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Press Release - IWMF Calls for Applications for U.S. Leadership Institute for Women Journalists

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 13, 2007

For more information:
Lindsey Wray
(202) 496-1992
LWray@iwmf.org

IWMF Calls for Applications for U.S. Leadership Institute for Women Journalists

Washington, DC – The International Women's Media Foundation is now seeking applications for its 2007 Leadership Institute for Women Journalists. The innovative program will be held July 16-20 in Chicago.

The deadline for applications is April 16, 2007.

The week-long institute offers opportunities for women journalists to:

Develop skills that will have an immediate impact in their journalism careers
Network with colleagues from across the country
Participate in interactive sessions on leadership issues
Explore what it takes to be a media leader
Develop an action plan for future career goals

Sessions will be led by leaders in the U.S. media including:

Marci Burdick, Senior Vice President/Broadcast, Schurz Communications
Jill Geisler, Leadership & Management Group Leader, Poynter Institute
Liza Gross, Managing Editor/Presentation & Operations, The Miami Herald
Marcy McGinnis, news executive, formerly with CBS News

For more information or to apply for the Leadership Institute, visit www.iwmf.org/programs/leadership.

This program is made possible by a generous grant from the McCormick Tribune Foundation. The IWMF may offer a limited number of scholarships and travel assistance.

The International Women’s Media Foundation was launched in 1990 with a mission to strengthen the role of women in the news media worldwide. The IWMF network includes women and men in the media in more than 130 countries worldwide.

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