Hillary Clinton Makes History As The First Woman Nominated For President By A Major Party
NBC News: Clinton Is “Making History” As The First Woman To Become The Presidential Nominee Of A Major Political Party. Hillary Clinton is the official 2016 Democratic presidential nominee, “making history as the first woman ever to secure the backing of a major American political party,” reported NBC News on July 27:
Hillary Clinton is now officially the Democratic presidential nominee, making history as the first woman ever to secure the backing of a major American political party.
Clinton was formally nominated on the second evening of the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday, more than nine years after launching her first presidential bid. [NBC News, 7/27/16]
Media Figures Criticize Newspapers For Omitting Clinton’s Photo On Their Front Pages
BuzzFeed’s Anne Helen Petersen: Omission Of Hillary Clinton’s Photo Is “Simple Proof Of Enduring Sexism.”
[Twitter, 7/27/16]
NY1’s Pat Kiernan: Chicago Tribune “Had The Wrong Clinton … On Its Front Page.”
[Twitter, 7/27/16]
Daily Beast’s Goldie Taylor: “Sigh.” “First Woman Clinches Presidential Nomination For National Party … Newspapers Run A Photo Of Her Husband.”
[Twitter, 7/27/16, 7/27/16]
CNN’s Brian Stelter: Chicago Tribune Writes “Clinton Claims Nomination” “Above A Photo Of … Bill."
[Twitter, 7/27/16]
CNN’s Amanda Wills: Chicago Tribune “Marked Hillary’s Moment, But With A Photo Of Bill.”
[Twitter, 7/27/16]
Fusion’s Kelsey McKinney: “Hillary Clinton, First Woman To Win The Presidency! Let’s Put A Big Pic[ture] Of Her Husband On The Front Page!”
[Twitter, 7/27/16]