The Reuters Foundation is accepting applications for a course on international news writing for journalists from the developing world. The course, which will take place in London, will run from Aug. 11-22. Applicants must be fluent in English and must have worked for media organizations for at least two years. Deadline is June 27. Read more on the Reuters Foundation Web site.

The McCormick Tribune Foundation, in partnership with J-Lab at the University of Maryland, invites women digital media entrepreneurs to apply for a new project. Three women-led digital media projects will be selected to receive $10,000 grants to launch their ideas and blog about it for the next year. Application deadline is May 1.
Visit the NMW Web site for details or to apply.

Jurate Kazickas believes in the importance of press freedom.

That's why funding the IWMF Leadership Institute in Lithuania made sense to Kazickas, herself a journalist and women's rights advocate.

In this series of videos, Sara describes her experiences and gives an overview of her fellowship.

As a global network the IWMF supports women journalists throughout the world by honoring their courage, cultivating their leadership skills and joining with them to pioneer change in the news media. For details on IWMF programs, supporters, goals and highlights please download our 2008-09 Annual Report below. Past IWMF annual reports are also available here.

Death threats were common for Maria Jimena Duzan, who covered the Colombian drug trade for a Bogota daily. The threats turned real for crusading Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya, who was assassinated in Moscow in 2006. These are just two of 56 valiant women journalists who have received Courage Awards since the IWMF launched the program in 1990. Read their inspiring stories below. And consider nominating a worthy colleague or friend for a Courage Award.

The IWMF is serious about making pioneering happen. With help from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation we sponsored unique research and training pro...

Reporting on HIV/AIDS: A Resource GuideThe HIV/AIDS epidemic has potentially devastating consequences for all of Africa, where more than 12 million pe...

Here are some of the more than 4,000 women journalists who are members of the IWMF Network. IWMF members report the news from more than 30 countries around the globe - from Kosovo to Colombia, India to Zimbabwe, Algeria to the United States. You can read their inspiring stories and Q&As by clicking on their names below. You can also share your thoughts and comments, and expand your professional network by getting in touch with these IWMF colleagues.

International Women's Media Foundation
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Phone: 202 496 1992
Email: info@iwmf.org

Questions about the web site can be sent to webmaster@iwmf.org.

Deadline for applications: April 15, 2009

The Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship is designed for a woman journalist working in print, broadcast or Internet media to spend nine months in a tailored program based at MIT’s Center for International Studies with access to Boston-area universities as well as two media companies: the Boston Globe and New York Times. With this flexible structure, the fellow will have opportunities to pursue academic research as well as to hone her journalistic skills by covering topics related to human rights and social justice.

IMPORTANT: Once you begin this application online, it must be completed. You will not have the chance to finish it at a later time. Please have all application materials ready when applying. Once you click "submit application," your application form will be considered as final.

When possible, please submit supporting materials as either Word documents or PDF files. If you are having technical difficulties, please email neuffer@iwmf.org for assistance.

2007 Elizabeth Neuffer Forum on Human Rights and Journalism

The IWMF’s global network connects women in the news media, bringing them together in new ways to share ideas, resources, strategies and career advice. The online directory of members has been taken down for a much-needed update. We plan to post a new-and-improved online directory in the near future. In the meantime, communicate with others in the IWMF Network by visiting us on LinkedIn, Facebook, or Twitter.  If you are trying to get in touch with a particular member, please email Alexandra Rankin Macgill.

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Call for photos.

We want to see photographs of you at work! Help us support women in the news media worldwide by showing the faces of women’s leadership in the media. Send us pictures of you at work at your desks, doing interviews in the field, editing tape, writing stories, blogging -- whatever you do in the media, however you do it. Help us show the world the variety of women in the news media.

Our staff will pick our favorites and display them on our Facebook Fan Page.

Please email your photos along with your name, your company name, and your contact information to Alexandra Rankin Macgill.

Photo Policy:

Photographs submitted will be used only in conjunction with the IWMF's educational mission and non-profit activities, and not for any commercial purpose.  If submitted photos are subject to copyright protection, please obtain and submit with the photograph permission of the copyright holder to use the photograph for any non-commercial purpose associated with the IWMF mission. Where appropriate photo credit will be given to photos used by the IWMF.

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RAWA trainers visit Buffett farm -- June 2010

2009 South Asia Initiative on Women and HIV/AIDS Policymaking

Reporting on Women in Agriculture: Africa--project launch 2009

Reporting on Women in Agriculture: Africa--project launch 2008

Candlelight Vigil for Anna Politkovskaya

2007 Elizabeth Neuffer Forum on Human Rights and Journalism

2006 Elizabeth Neuffer Forum on Human Rights and Journalism

IWMF luncheon--March 2010

Memorial Service for IWMF Board Member Deborah Howell

IWMF networking event -- October 5, 2009

2007 Boston Networking Breakfast

2007 Chicago Networking Breakfast