From the IWMF Executive Director
Communicating for Change
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Cyberspace Meeting Spots for Women Journalists
Greetings. I just learned about the IWMF and I want to know how we can work with you.
What are African nations doing to prevent AIDS in Africa?
What can the media do [for] the Zimbabwean woman and reduce the alarming HIV/AIDS infection rate?
What is necessary for a woman journalist in India to become successful – having a godfather or being part of a cocktail circle?
What have you had to do to adapt your leadership style with the changing of the media over the last 10 years?
These are some of the questions that were fielded by the IWMF in 2002-2003 on IWMF Live, the online chat program featuring international women journalists on www.iwmf.org. In addition to sponsoring live programs, the IWMF’s two websites, www.iwmf.org and www.awmc.com, also feature breaking news about international women journalists and press freedom, articles about IWMF and AWMC programs, information about journalism fellowships and statistics and studies of interest to women journalists. In addition, the websites have two searchable databases. The IWMF Online Directory includes names, addresses and areas of expertise for more than 1,200 journalists around the world (www.iwmf.org/directory/). The African Women’s Media Center website features a searchable database that lists the major media houses and non-governmental organizations in English-speaking Africa.
The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation provided support for the IWMF and AWMC websites with a generous grant of $225,000 over two years. Additional support for the website has come from the Ford Foundation and the Carnegie Corporation of New York.