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Woman Journalist in Somalia Receives Death Threats
Bisharo Waeys, a television journalist in Somalia, escaped attempts on her life on May 4. Waeys was driving to her home in Bossasso when she came under fire from several armed men but escaped by accelerating quickly and driving away. The next day, she received two text messages threatening to kill her if she did not stop her program. Waeys is the only woman working openly as a journalist in the semi-autonomous region of Puntland in northeastern Somalia.
Read about Waeys on Reporters Without Borders' Web site.
Gender Analysis Released by the MIW Radio Group
The Mentoring and Inspiring Women in Radio Group has released a 2007 Gender Analysis study. According to the study, out of more than 10,000 radio stations, only about 15 percent have women general managers. For full details, click the link below to read the report.
Read the PDF of the MIW Report.
Former Lifetime Award Winner Reports for Newsweek
Peta Thornycroft, the recipient of a 2007 IWMF Lifetime Achievement Award, wrote an article for Newsweek magazine about the situation in Zimbabwe. "We forgot to remember that Mugabe's democratic urges are never more than brief spasms," she wrote.
Read Thornycroft's piece in Newsweek.
IWMF Live
IWMF Live was created to link the worldwide IWMF network of women and men in the media in topical, live discussions about their work, their lives and their concerns. Join women in the media from around the world live online to discuss the latest news, share information about media careers and collaborate on strategies for career success.
Archived Sessions
| Monday Dec 3 | Moderator,
IWMF
The chat will focus on leadership, which is the theme for World AIDS Day 2007. Objectives are to address leadership\'s impact in the fight against HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa, analyze the role of the media in holding leaders accountable in the fight against HIV/AIDS and to map out strategies to help journalists highlight best practices of good leadership. Journalists, trainers and resource persons are invited to participate. Go to Archived Chat |
| Wednesday Mar 7 | Moderator,
IWMF
To commemorate International Women’s Day on March 8, the IWMF will host a live online chat. The discussion, which will feature participants from the IWMF’s Maisha Yetu project to improve the quality and consistency of health reporting in Africa, will be held from 8 to 9 a.m. Eastern Standard Time, March 7. Go to Archived Chat |
| Wednesday Apr 23 | Bachi Karkaria,
The Times of India
Bachi Karkaria (bio) is a trendsetter in the Indian media who was recently named associate editor of The Times of India. She will host a live online chat on the IWMF website. Go to Archived Chat |
| Thursday Feb 13 | African Women's Media Center,
Emily Nwankwo & Amie Joof Cole
Emily Nwankwo, chair of the African Women's Media Center advisory committee, and Amie Joof Cole, AWMC director, discuss the state of women in the media in Africa today. Go to Archived Chat |
| Friday Sep 27 | Carole Simpson,
ABC News
Carole Simpson, anchor of World News Tonight Sunday and an Emmy award-winning senior correspondent for ABC News, wraps up a week of discussions with top women in the media by taking questions about media careers. Go to Archived Chat |
| Thursday Sep 26 | Liza Gross,
El Nuevo Dia
Liza Gross, executive managing editor of El Nuevo Dia (Puerto Rico) draws on 22 years of experience in the media to answer questions about how to become a leader in the media. Go to Archived Chat |
| Wednesday Sep 25 | Judy Woodruff,
CNN
Judy Woodruff, CNN prime anchor and senior correspondent and co-anchor of Inside Politics, takes questions about how to take the lead in crafting a career in the media. Go to Archived Chat |
| Tuesday Sep 24 | Akwe Amosu,
allAfrica.com
Akwe Amosu, executive editor/producer, AllAfrica Global Media and allAfrica.com, the largest distributor of African news and information worldwide, talks about careers in the media. Go to Archived Chat |
| Monday Sep 23 | Narda Zacchino,
San Francisco Chronicle
Narda Zacchino answers questions about how to make it in the media. Go to Archived Chat |