A report released this week reveals that women reporters, tired of enduring sexual threats and no longer afraid of losing their jobs for complaining, are now speaking out. The change occurred after CBS News correspondent Lara Logan candidly spoke about her assault by a mob in Cairo’s Tahrir Square while covering the Egyptian uprising.
News organizations are beginning to provide help for women in difficult assignments. NBC is starting a course for journalists reporting in conflict zones, and the Committee to Protect Journalists has released an “addendum on sexual aggression” to accompany its security guide. -db
From The Washington Post, June 7, 2011, by Emily Wax.