Entries for April 2010

IWMF board member Cindi Leive after receiving a 2010 National Magazine Award: “We’re the first women’s magazine ever honored with this award–just more proof that, as the IWMF always says, women’s voices matter."

The IWMF held a Leadership Institute for African women journalists in March in Bamako, Mali. Sessions included a leadership style assessment and how to manage conflict.

The Knight Center for Environmental Journalism will award $1,000 to honor an innovative project in environmental coverage. The contest is supported by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. Journalists who are implementing a new idea that is changing the way environmental news and information is communicated are invited to apply. Deadline is April 30. Click here for details or to apply.

The Online Media Legal Network, launched earlier this year, is a free legal referral network that assists journalists and other independent publishers to find free legal help. The network provides assistance in a broad range of legal issues, including copyright licensing and fair use counseling. Visit the OMLN Web site to learn more.

Ann Curry, an IWMF board member and NBC anchor, will receive an award at the Women Who Care luncheon May 6 in New York. The event honors female role models representing various segments of the community. Read more about the event.

Judy Woodruff, a founding member of the IWMF board of directors, will receive the 2010 Edward R. Murrow Lifetime Achievement Award in the television category from Washington State University’s Edward R. Murrow College of Communication. The award will be presented on April 20. Read more about Woodruff’s award.

Tayyibah Taylor is the publisher and editor-in-chief of Azizah, a magazine for Muslim-American women. She attended the IWMF U.S. Leadership Institute for Women Journalists in 2008.

Ms. magazine has launched a blog and is looking for bloggers to write about feminist topics. The Ms. Blog is a source of expert commentary on feminist news & culture, as well as breaking stories of feminist interest. See the blog. E-mail Michele Kort at mkort(at)msmagazine.com for more information.

Filipino journalist Marites Vitug, who won an IWMF Courage in Journalism Award in 1991, received alarming death threats recently. The IWMF is urging the government to take action to protect her.

April 9, 2010 President Gloria Macapagal-ArroyoOffice of the President Malacanang Palace The Philippines Fax: +3 2 736 1010 Dear President Macapagal...

The IWMF has held two programs to help enable women leaders from media, civil society and parliament to respond to the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

Supported by the Ford Foundation, the projects were collaborative efforts among the IWMF, the Centre for Development and Population Activities and the Center for Women Policy Studies.

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Six women journalists from India, Kenya and Mexico visited the U.S. in June 2008 to participate in an initiative to reduce the prevalence of HIV/AIDS ...

IWMF board member Lynn Povich was among a group of women who sued Newsweek magazine for gender discrimination in 1970. She wrote about the case and what it means today.

By Lynn Povich On March 29, three young women writers at Newsweek wrote a piece called “Are We There Yet?” questioning how much had changed since 46 ...

Christiane Amanpour, an IWMF board member and CNN anchor, spoke about reporting across the globe at an IWMF luncheon March 16 in New York. The luncheon was co-hosted by IWMF board member Cindi Leive, editor-in-chief of Glamour magazine.