In the News
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.
Monument Honors Slain Journalists
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon announced a memorial to journalists killed while reporting. The monument, which is atop the BBC Broadcasting House in London, is dedicated to all slain news journalists and those who have worked with them.
Read more on the BBC News Web site.
Former Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Discusses Zimbabwe
Peta Thornycroft, winner of the 2007 IWMF Lifetime Achievement Award, spoke about violence and the political situation in Zimbabwe on National Public Radio on June 24.
Click here to listen to Peta speak on NPR.
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