In the News
RTNDA Research Shows Increase in Women, Minority Journalists
According to research by The Radio-TV News Directors Association, the percentages of women and minority journalists in local broadcast newsrooms increased in 2007. However, the percentage of minorities in newsrooms has yet to reach parity with minority population in the U.S.: 34 percent.
Click here to read the RNTDA study.
Courage Winner Publishes Book
May Chidiac, a 2006 recipient of an IWMF Courage in Journalism Award, has published a book called Heaven Can Wait, which details her life in Lebanon and her near-death in a car bomb incident in 2005.
Watch a video interview with May Chidiac from EuroNews.
USC Annenberg Institute for Justice and Journalism Offers Fund for Journalists
The Justice and Journalism Fund provides direct support to journalists or news organizations in various media for projects on social justice issues. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or legal U.S. residents. Application deadline is Sept. 30.
Visit the USC Annenberg Web site for details.
Online Training
The IWMF online training center offers comprehensive training courses designed to help journalists manage their careers and develop their professional capabilities.
The first three courses listed below have been developed based on face-to-face training programs offered by the IWMF and the IWMF's African Women's Media Center. These courses contain information, material and concepts that you can review at your own pace and on your own time.
Role of the Editor was a live training program that offered to women journalists from Latin America in October and November 2004. This course was presented in cooperation with the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas at the University of Texas at Austin.
To begin a course, click on the one of the following links.
Building Your Influence in the Newsroom