who’s responsible for Palin’s meteoric rise to the top of the media, and arguably political food chain? Jezebel founding editor Anna Holmes and Salon’s Rebecca Traister, who just published a book on the 2008 election and what it meant to American women, have penned a provocative op-ed in the New York Times today arguing that progressive leaders are as much to blame (or thank, depending) for Palin’s dominance.

Jezebel got a great profile in today’s NYT, on the heels of last week’s skirmish about whether or not the Daily Show was a welcoming and equal-opportunity environment for women. Dubbed “A Web Site That’s Not Afraid to Pick a Fight,” the article gives the 411 on Jezebel, the Daily Show dustup, the site’s history [...]

Several months back, I attended an all-female panel assembled to discuss why women don’t typically participate on media panels. I noted in my review that “the goal was to demonstrate to future conference planners and columnists that women offer a unique voice and belong on the panelist circuit.” As these issues take great deals of [...]

Here is a video of the GELF “Overlooked Women In Media” panel from September 2009, featuring Mediaite’s Rachel Sklar and Glynnis MacNicol, CNET’s Caroline McCarthy, Jezebel’s Anna Holmes and Slate Double X’s Jessica Grose.

Who: Glynnis MacNicol (Mediaite), Caroline McCarthy (CNET), Jessica Grose (Slate), Anna Holmes (Jezebel), moderated by Rachel Sklar (Mediaite). What: Gelf Magazine’s Media Circus “Overlooked: Women in Media” Where: JLA Studios Art Gallery When September 10, 2009 Thumbs: Up