#HerStory by Twitter: highlighting women journalists

Twitter will be starting a new monthly series #HerStory, which will highlight the lives of women journalists. The series will be launched in Washington D.C.

In addition, the series would include sit down interviews with USA Today’s Susan Page, American Urban Radio Networks’ April Ryan, PBS’ Yamiche Alcindor, and the Washington Post’s Ashley Parker and Seung Min Kim.

Twitter is taking this initiative in honor of World Press Freedom Day on May 3.

“Women literally put their lives on the line in the name of truth, and that’s precisely why most journalists have become journalists, to speak truth to power and to give voice to the voiceless,” says ABC News anchor Juju Chang, one of #HerStory’s featured women.

“Women journalists are essential to the storytelling landscape, and far too often face obstacles while doing their jobs that their male counterparts do not,” added Niketa Patel, a senior manager on Twitter’s News team. “We need to highlight this gender inequality as often as possible, but especially on World Press Freedom Day, when so many are celebrating journalism and the indispensable work that reporters do for society.”