Journalist
Selected print coverage
Selected print coverage of work on rape in conflict
“How One Reporter’s Coverage Helped to Bring About Justice & Accountability in the Democratic Republic of Congo,” Muftah, December 16, 2017
“Au Congo, les viols ont cessé à Kavumu, mais la reconstruction des victimes ne fait que commencer,” Slate (France), December 29, 2016
Newsweek, “‘The Uncondemned’: Retracing First Conviction for Rape as a Weapon of Genocide,” July 10, 2016
The New Republic, “The Trauma of Writing About Trauma,” April 20, 2015
The Globe and Mail (Canada), “Rape: A shameful weapon of war,” February 17, 2015
The Globe and Mail (Canada), “Why women who are sexually assaulted remain silent,” October 31, 2014
The New York Times, “Domestic Violence On the Rise Among Syrian Refugees,” August 29, 2014
NBC News, “Angelina Jolie, U.K. to Host Summit to End Sexual Violence in War,” June 9, 2014
WITNESS blog, “Ethical Examples of Interviewing Sexual Violence Survivors in the DRC,” March 13, 2014
Deutsche Welle (Arabic), “Syria: How women’s bodies are being used as war booty and symbols of power and dominance,” March 9, 2014
The Daily Star (Lebanon), “Jasmine Tent initiative seeks to offer safe space to vulnerable women,” December 17, 2013
Syria Deeply, “Worsening violence against Syria’s women,” December 3, 2013
Global Post, “Syria has become a terrible place to be a woman,” November 26, 2013
Global Post, “Using digital technology to help document sexual abuse in war zones,” August 2, 2013
The Washington Post, “Child marriages: Video of pleading Yemeni girl is just the tip of the iceberg”” July 24, 2013
Dagbladet (Norway), “Blir bundet fast og tvunget til å se på mens kone, søstre og døtre blir voldtatt” (Being tied up and forced to watch while wife, sisters and daughters are raped), April 5, 2013
Taz die Tageszeitung (Germany), “Auf dem Sofa im Krieg,” March 28, 2013
Foreign Policy, “Study: Government forces responsible for majority of rapes in Syria,” April 3, 2013
The Globe and Mail (Canada), “Live-tracking sexual violence in Syria,” April 3, 2013
VICE magazine, “Using mapping and Twitter to fight rape in Syria,” March 4, 2013
Foreign Policy, “Why Is It So Hard to Identify the World’s Rape Capital?,” March/April 2013
The Guardian, “Sexual assault crisis tempers euphoria over end of combat ban,” January 25, 2013
Voice of America, “Sexual Violence A Factor in Syrian Refugee Crisis,” January 21, 2013
Time magazine, “Is the Syrian Regime Using Rape as a Tactic of War?” July 12, 2012
CBS News, “Syria forces reportedly using rape, sexual torture in fight against opposition,” July 12, 2012
Corriere della Sera, “Lo stupro come arma di guerra in Siria,” July 12, 2012
Reuters, “Rape, assault are weapons of war in Syria – rights group,” July 11, 2012
Al-Arabiya, “Rape, assault are weapons of war in Syria,” July 11, 2012
The Jerusalem Post, ”Crowd-sourced map highlights rape by Syrian army,” July 14, 2012
The Independent (UK): “Women under siege: The use of rape as a weapon of war in Syria,” Sima Barmania, June 19, 2012
The Wild magazine: “Women Under Siege Puts Women on the Map,” June 18, 2012
El Mundo (Spain): “Cartografía de la tortura por violación en Siria,” June 16, 2012
Women’s Views on News: “Putting rape in Syria on the map,” May 28, 2012
CTV News: “A Conversation with Lauren Wolfe, Director, Women Under Siege,” May 15, 2012
Al-Arabiya, “International women’s group begins mapping sexual violence in Syria,” April 1, 2012
Mother Jones, “New Map Helps Women Track Down Rapists in Syria,” Erika Eichelberger, March 31, 2012
Mashable, “Crowd-Mapping Sexual Violence in Syria,” Sonia Paul, March 30, 2012
New Scientist, “Syrian crowdmapping project documents reports of rape,” Niall Firth, March 30, 2012
Reuters, “New Tool Helps U.S. Group Track Sex Crimes in Syria,” March 28, 2012
The Washington Post, “Syrian uprising: Imam tells rape victims they deserve to be honored,” Elizabeth Flock, March 28, 2012
Ms. Magazine, “Future of Feminism: Ending Rape as a Tool of War,” Aviva Dove-Viebahn, March 2, 2012
Toronto Star, “Fighting rape with words: Gloria Steinem launches website to combat sexual violence in war,” Debra Black, February 12, 2012
The New York Times: At War Blog,“What We Are Reading: Women Under Siege,” C.J. Chivers, February 9, 2012
The Guardian, “Why has it taken 65 years to recognise that rape is a weapon of war?,” Jane Martinson, February 9, 2012
USA Today,“Column: Finally, some hope for central Africa,” Kirsten Powers, October 18, 2011
Other print mentions
Marie Claire, “Who Should Replace All the Men Accused of Sexual Misconduct? These Women,” November, 17, 2017
“Female Journalist DEVOURS Trump After His Twitter Fit; Most EPIC Takedown Yet (TWEETS),” New Century Times, May 18, 2017
“These 5 journalists are making a big difference in the world,” One.org, May 3, 2017
Andrew Sullivan’s The Dish,April 7, 2014: “Remembering Rwanda”
Columbia Journalism Review, April 7 2014: “More female journalists means broader foreign coverage”
TheJournal.ie (Ireland), Twice picked for “Sitdown Sunday: 7 Deadly Reads”; on June 16, 2013, for “A Syrian Refugee Wedding” in The Nation and on January 5, 2014, for “The legacy of silence: Why we ignore the rape of women from Guatemala to Syria” on WMC’s Women Under Siege
The Daily Telegraph (UK), December 19, 2013: “42 awesome women you need in your life on Twitter (plus 2 men)”
AOAV, October 8, 2013: “100 of the most influential journalists covering armed violence”
Foreign Policy, August 13, 2013: “The FP Twitterati 100”
Poynter.org, March 25, 2013: “Why asking & answering readers’ tough questions is helpful when covering rape”
Women’s eNews, March 19, 2013: “Journalist of the Month: Lauren Wolfe Crowdsources Rape, Sex Assault Data”
Poynter.org, March 18, 2013: “CNN’s Steubenville coverage called too sympathetic to teens found guilty”
Poynter.org, January 14, 2013: “Why journalists are covering rapes differently in New Delhi & Steubenville”
Fast Company, December 21, 2012, “Social Influencers Who Are Changing The World Through Twitter”
Poynter.org, August 17, 2012: “10 ways to get traumatized sources to share their sources”
The Levo League, December 14, 2011: “A Seat at the Table: a Twitter-ful list of women crucial to foreign policy”
Selected print coverage of work on sexualized violence and journalists
The Washington Post, “On International Women’s Day, reflections from women journalists in war zones,” Emily Wax, March 8, 2012
St. Petersburg Times,“A reporter and a mob’s sexual assault,” Eric Deggans, November 14, 2011
The Gender Report, November 5, 2011: “Journalists and sexual violence”
MediaBistro/TVNewser, November 4, 2011: “Lara Logan’s Attack Inspires Other Women Journalists to Come Forward”
Poynter/Romenesko, November 4, 2011: “CBS’ Logan: ‘My attack was retribution against the free press’”
American Journalism Review, September 2011: “Out of the Shadows”
El Mundo (Spain), June 10, 2011: “Violencia sexual, tabú periodístico”
Die Standard (Austria), June 8, 2011: “Mauer des Schweigens bei Journalistinnen”
Journalism.co.uk, June 8, 2011: “CPJ report brings sexual assaults on journalists to light”
The Huffington Post, June 8, 2011: “Sexual Assault Of Journalists: Committee To Protect Journalists’ New Report”
Feministing, June 8, 2011: “New report on sexual violence against journalists”
EFE/Univision, June 7, 2011: “CPJ da a conocer informe sobre violencia sexual contra los periodistas”
Inter Press Service, June 7, 2011: “Female Journalists Break Silence on Sexual Violence”
Poynter.org, June 7, 2011: CPJ report: “Sexual assault is ‘the silencing crime’ for journalists”
The Washington Post, June 7, 2011: “Female journalists face sexual threats abroad, report says”