Welcome to Technology for Publishing’s roundup of news highlighting women’s roles, contributions, and achievements in the evolving media business. This latest installment covers top earners in tech and media, mentoring tips from the editor in chief of CNET.com, Tina Brown’s Women in the World Summit, and more.
- Business Insider and others reported that Apple retail chief Angela Ahrendts, who among other initiatives headed the launch of the Apple Watch both online and in Apple stores worldwide, was the highest-paid female executive in the U.S. last year, earning $82.6 million. Before joining Apple in the spring of 2014, she was CEO of Burberry. Other top female earners in 2014 were Oracle’s Safra Catz, at $71.2 million, and Yahoo’s Marissa Mayer, who made more than $59 million, according to a Bloomberg analysis.
- Poynter offered some tips from CNET.com Editor in Chief Lindsey Turrentine, whose column “The dead-simple way to help professional women succeed” addressed how to investigate organizations before signing on and create strong relationships with mentors. Among her suggestions, if you’re looking for role models, choose workplaces where women are present at all levels. And if you work for an organization where that isn’t the case, look outside your work environment for mentors. Also, don’t take it personally if a potential mentor is unresponsive. “Keep at it, because she’s not annoyed,” Turrentine said. “She’s just busy.”
- As part of a recent alliance with The New York Times, Tina Brown late last month kicked off the sixth annual Women in the World Summit, a three-day conference that this year included celebrity speakers like Jon Stewart and Meryl Streep, along with influential figures such as Hillary Clinton, who used the platform as her first major appearance in the 2016 presidential campaign. The forum also featured the stories of unknown women, such as the mother of a runaway ISIS bride and Israeli-Palestinian mothers who described the shared experience of losing their sons, according to Capital New York. Check out the full report on Brown’s mission and her plans to go global.
- At a celebration early this month that included Hearst executives, fashion designers, and other industry luminaries, Elle‘s Robbie Myers marked 15 years as editor in chief of the magazine. “This amazing period of technological innovation that we’re lucky enough to live in—it spreads our readers and our viewers across an amazing and ever growing array of platforms,” noted Hearst CEO Steven Swartz. “I would argue that it takes a very special editor in chief indeed to craft something that has the voice that can truly break through. Robbie Myers is one of the best in the business.”
- Joanna Coles, Cosmopolitan editor in chief and Seventeen editorial director, and Meredith Vieira, host and producer of “The Meredith Vieira Show,” were recently presented with Outstanding Mother Awards by the National Mother’s Day Committee, which also recognized retail executives Dee Ocleppo Hilfiger and Liz Rodbell. Women’s Wear Daily noted the awards event, now in its 37th year, not only recognizes successful women who balance career and family, but also raises funds for Save the Children, an organization that serves families in need.
- On the WAN-IFRA World News Publishing Focus site, there’s a great Q&A with Maria Ressa, CEO and editor in chief of Philippines-based Rappler.com. The former CNN Asia bureau chief and investigative reporter started Rappler as a Facebook page but has since grown it into a multifaceted site that brings together broadcast journalism, social media, and mobile technology to encourage social change and empower women. Prior to launching Rappler in 2012, she headed the largest multiplatform news operation in the Phillippines, the report said, which called Ressa’s story “a case study in successful innovation.”
- Fast Company associate editor Jillian Goodman has launched a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign to start Mary Review, a general interest magazine “by women, for everyone.” The idea is to create an alternative to publishing primarily in women’s magazines, giving female writers access to as broad an audience as possible, she told Capital New York. The project will launch with online stories this summer, with the first print edition slated for spring 2016.
- Hiring news roundup: Dorothea Herrey was appointed senior vice president of the NYT Live events and conference unit, The Wall Street Journal promoted Erin White to editor of digital news and Jenn Hicks to executive digital editor, the Journal also named Carla Zanoni executive emerging media editor in addition to her role as audience development director, Jane Wolfson has joined Hearst U.K. as head of commercial operations, Prevention appointed Courtney Murphy creative director, Jessica Teves is now editor in chief at Stylecaster, Mother Jones promoted Monika Bauerlein to CEO and Clara Jeffery to editor in chief, and Denise Warren was named president of Tribune Publishing.
Let us know in the comments if there are any other recent stories or career moves you’d like us to include in our next Women in Media roundup.
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