Stefanie Davis Kempton, Ph.D.
Bio:
Dr. Stefanie Davis Kempton is an assistant professor of communications at Penn State Altoona. Her research focuses on women in the news industry, media representations of women, and social media. Prior to academia, she was a broadcaster for several national and local media outlets.
New research confirms that journalists who are pregnant or mothers are fighting against some of the same injustices that women reporters faced decades ago.
Women journalists are significantly more likely than men to be targeted for online threats and harassment, and it's having an impact on how they do their jobs.