During the process of my research for this post, I chose to look at anchorwomen, reporters, and TV correspondents, specifically of color, who have risen up either within and/or outside the confines of mainstream news. These are women who’ve gone to write their own stories, have their own blogs, TV shows/specials, and achieved great respect and credibility.
Here are just a few I knew of and looked into, national and international, who have broken and continue to break barriers into the male-dominated world of reporting and journalism.
Lola Ogunnaike:
A former pop culture and entertainment correspondent for CNN, this Nigerian-American has written for publications like The New York Times, VIBE and Harpers' Bazaar.
Lisa Ling;
Although she’s never been an anchorwoman, journalist and former "View" co-host Lisa Ling has worked in television since age 16, reporting on topics ranging from celebrities to drug trafficking to the war in Afghanistan. As host of National Geographic Ultimate Explorer and as a special reporter on assignment for daytime show, The Oprah Winfrey Show, she traveled around the world bringing attention to stories that often go unreported. Today, Ling has her own weekly show, “Our America” that looks at subcultures and tackles pressing issues effecting the lives of everyday Americans on the OWN network, the first cable network to be headed by a black woman, Oprah Winfrey.
Tamron Hall: from Luling, Texas, an award-winning journalist, Hall is a correspondent for MSNBC and so far the sole anchorwoman of color to be on that cable news program.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20074213/ns/msnbc_tv-meet_the_faces_of_msnbc/t/tamron-hall/#.TrMW3mMRr_k
Christiane Amanpour: born in London but raised in Tehran, Iran by an English mother and Iranian father. Considered one of today's leading news correspondents, Christiane Amanpour has covered many of the world's most dangerous conflicts and devastating events. In fact, she’s so well-known for covering wars, that she’s garnered a saying onto her name in the business, “Where there’s war, there’s Amanpour”. Here’s a link and video on this accomplished woman:
Audrey Pulvar
Born in Fort-de-France, Martinique and educated at École supérieure de journalisme de Paris where she graduated top of her class in 1994, this award-winning journalist/TV newscaster became the first black evening anchorwoman to appear of French broadcast television news, France 3 Marseilles, from 2005-2009. During the 200s, she went to present in TV specials, monthly magazine entitled Parlez-moi d’ailleurs (Talk to Me Moreover), and co-hosted alongside top anchormen. In 2011, she became a columnist/commentator for, On n'est pas couché, (One is not Asleep) on France 2.
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