Media Guardian 100

Media Guardian 100

Media Guardian 100 is a guide to the most powerful people in the media industry and is an annual event, contenders are judged on three criterions which include culture, economic and political influence. The media Guardian 100 has been going on for the last seven years is the list produced consists of different media sectors including: broadcasting, publishing, new media, advertising, marketing and PR. It’s broken down in a number of sectors including: television, newspaper & magazine, digital media, media business, advertising. Lastly the contenders in the list have their annual salary publicly displayed next to their profile and this figure comes from “The Sunday Times Rich List” as well as other sources.

The panellist of Media Guardian 100

Peter Barron- is editor of Newsnight.

Peter Bennett-Jones- is founder and chairman of Tiger 

Brent Hoberman- is founder and executive chairman of online interiors website mydeco

Tessa Jowell- is minister for the Olympics and London

Siobhan Kenny- is director of communications at publisher Harper Collins UK.

Andrew Neil- is publisher of the Barclay brothers' Press Holdings Group, owners of the Spectator

Trevor Phillips- is chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission

Chris Powell- is chairman of Nesta, the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts,

Janine Gibson is executive editor of guardian.co.uk and editor-in-chief of Media Guardian.

Jane Martinson is editor of MediaGuardian

There are 17 women in the Top 100 Guardian                                                         

Jay Hunt (No 12 in top 100)

Job: controller, BBC1Industry: broadcasting

Rebekah Brooks (16)

Job: chief executive, News InternationalIndustry: publishing

Elisabeth Murdoch (18)

Job: chairman and chief executive, Shine GroupIndustry: broadcasting

Helen Boaden (21)

Job: director, BBC newsIndustry: broadcasting

Dame Marjorie Scardino (25)

Job: chief executive, PearsonIndustry: publishing, digital media

Tessa Ross (34)

Job: controller of film and drama, Channel 4Industry: film, broadcasting

Dame Gail Rebuck (36)

Job: chairman and chief executive, Random HouseIndustry: publishing

Roisin Donnelly (42)

Job: corporate marketing director and head of marketing, Industry: advertising

Jana Bennett (45)

Job: director of vision, BBCIndustry: broadcasting

Cilla Snowball (50)

Job: chairman and chief executive, AMV Group; chairman, AMV BBDOIndustry: advertising

There are 17 women in the Top 100 Guardian, meaning they only make up 17%, whilse the other 83% are males this maybe because they are a subordinated group and have been blocked out by the more dominate this is outlined because there’s not a single women in the top ten of the Top 100 Guardian suggesting that males are more inflectional and powerful in the media industry