Peta Thornycroft, the 2007 winner of the IWMF Lifetime Achievement Award, talks about reporting from conflict areas. Thornycroft, a journalist in Zimbabwe, discusses why she continues to put herself in danger and stay in Zimbabwe. Read more on the All Africa Web site.

Newsroom cutbacks have affected many veteran female reporters, leading to layoffs and buyout deals that send seasoned journalists looking for new employers. Some see these changes as opportunities, allowing women to continue their careers in new media. Read more on the Women’s eNews Web site.

The Committee to Protect Journalists recently published its Impunity Index for 2009, a list of countries where journalists’ murders are routinely unsolved. Iraq ranked first, with 88 deadly attacks on journalists receiving no convictions. The compilation included 13 other countries, ranking unsolved murders per capita for the years 1999 through 2008. Read the report.

Jana Ciglerova, a journalist for the Czech daily Mlada fronta Dnes, is producing a series of documentaries about notable women for a popular Czech television program. The documentaries, being shown on the series “13th Chamber,” are meant to highlight the struggles of women to work in a “man’s world.” Ciglerova said it is important to bring the issues these women face into public dialogue, as gender inequality is pervasive in Czech society. Read the Women’s eNews article.

The Newseum, a museum recognizing the history of journalism and press located in Washington, D.C., recently added 77 names to its memorial for journalists killed while covering the news. Mexico and Iraq topped the list of most dangerous countries for journalists in 2008, with 18 murders between the two. Read the Associated Press article.

Colombian journalist Jenny Manrique, a freelance journalist, is the  2008-09 IWMF Elizabeth Neuffer Fellow. She is investigating Colombian paramilitaries during her fellowship. Listen as she talks about what she hopes to accomplish during her academic year as the IWMF Elizabeth Neuffer Fellow.

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The International Women’s Media Foundation’s website has been nominated for a 2009 Webby Award!  Anyone can vote for the People’s Voice Award, so please vote for us in the “associations” category at http://pv.webbyawards.com/

Voting ends on April 30, so cast your vote now! Thanks for your support – we’re excited to be nominated for this honor. Winners will be announced on May 5.

Please mobilize your personal network for the IWMF! Share these links, and encourage your friends to vote for the IWMF to win a Webby Award. The international awards honor excellence on the Internet, including Web sites, interactive advertising, online film and video, and mobile Web sites.

Roxana Saberi, an American journalist who has been detained in Iran since January, has been charged with spying. A judge said Saberi “has perpetrated actions to compile and gather information and documents and transferred them to American intelligence services." Read an update on Saberi in The Washington Post. Sign the IWMF petition for Saberi’s release.

The IWMF is pioneering change by conducting ground-breaking research on the status of women in the media worldwide. The results of the study will be published in 2010.

Volume 18, No. 1

In this issue:

• IWMF Fellow Traces Problems to Source
• IWMF Names New Board Members
• 2007 Courage Awards Honor Extraordinary Women Journalists
• IWMF Conducts Online Chat for World AIDS Day
• Lithuania Institute Trains Women in Former Soviet Republics
• How to Work with Generation Y in Newsrooms

May 2008 Newsletter

2009 Courage in Journalism Award winner Jila Baniyaghoob was released from Iran’s Evin prison around 11 p.m. local time on Aug. 19. She was arrested in June.

The Global Report on Women in the News Media is examining the structure of the news media industry worldwide from a gender perspective in order to doc...