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IWMF Trains Women Journalists in Lithuania
The IWMF, in partnership with The Kazickas Family Foundation and Internews Network, held a three-day leadership workshop from April 10-12 in Lithuania to help women journalists from the former Soviet Republics build their skills and prepare to be leaders in the news media.
- View a photo gallery from the program.
- Learn more about the Lithuania Leadership Institute.
- Read more about Jurate Kazickas.
- Help support women journalists.
Deadline Extended for IWMF Leadership Institute for Women Journalists
The International Women's Media Foundation has extended the deadline for the 2008 Leadership Institute for Women Journalists. Women journalists from print, broadcast and Internet media in the United States may apply for the week-long program, which helps women journalists develop leadership skills and become leaders in their newsrooms. The Institute will be held July 21-25 in Chicago.
Session leaders include Jill Geisler of the Poynter Institute and Liza Gross of The Miami Herald.
- See the press release.
- Download an application.
- Learn more about the Leadership Institute.
Jurate Kazickas Draws on Her Own Experience to Support Women Journalists
Jurate Kazickas, a journalist and women's rights advocate, says she was thrilled to support the IWMF Lithuania Leadership Institute, which was held April 10-12 in Lithuania. By cultivating news media leaders, the Institute called attention to press freedom and the state of media the former Soviet Republics. Kazickas is glad to have helped the women journalists gain confidence in their skills and learn techniques to advance their careers.
"I really wanted to do something for women at a junction in their careers where they've reached a level where they really feel like they can go farther," she said.
- Read more about Jurate Kazickas.
- Read the press release about the program.
- Learn more about the Lithuania Leadership Institute.
- Help support this and other IWMF programs.
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IWMF Live Features Narda Zacchino
Narda Zacchino, San Francisco Chronicle, participated in an IWMF Live chat on Monday, September 23, 2002.
What was your first job in the media?
My first job in the media was working as a copy editor for a group of weekly newspapers in San Diego while I was in college.
Did you have a career plan?
My career plan to be a journalist began when I was in 6th grade and started a school newspaper. I never switched course.
Who was your most important mentor? What did you learn from her/him? How did you apply that in your career?
My most important mentor in my youth was my mother, from whom I learned that I could achieve anything I set out to do (which served me well in breaking into a male profession) and that everyone is equally deserving of respect (which served me well when I became a manager).
What was the biggest roadblock that you faced, as a woman, in your career? How did you overcome it?
My biggest roadblock was breaking through the glass ceiling to become a masthead editor. I overcame it with hard work, perseverance and speaking up for myself and others.
In one simple sentence, what one piece of advice would you give women who want to succeed in the media?
Be prepared to work extremely hard; don't be afraid to offer criticism, but make sure it is constructive; give others credit publicly for work that makes you look good, and never take credit for someone else's work.