Press Release - Chinese Journalist Wins 2005 IWMF Fellowship for International Women Journalists
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Chinese Journalist Wins 2005 IWMF Fellowship for International Women Journalists
Washington, DC – Chinese journalist Yu Ning of Caijing (ka-ching) magazine in Beijing will receive the 2005 International Women's Media Foundation fellowship for international women journalists. The fellowship provides international journalists with the opportunity for hands-on experience in U.S. media houses, allowing them to build practical journalism skills to take back to their countries.
“The IWMF is delighted to be entering into the second year of this program, which reinforces the foundation’s mission of helping women journalists build the skills they need to become leaders in the newsroom,” said IWMF executive director Lisa Woll. “We are also grateful to the San Francisco Chronicle who will be hosting this year’s winner.”
"The Chronicle is extremely pleased to be hosting our second IWMF fellow,” said Narda Zacchino, deputy editor of the Chronicle and an IWMF board member. “We will learn much about Yu Ning's country and culture from her, just as she will learn from us about our culture. Working alongside Chronicle journalists, she will learn through practical experience about our Western style of journalism. We look forward to seeing her perspective on both the news and life here."
Yu has been a senior financial reporter at Caijing since 2001. She covers the ups and downs of China’s financial markets, including many of the financial scandals that have had a profound impact on the country’s economy and society. While at the San Francisco Chronicle, Yu will be assigned to the newspaper’s business section.
Yu will be in the United States for the four-month fellowship from March – June 2005. This year’s fellowship was funded by IWMF board member Judy Woodruff and by a grant that Woodruff designated from The Freedom Forum, where she serves on the board of trustees.
The IWMF was launched in 1990 with a mission to strengthen the role of women in the news media worldwide, based on the belief that no press is truly free unless women share an equal voice. The IWMF network includes more than 1,500 women and men in the media in more than 130 countries worldwide. In 2005, the IWMF is celebrating its Fifteenth Anniversary Year.
For further information, visit the programs section of the IWMF website or e-mail programs@iwmf.org.
For Yu Ning’s biography, go to http://iwmf.org/press/bios.php.
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