Tanzanian journalist Vicky Ntetema, recipient of a 2010 IWMF Courage in Journalism Award, was featured on Public Radio International's The World on June 10. Listen to the program.

Thandiwe Banda, the first lady of Zambia, visited a May meeting of the IWMF’s Reporting on Agriculture and Women: Africa project in Zambia.  She commended the IWMF for giving "a voice to the voiceless women in agriculture."

by Kathleen Currie The first lady of Zambia, Thandiwe Banda, has noticed the change in her country’s news media. A self-described “keen reader and f...

Thandiwe Banda, First Lady of ZambiaRemarks at IWMF Reporting on Women and Agriculture: Africa ProgramMay 27, 2010 In November last year, I was privi...

Jila Baniyaghoob, a 2009 winner of an IWMF Courage in Journalism Award, was sentenced June 9 to one year in jail and banned from writing for 30 years. Baniyaghoob's sentence resulted from post-election unrest in Iran in June 2009. She was jailed at that time but was released on bail in August. Read more from the AFP.

Helen Thomas, the 1995 winner of the IWMF Lifetime Achievement Award, is featured in a Los Angeles Times editorial. Thomas broke many barriers for women journalists, the editorial says, and it would be unfortunate if she were remembered only for her final remarks. Read the editorial.

Judy Woodruff, a founding member of the IWMF board of directors and a PBS NewsHour anchor, gave the commencement address at Franklin & Marshall College on May 15. Read Woodruff's speech.

FRANKLIN & MARSHALL COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT ADDRESSJudy WoodruffSaturday, May 15, 2010Lancaster, PA Thank you.President John Fry, trustees, faculty, fri...

Journalist Bahman Ahmadi Amoyee, the husband of 2009 Courage in Journalism Award winner Jila Baniyaghoob, is in prison again in Iran. Amoyee, who had been released in March after nine months in Evin Prison, was imprisoned on May 30. He was summoned by the prosecutor's office to continue serving as a political prisoner. Read more on Jila Baniyaghoob's website.

The IWMF features exemplary articles from the Reporting on Women and Agriculture: Africa project that are submitted by local trainers in the target countries of Mali, Uganda and Zambia. Articles demonstrate the goals of the project, which trains reporters to effectively cover agriculture, the role of women in transforming food production and rural development in African countries.

The current featured article is a Daily Monitor article about a woman whose small-scale, rural project has grown into an important agricultural endeavor.

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In his article, “Farmers Can Help Prevent Soil Infertility,” Times of Zambia reporter Stanslous Ngosa covers in detail declining soil fertility in sub...

By STANSLOUS NGOSA Soil fertility is declining in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa and Zambia has not been spared. There are various reasons for the ...

Each month, the IWMF features one article from the Reporting on Women and Agriculture: Africa project. Articles are submitted by local trainers in the...

Tanzanian journalist Vicky Ntetema, winner of a 2010 IWMF Courage in Journalism Award, was featured on AllAfrica, BBC News, and CBC. Click the names of the media outlets to view the coverage.