WHEN WOMEN LEAD THE NEWS
Women working in the news media is nothing new, but few make it to
positions of power in an industry dominated by traditional standards of
white males. A disproportionate number of women who make their careers in
the media ever hold titles of editor, news director or president.
Three Cincinnati journalists will talk about how they managed to
rise to positions of prominence with their companies and what it takes to
reach that point.
"When Women Lead the News," a panel discussion, will be held 7
p.m., Monday, April 24, in the Bachelor Reading Room. Speakers will include
Judith Clabes, president and CEO of the Scripps Howard Foundation; Kitty
Morgan, editor of Cincinnati magazine and Kathrine Nero, sports anchor and
reporter for WCPO-TV, Channel 9. The event is being sponsored by the
journalism program and the student chapter of the Society of Professional
Journalists.
The women will offer advice to Miami University journalism and mass
communications students on how to achieve success in the male-dominated
industry. All MU students are welcome to attend.
Clabes is recognized and respected nationally as the president and
CEO of the Scripps Howard Foundation. She earned her bachelor's degree in
English/journalism at the University of Kentucky and her master's at
Indiana University.
In addition to leading the Scripps Howard Foundation since 1996, she has
also served as the editorial director of Scripps Howard Newspapers, was a
syndicated columnist for Scripps Howard News Service in Washington, D.C.,
the former editor of the Kentucky Post and editor of the Evansville,
Indiana Sunday Courier&Press. She was also a teacher at Henderson County
High School and has worked in public relations for Indiana University as
well as a lecturer for the University of Evansville.
She is the author of the book "New Guardians of the Press," a book
on women as newspaper editors, and her weekly columns have been made into
books as well.
She has received honorary doctorates from Thomas More College and
University of Southern Indiana. She is a member in a number of professional
and civic organizations.
Morgan is editor of Cincinnati Magazine, the city's lifestyle
monthly. Since joining the magazine two and a half years ago, she has
overseen its redesign and led its staff in winning many awards, including
Best Monthly in Ohio by the Ohio Society of Professional Journalists.
She has worked at daily newspapers, including the Orange County
(Calif.) Register as restaurant critic, urban design critic and travel
editor, and the Cincinnati Enquirer as a daily news editor. She was an
editor and writer in the Los Angeles office of Sunset Magazine, the
country's largest regional magazine, where she wrote on art, architecture,
design and food.
She was magazine editorial director and director of new product
development with F&W Publications in Cincinnati, overseeing special
interest publications. She graduated with a B.A. in art history from the
University of California, Berkeley.
Kathrine Nero is the 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. sports anchor and weekday
sports reporter for WCPO TV. A female covering the male arena of
professional and collegiate sports, she is not the average sports
journalist.
Raised in Memphis, Tenn. she grew up watching Southeastern
Conference football and basketball and worked for the Memphis University
sports information office. She is a member of Kappa Tau Alpha, a journalism
honorary, and the Womens' Sports Foundation, a group that encourages female
participation in sports at all levels. She is also a former tour guide to
Graceland, home to Elvis.
She is an accomplished flutist and came to WCPO in 1998.
Moderator for the evening will be Patti Gallagher Newberry,
journalism instructor at Miami University, and a former journalist with the
Cincinnati Enquirer.
A reception will follow. For more information, contact Kevin Z.
Smith, acting director of the journalism program, (513) 529-5271.
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