Thread by @TIMESUPNOW

1/ We initially launched #WeHaveHerBack to call newsrooms out on the problematic media rhetoric around women candidates in the 2020 election. And after weeks of bad coverage around the Olympics, we are reminded of why we started this campaign.
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2/ It only takes a quick headline search about women in leadership to see that we still have a long way to go.

We believe ALL women leaders across industries deserve to be treated equitably, which includes the way the media engages with and covers their work.

3/ Whether journalists are covering @itskerrii, @naomiosaka, #MeghanMarkle, or #BreonnaTaylor, they have a responsibility to make sure that stories about impacted women are told in ways that are fair and equitable and that mitigate harm...not intensify it.

4/ This absolutely includes women athletes — esp. Black women athletes, who are often portrayed in ways that don’t reflect their humanity or the breadth of their experiences. Historically, the experiences of Black people in sports have been erased. Enough is enough.

5/ With the beginning of the #Olympic games this week, we are seeing women at work competing at the highest level in their fields. We are calling on media that intend to cover these women to do so fairly and with respect.

6/6 To those journalists and outlets that continuously produce derogatory, bad-faith, and or non-existent coverage of women...you’re on notice.

We said it then and we’re saying it now, we have their backs. #WeHaveHerBack
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