Marjorie Paxson

  • journalism history,  Marjorie Paxson

    Marjorie Paxson booklet

    Over the weekend, I received a booklet that women’s page editor Marjorie Paxson wrote. She wrote it about her travels in her early years of retirement. I found it at an online used bookstore. I have been lucky enough to exchange a few letters with Marjorie. She is a great woman.

  • journalism history,  Marjorie Paxson

    Marjorie Paxson

    I just got an email letting me know that the article Lance and I wrote about Texas and Florida women’s page editor Marjorie Paxson is being included in an Advanced Placement history class.Here is a link to the syllabus. I am so happy that these students will be learning about Marjorie. She is an amazing woman.

  • journalism history,  Marjorie Paxson

    Marjorie Paxson

    I just got an email letting me know that the article Lance and I wrote about Texas and Florida women’s page editor Marjorie Paxson is being included in an Advanced Placement history class.Here is a link to the syllabus. I am so happy that these students will be learning about Marjorie. She is an amazing woman.

  • journalism history,  Marjorie Paxson

    Women journalists who came second

    Last night we watched Diane Sawyer’s debut as anchor of the ABC Evening News. She is the second woman to be a solo anchor of the national evening news. There has not been too much publicity (especially compared to when Katie was the first) although she is getting good reviews in the media sections. Of the few women’s page editors who went on to management, it was typically the ones who came second, third or fourth who had success. For example, Gloria Biggs was the first female publisher in the Gannett chain after being the women’s page editor in St. Pete. She was not adequately trained and only served a…

  • journalism history,  Marjorie Paxson

    Women journalists who came second

    Last night we watched Diane Sawyer’s debut as anchor of the ABC Evening News. She is the second woman to be a solo anchor of the national evening news. There has not been too much publicity (especially compared to when Katie was the first) although she is getting good reviews in the media sections. Of the few women’s page editors who went on to management, it was typically the ones who came second, third or fourth who had success. For example, Gloria Biggs was the first female publisher in the Gannett chain after being the women’s page editor in St. Pete. She was not adequately trained and only served a…

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