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Fleet Street鈥檚 always been seen as the domain of men, whether they be newspaper magnates, editors, publishers, journalists, photographers or news boys!
Well, for every famous man there鈥檚 at least one woman who can stand up and be counted amongst them. The likes of Rachel Beer, editor-in-chief of The Observer and The Sunday Times; the first 鈥榞lossy鈥� style magazine Queen, the brainchild of Mrs Beeton no less; the first British daily newspaper The Daily Courant, created by Elizabeth Mallett.

Independent, strong-minded women who achieved much in this 鈥榤an鈥檚 world,鈥� paving the way for future generations of women in Fleet Street.
To help celebrate the 100th anniversary of female suffrage in 2018, Nina Myskow explores and celebrates the contribution made by female journalists, columnists, photographers and editors to the newspaper industry over the years.

In Part 2, Nina looks at the Reporters.......

鈥淚 didn't come into this job to be liked. I came into this job to make a difference - to hold people to account. 鈥� You need to be sure of yourself, and don鈥檛 let the bastards get you down." (Cathy Newman)
Nina asks how much has changed for women journalists in the last 100 years.
According to a recent study by Women in Journalism 鈥� not much. Male journalists still dominate front-page bylines and in 2017 only 25 per cent of front page stories were written by women.
Together with Ann Leslie and Rachel Sylvester (The Times), Cathy Newman discusses how they forged their respective paths as journalists, who influenced them and how to promote change.

And......The Photographers
鈥淚t鈥檚 easy to take photos 鈥� but so much harder to get the picture.鈥� (Doreen Spooner)
Every picture tells a story and Nina examines how the role of women behind the lens has changed. The photographs taken by Doreen Spooner - the first woman to become a staff photographer on the Daily Mirror in the 1940s - captured images of life in Britain set against the backdrop of a changing world. And the scoop that secured her place in Fleet Street history - that photo of Christine Keeler and Mandy Rice-Davies.

Doreen inspired Royal photographer Jayne Fincher who discusses her career and remembers her time in the press pack at the height of Di-mania.

And finally, throughout the series, Nina looks at the role of women in newspapers, set against the backdrop of social and political change through the decades and with personal testimony of the women involved, asks just how far have we鈥檝e come鈥�and where do we go from here?