception...
