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2020 is off to an inauspicious start for women in journalism. On January 24th, news broke of an incident between Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and NPR journalist Mary Louise Kelly. After storming out of an interview, Pompeo berated Kelly, cursing her out and questioning her credentials on the subject of the Ukraine. “Do you think Americans care about Ukraine?” he demanded before asking Kelly if she could identify the country on a blank map. The Harvard and Cambridge educated journalists correctly did, though Pompeo denies this. Donald Trump later praised Pompeo: “You did a good job on her.” What continued in the weeks following is a disturbing string of sexism and misogyny against women reporting the news.