Tuesday, September 22, 12:15-2 p.m. ET (doors open at noon)
Bond 45, 221 W. 46th Street 221 (between Broadway & 8th Avenue), NYC
$75 for members; $85 for non-members; $35 for active Scholars
Member Early Bird Pricing Special: $65 through 8/31/26
3-course lunch included
WMG is proud to announce the third collaboration with Ms. magazine in our popular and esteemed series exploring the role of women’s leadership, voices, and stories in journalism. For this third edition, a panel of distinguished journalists will discuss how women in media can steer and influence the national discourse. This year’s conversation will focus on the need for active and accessible feminist journalism today and in the future. Where is it being done? What are the most effective approaches? What are the challenges? Who’s listening, and who’s not listening?
Ms. and WMG are united in the mission to ensure that women’s voices are represented and prioritized as stories get reported and history and policy get made. Join us for this important conversation.
Meet the speakers:
Nina Burleigh is a journalist, bestselling author, documentary producer, and publisher of a Substack on politics called American Freakshow. A contributing editor at The New Republic and frequent contributor to The New York Times and New York Magazine, her journalism has been published widely, including in translation. She's the author of ten books (fiction and nonfiction) on an array of topics including Amanda Knox and the Trump women, which were reviewed or covered in The New York Times, BBC, MSNBC, and other media outlets. An adjunct professor at NYU's Arthur J. Carter Journalism Institute, her work has been cited in hundreds of scholarly articles.
Swati Sharma is the editor-in-chief and publisher of Vox, the premier explanatory journalism brand at Vox Media. In this role, she oversees the site’s editorial vision and business strategy across platforms, which include a YouTube channel with nearly 13 million subscribers and a growing podcast network. Swati previously spent her career at legacy news organizations, including The Atlantic, where she oversaw digital coverage; The Washington Post, where she was the deputy general assignment editor working on breaking news during President Trump's first year in office; and The Boston Globe, where she coordinated live blog coverage of the Boston Marathon bombing, which was cited in the paper’s Pulitzer Prize for breaking news.
Linda Villarosa is a contributing writer at The New York Times Magazine and a journalism professor at the City University of New York. Her book, Under the Skin: The Hidden Toll of Racism on Health in America, was a finalist for the 2023 Pulitzer Prize. Linda is writing a biography of the poet, playwright, and novelist Ntozake Shange, to be published by Storehouse Voices, a new division of Penguin Random House.
Jennifer Weiss-Wolf is the executive director of Ms. partnerships and strategy. A lawyer, fierce advocate, and frequent writer on issues of gender, feminism, and politics in America, Jennifer has been dubbed the “architect of the U.S. campaign to squash the tampon tax” by Newsweek. She is the author of Periods Gone Public: Taking a Stand for Menstrual Equity, which was lauded by Gloria Steinem as “the beginning of liberation for us all,” and A Citizen’s Guide to Menopause Advocacy, together with Dr. Mary Claire Haver (featuring a foreword by Maria Shriver). Her forthcoming book, When in Menopause: A User’s Manual and Citizen’s Guide, will be published in fall 2026. She is also the executive director of the Birnbaum Women’s Leadership Center at NYU Law.
Refunds available up to 48 hours before the event. No refunds for cancellations made within 48 hours of the event.
