Thandiwe Banda, First Lady of ZambiaRemarks at IWMF Reporting on Women and Agriculture: Africa ProgramMay 27, 2010 In November last year, I was privi...

Jila Baniyaghoob, a 2009 winner of an IWMF Courage in Journalism Award, was sentenced June 9 to one year in jail and banned from writing for 30 years. Baniyaghoob's sentence resulted from post-election unrest in Iran in June 2009. She was jailed at that time but was released on bail in August. Read more from the AFP.

Helen Thomas, the 1995 winner of the IWMF Lifetime Achievement Award, is featured in a Los Angeles Times editorial. Thomas broke many barriers for women journalists, the editorial says, and it would be unfortunate if she were remembered only for her final remarks. Read the editorial.

Judy Woodruff, a founding member of the IWMF board of directors and a PBS NewsHour anchor, gave the commencement address at Franklin & Marshall College on May 15. Read Woodruff's speech.

FRANKLIN & MARSHALL COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT ADDRESSJudy WoodruffSaturday, May 15, 2010Lancaster, PA Thank you.President John Fry, trustees, faculty, fri...

Journalist Bahman Ahmadi Amoyee, the husband of 2009 Courage in Journalism Award winner Jila Baniyaghoob, is in prison again in Iran. Amoyee, who had been released in March after nine months in Evin Prison, was imprisoned on May 30. He was summoned by the prosecutor's office to continue serving as a political prisoner. Read more on Jila Baniyaghoob's website.

The IWMF features exemplary articles from the Reporting on Women and Agriculture: Africa project that are submitted by local trainers in the target countries of Mali, Uganda and Zambia. Articles demonstrate the goals of the project, which trains reporters to effectively cover agriculture, the role of women in transforming food production and rural development in African countries.

The current featured article is a Daily Monitor article about a woman whose small-scale, rural project has grown into an important agricultural endeavor.

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In his article, “Farmers Can Help Prevent Soil Infertility,” Times of Zambia reporter Stanslous Ngosa covers in detail declining soil fertility in sub...

By STANSLOUS NGOSA Soil fertility is declining in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa and Zambia has not been spared. There are various reasons for the ...

Each month, the IWMF features one article from the Reporting on Women and Agriculture: Africa project. Articles are submitted by local trainers in the...

Tanzanian journalist Vicky Ntetema, winner of a 2010 IWMF Courage in Journalism Award, was featured on AllAfrica, BBC News, and CBC. Click the names of the media outlets to view the coverage.

Claudia Duque, winner of a 2010 IWMF Courage in Journalism Award, was featured on Caracol Radio in Colombia. Listen to the broadcast.

Eleanor Clift, an IWMF board member who is a contributing editor at Newsweek magazine, will be honored in June with the 2010 Helen Thomas Award for Excellence in Journalism from the American News Women’s Club. Read more on the ANWC website.

The number of social networking initiatives at television stations soared over the last year, according to the latest installment of the RTDNA/Hofstra survey. Almost 40 percent of television stations surveyed said their newsroom has a Facebook page and 36 percent said their newsrooms were “constantly” active on Twitter. Read more on the RTDNA website. 

Christiane Amanpour, a member of the IWMF board of directors, was the keynote speaker in the rededication of the Journalists Memorial at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. The event was held on May 3. Read about the event.