The Story Behind Her IWMF Series Archives - Ms. Magazine https://msmagazine.com/tag/the-story-behind-her-iwmf-series/ More Than A Magazine, A Movement Thu, 24 Jul 2025 14:57:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://msmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/cropped-ms-logo-32x32.jpg The Story Behind Her IWMF Series Archives - Ms. Magazine https://msmagazine.com/tag/the-story-behind-her-iwmf-series/ 32 32 The Story Behind Her: Deborah Bonello Is Telling Untold Stories of Women Crime Bosses—”Las Patronas” https://msmagazine.com/2021/11/07/deborah-bonello-women-crime-bosses-vice-las-patronas/ Sun, 07 Nov 2021 13:00:00 +0000 https://libertymediams.wpenginepowered.com/?p=256042 Meet Deborah Bonello, the senior editor of Latin America at VICE World News, who's created a new series, "Las Patronas," that profiles the untold stories of women crime bosses in Latin America.

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]]> The Story Behind Her: How Journalists Valeria Fernández and Maritza L. Félix Center the Latinx Community https://msmagazine.com/2021/06/24/the-story-behind-her-valeria-fernandez-maritza-l-felix-latina-women-journalists/ Thu, 24 Jun 2021 21:04:00 +0000 https://libertymediams.wpenginepowered.com/?p=236356 Women journalists have always been at the forefront of change—so as the U.S. faces compounding crises, it’s no surprise that women journalists are stepping up to bring truth to the public.

This month, meet Valeria Fernández and Maritza L. Félix, co-hosts of the "Comadres Al Aire" podcast based in Phoenix, Arizona.

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]]> The Story Behind Her: Kim Bui and Emma Carew Grovum Are Dedicating Space for and by Newsroom Leaders of Color https://msmagazine.com/2021/05/27/the-story-behind-her-kim-bui-emma-carew-grovum-newsroom-leaders-of-color-aapi-women-journalists/ Thu, 27 May 2021 23:21:00 +0000 https://libertymediams.wpenginepowered.com/?p=230891 Women journalists have always been at the forefront of change—so as the U.S. faces compounding crises, it’s no surprise that women journalists are stepping up to bring truth to the public.

This month, meet Kim Bui and Emma Carew Grovum— who just launched the “Sincerely, Leaders of Color” newsletter, described as "a column for people who want a different experience for journalists of color in their newsroom."

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]]> The Story Behind Her: Journalist Nicole A. Childers Is “Laser-Focused” on Responsible Story-Telling https://msmagazine.com/2021/04/29/the-story-behind-her-journalist-nicole-a-childers-producer-marketplace-black-women-journalist/ Thu, 29 Apr 2021 17:20:00 +0000 https://libertymediams.wpenginepowered.com/?p=226133 Change starts with recognizing the people behind the byline. All year, join us on the last Thursday of the month to learn The Story Behind Her.

This week, meet Nicole A. Childers—an executive producer on Marketplace. Childers is also member of IWMF's new Next Gen Safety Trainers program—which aims to train a cohort of women and non-binary people to counter the disparity that exists in the security advising and training space, currently dominated by cisgender, white men.

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]]> The Story Behind Her: Journalist Jenni Monet Wants to De-Colonize Your News Feed https://msmagazine.com/2021/03/31/the-story-behind-her-indigenous-journalist-jenni-monet-native-women-feminist-media/ Wed, 31 Mar 2021 18:46:00 +0000 https://libertymediams.wpenginepowered.com/?p=220434 Meet Jenni Monet, journalist and founder of the weekly newsletter Indigenously: Decolonizing Your Newsfeed and tribal citizen of the Laguna Pueblo.

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]]> The Story Behind Her: Photojournalist Cheriss May Is Changing the Status Quo Through Photography https://msmagazine.com/2021/03/25/the-story-behind-her-photojournalist-cheriss-may-is-changing-the-status-quo-through-photography/ Thu, 25 Mar 2021 17:03:00 +0000 https://libertymediams.wpenginepowered.com/?p=218887 Meet photographer and educator Cheriss May, whose powerful work has appeared in major publications like The New York Times, People Magazine, NBC News, Reuters, BET, the Today Show, National Press Photographers Association and many others. Her subjects include notable feminists, including First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, Cicely Tyson, Maya Angelou and Gabby Giffords.

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]]> The Story Behind Her: For Journalist S. Mitra Kalita, Community Is Everything https://msmagazine.com/2021/03/18/the-story-behind-her-journalist-s-mitra-kalita/ Thu, 18 Mar 2021 17:50:00 +0000 https://libertymediams.wpenginepowered.com/?p=217738 Meet S. Mitra Kalita—CEO and co-founder of URL Media, a network of Black and Brown media organizations; and publisher of Epicenter NYC, which Kalita describes as a weekly newsletter "created to get my beloved community through the pandemic."

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]]> The Story Behind Her: New York Times Editor Charo Henríquez Is Pushing for Change in Newsrooms https://msmagazine.com/2021/03/12/the-story-behind-her-new-york-times-editor-charo-henriquez-diversity-change-newsrooms-women-leadership-news/ Fri, 12 Mar 2021 21:07:00 +0000 https://libertymediams.wpenginepowered.com/?p=216259 This Women’s History Month, the International Women’s Media Foundation is spotlighting women journalists who are shaking up the industry, bringing their full identities to the table to make the news media stronger, more diverse and equitable.

This week, meet Charo Henríquez (@charohenriquez), editor of newsroom development and support at the New York Times.

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]]> The Story Behind Her: Journalist Polly Irungu on Taking Up Space as a Black Woman https://msmagazine.com/2021/03/04/the-story-behind-her-journalist-polly-irungu-black-women-photographers/ Thu, 04 Mar 2021 15:34:00 +0000 https://libertymediams.wpenginepowered.com/?p=214415 This Women’s History Month, the International Women’s Media Foundation is spotlighting women journalists who are shaking up the industry, bringing their full identities to the table to make the news media stronger, more diverse and equitable.

This week, meet Polly Irungu, a multimedia journalist and founder of Black Women Photographers, a community and database of Black women and non-binary photographers.

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