HOME - WOMEN IN JOURNALISMABOUT USNEWSEVENTSJOIN USRESEARCHCONTACT " We want WiJ to be a noisy advocate for trusted journalism” Women in Journalism is the UK's leading media networking, campaigning and training organisation. We offer guidance and support for women working in print, broadcast and online around the UK and overseas, and at ABOUT US - WOMEN IN JOURNALISM Founded by Eve Pollard 25 years ago, Women in Journalism is a not for profit organisation that provides guidance and support for our members. They are from diverse social and ethnic backgrounds, at every stage of their careers, and work across all platforms around the UK and overseas. Our current chair is Alison Phillips, editor of the

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EVENTS - WOMEN IN JOURNALISM Kate McMillan 2021-04-19T18:06:16+01:00 March 1st, 2021 | Comments Off on Award winning Donna Ferguson launches an exclusive series with Women in Journalism in 2021. Series of bespoke workshops We have had an amazing response to these workshops - they sell out in days. Here's what delegates have said about them. NEW CHAIR: ALISON PHILLIPS, EDITOR OF THE DAILY MIRROR Alison Phillips, the new chair of Woman in Journalism (WIJ) has vowed that the campaigning organisation, will be “a noisy advocate for trusted journalism” in an epidemic of fake news and with journalists burdened by the lockdown. She takes over from Eleanor Mills under whose leadership WIJ increased membership, ran more events and launched influential WHAT IS MEDIA STEREOTYPING DOING TO OUR BRITISH BOYS The most popular reason for their wariness, cited by 51%, was ‘media stories about teen boys’, compared with 40% who said their wariness was based on their own or friends’ bad experiences of other teens. For all the coverage about teenagers, boys voices are rarely heard directly in the press. KATE MCMILLAN, AUTHOR AT WOMEN IN JOURNALISM How journalists earn has diversified. It now includes making money from your blog, YouTube channel or social media channels. Journalist and author Alexandra Campbell now estimates around 70% of her writing income is earned from her Middlesized Garden blog and YouTube channel. EDITOR UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT: OPPORTUNITY RETURNS WITH £750 The Daily Mail was the first UK newspaper to actively target women readers, who make up the majority of its audience. As of March this year, 55% of the Daily Mail and the Mail on Sunday’s readers were women. Josephine became editor of the Daily Mail’s Femail Magazine last year, after a year as deputy editor. SEEN BUT NOT HEARD: HOW WOMEN MAKE FRONT PAGE NEWS 1 Seen but not heard: how women make front page news Women in Journalism Research led by Jane Martinson (WiJ chair) Research team: Jane Martinson, Kira Cochrane, Sue Ryan, Tracy WOMEN IN JOURNALISMWEB VIEW Women in Journalism ‘Am I Bovvered?: What are teenage girls really thinking?’ How is the media shaping the ambitions and aspirations of the next generation of young women? HOME - WOMEN IN JOURNALISMABOUT USNEWSEVENTSJOIN USRESEARCHCONTACT " We want WiJ to be a noisy advocate for trusted journalism” Women in Journalism is the UK's leading media networking, campaigning and training organisation. We offer guidance and support for women working in print, broadcast and online around the UK and overseas, and at ABOUT US - WOMEN IN JOURNALISM Founded by Eve Pollard 25 years ago, Women in Journalism is a not for profit organisation that provides guidance and support for our members. They are from diverse social and ethnic backgrounds, at every stage of their careers, and work across all platforms around the UK and overseas. Our current chair is Alison Phillips, editor of the

Daily

RESEARCH - WOMEN IN JOURNALISM About Our Research At Women in Journalism we believe that the media has to be a reflective mirror of society, not a distorting lens. If the journalists reporting and the editors/producers making the decisions are unrepresentative of the audience they serve, then

distortions will

EVENTS - WOMEN IN JOURNALISM Kate McMillan 2021-04-19T18:06:16+01:00 March 1st, 2021 | Comments Off on Award winning Donna Ferguson launches an exclusive series with Women in Journalism in 2021. Series of bespoke workshops We have had an amazing response to these workshops - they sell out in days. Here's what delegates have said about them. NEW CHAIR: ALISON PHILLIPS, EDITOR OF THE DAILY MIRROR Alison Phillips, the new chair of Woman in Journalism (WIJ) has vowed that the campaigning organisation, will be “a noisy advocate for trusted journalism” in an epidemic of fake news and with journalists burdened by the lockdown. She takes over from Eleanor Mills under whose leadership WIJ increased membership, ran more events and launched influential WHAT IS MEDIA STEREOTYPING DOING TO OUR BRITISH BOYS The most popular reason for their wariness, cited by 51%, was ‘media stories about teen boys’, compared with 40% who said their wariness was based on their own or friends’ bad experiences of other teens. For all the coverage about teenagers, boys voices are rarely heard directly in the press. KATE MCMILLAN, AUTHOR AT WOMEN IN JOURNALISM How journalists earn has diversified. It now includes making money from your blog, YouTube channel or social media channels. Journalist and author Alexandra Campbell now estimates around 70% of her writing income is earned from her Middlesized Garden blog and YouTube channel. EDITOR UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT: OPPORTUNITY RETURNS WITH £750 The Daily Mail was the first UK newspaper to actively target women readers, who make up the majority of its audience. As of March this year, 55% of the Daily Mail and the Mail on Sunday’s readers were women. Josephine became editor of the Daily Mail’s Femail Magazine last year, after a year as deputy editor. SEEN BUT NOT HEARD: HOW WOMEN MAKE FRONT PAGE NEWS 1 Seen but not heard: how women make front page news Women in Journalism Research led by Jane Martinson (WiJ chair) Research team: Jane Martinson, Kira Cochrane, Sue Ryan, Tracy WOMEN IN JOURNALISMWEB VIEW Women in Journalism ‘Am I Bovvered?: What are teenage girls really thinking?’ How is the media shaping the ambitions and aspirations of the next generation of young women? RESEARCH - WOMEN IN JOURNALISM About Our Research. At Women in Journalism we believe that the media has to be a reflective mirror of society, not a distorting lens. If the journalists reporting and the editors/producers making the decisions are unrepresentative of the audience they serve, then distortions will inevitably result. JOIN US - WOMEN IN JOURNALISM Join Us. You are assured a warm welcome at Women In Journalism wherever you work in the UK or overseas, at whatever stage of your career, whether you are a student, staffer or freelance, and whether you work in print, digital, broadcast or a mixture of all three. HISTORY - WOMEN IN JOURNALISM How We Started – The History Of Women In Journalism. Eve Pollard, the Founder of Women in Journalism, and Honorary President, writes on the beginnings of the charity, and why it has continued to thrive throughout the decades. Women in Journalism started its life, like many worthwhile organisations, by CORONAVIRUS AND THE WOMEN WHO REPORTED IT By Lara von der Brelie As we pass the grim one-year mark since the start of lockdown, six leading female journalists look back on a year of reporting Covid-19. An eight-year old carer forced to look after her mother and young siblings, children with no access to laptops, glaring health inequalities and public mistrust were

MENTORING 2021

The Women in Journalism network is made up of some of the most influential and supportive female print, broadcast and online journalists and editors of our time. Our mentoring scheme, kindly sponsored by TESCO, matches them with other women journalists in need of personal, one-to-one advice for a sustained period of time. WOMEN HERO JOURNALISTS Women in Journalism (WIJ) is looking for a student journalist, or a young journalist starting out on her career, to write regular profiles of women “hero” journalists jailed or under attack for their journalism somewhere in the world. This is an important role highlighting the many female journalists struggling to get their stories heard despite EXCLUSIVE: NEW RESEARCH BY WIJ REVEALS SHOCKING LACK OF In the aftermath of the death of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter protests, all parts of the media have promised to become more representative of the communities they serve. At Women in Journalism we believe that the media becomes a distorting lens rather GEORGINA HENRY AWARD Georgina Henry, a former Women in Journalism Chair. Women in Journalism (WiJ) is proud to support the brightest new ideas with a �4,000 annual prize sponsored by Wiggin LLP, in memory of the Guardian’s late deputy editor, Georgina Henry, also a former Women in Journalism chair. The prize is used to support an initiative by the

applicant.

EDITOR UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT: PITCH TO ELLE’S FARRAH STORR In January, Women in Journalism member Maxine Boersma secured a £750 fee through the Editor Under the Spotlight pitch she submitted to Josephine Forster at the Daily Mail’s Femail Magazine. And Ashlee Elizabeth-Lolo, secured a £400 Hello! commission and her LYNN FAULDS WOOD OBITUARY Lynn Faulds Wood obituary. Lynn Faulds Wood, the brilliant journalist, broadcaster and health campaigner was fearless and funny, warm and wise. A good friend to anyone with a grievance or in need of help, it seems fitting that just before she had the massive stroke on Thursday night, which led to her death, she had been outside her Twickenham HOME - WOMEN IN JOURNALISMABOUT USNEWSEVENTSJOIN USRESEARCHCONTACT " We want WiJ to be a noisy advocate for trusted journalism” Women in Journalism is the UK's leading media networking, campaigning and training organisation. We offer guidance and support for women working in print, broadcast and online around the UK and overseas, and at ABOUT US - WOMEN IN JOURNALISM Founded by Eve Pollard 25 years ago, Women in Journalism is a not for profit organisation that provides guidance and support for our members. They are from diverse social and ethnic backgrounds, at every stage of their careers, and work across all platforms around the UK and overseas. Our current chair is Alison Phillips, editor of the

Daily

RESEARCH - WOMEN IN JOURNALISM About Our Research At Women in Journalism we believe that the media has to be a reflective mirror of society, not a distorting lens. If the journalists reporting and the editors/producers making the decisions are unrepresentative of the audience they serve, then

distortions will

EVENTS - WOMEN IN JOURNALISM Kate McMillan 2021-04-19T18:06:16+01:00 March 1st, 2021 | Comments Off on Award winning Donna Ferguson launches an exclusive series with Women in Journalism in 2021. Series of bespoke workshops We have had an amazing response to these workshops - they sell out in days. Here's what delegates have said about them. NEW CHAIR: ALISON PHILLIPS, EDITOR OF THE DAILY MIRROR Alison Phillips, the new chair of Woman in Journalism (WIJ) has vowed that the campaigning organisation, will be “a noisy advocate for trusted journalism” in an epidemic of fake news and with journalists burdened by the lockdown. She takes over from Eleanor Mills under whose leadership WIJ increased membership, ran more events and launched influential KATE MCMILLAN, AUTHOR AT WOMEN IN JOURNALISM How journalists earn has diversified. It now includes making money from your blog, YouTube channel or social media channels. Journalist and author Alexandra Campbell now estimates around 70% of her writing income is earned from her Middlesized Garden blog and YouTube channel. WHAT IS MEDIA STEREOTYPING DOING TO OUR BRITISH BOYS The most popular reason for their wariness, cited by 51%, was ‘media stories about teen boys’, compared with 40% who said their wariness was based on their own or friends’ bad experiences of other teens. For all the coverage about teenagers, boys voices are rarely heard directly in the press. EDITOR UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT: OPPORTUNITY RETURNS WITH £750 The Daily Mail was the first UK newspaper to actively target women readers, who make up the majority of its audience. As of March this year, 55% of the Daily Mail and the Mail on Sunday’s readers were women. Josephine became editor of the Daily Mail’s Femail Magazine last year, after a year as deputy editor. SEEN BUT NOT HEARD: HOW WOMEN MAKE FRONT PAGE NEWS 1 Seen but not heard: how women make front page news Women in Journalism Research led by Jane Martinson (WiJ chair) Research team: Jane Martinson, Kira Cochrane, Sue Ryan, Tracy WOMEN IN JOURNALISMWEB VIEW Women in Journalism ‘Am I Bovvered?: What are teenage girls really thinking?’ How is the media shaping the ambitions and aspirations of the next generation of young women? HOME - WOMEN IN JOURNALISMABOUT USNEWSEVENTSJOIN USRESEARCHCONTACT " We want WiJ to be a noisy advocate for trusted journalism” Women in Journalism is the UK's leading media networking, campaigning and training organisation. We offer guidance and support for women working in print, broadcast and online around the UK and overseas, and at ABOUT US - WOMEN IN JOURNALISM Founded by Eve Pollard 25 years ago, Women in Journalism is a not for profit organisation that provides guidance and support for our members. They are from diverse social and ethnic backgrounds, at every stage of their careers, and work across all platforms around the UK and overseas. Our current chair is Alison Phillips, editor of the

Daily

RESEARCH - WOMEN IN JOURNALISM About Our Research At Women in Journalism we believe that the media has to be a reflective mirror of society, not a distorting lens. If the journalists reporting and the editors/producers making the decisions are unrepresentative of the audience they serve, then

distortions will

EVENTS - WOMEN IN JOURNALISM Kate McMillan 2021-04-19T18:06:16+01:00 March 1st, 2021 | Comments Off on Award winning Donna Ferguson launches an exclusive series with Women in Journalism in 2021. Series of bespoke workshops We have had an amazing response to these workshops - they sell out in days. Here's what delegates have said about them. NEW CHAIR: ALISON PHILLIPS, EDITOR OF THE DAILY MIRROR Alison Phillips, the new chair of Woman in Journalism (WIJ) has vowed that the campaigning organisation, will be “a noisy advocate for trusted journalism” in an epidemic of fake news and with journalists burdened by the lockdown. She takes over from Eleanor Mills under whose leadership WIJ increased membership, ran more events and launched influential KATE MCMILLAN, AUTHOR AT WOMEN IN JOURNALISM How journalists earn has diversified. It now includes making money from your blog, YouTube channel or social media channels. Journalist and author Alexandra Campbell now estimates around 70% of her writing income is earned from her Middlesized Garden blog and YouTube channel. WHAT IS MEDIA STEREOTYPING DOING TO OUR BRITISH BOYS The most popular reason for their wariness, cited by 51%, was ‘media stories about teen boys’, compared with 40% who said their wariness was based on their own or friends’ bad experiences of other teens. For all the coverage about teenagers, boys voices are rarely heard directly in the press. EDITOR UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT: OPPORTUNITY RETURNS WITH £750 The Daily Mail was the first UK newspaper to actively target women readers, who make up the majority of its audience. As of March this year, 55% of the Daily Mail and the Mail on Sunday’s readers were women. Josephine became editor of the Daily Mail’s Femail Magazine last year, after a year as deputy editor. SEEN BUT NOT HEARD: HOW WOMEN MAKE FRONT PAGE NEWS 1 Seen but not heard: how women make front page news Women in Journalism Research led by Jane Martinson (WiJ chair) Research team: Jane Martinson, Kira Cochrane, Sue Ryan, Tracy WOMEN IN JOURNALISMWEB VIEW Women in Journalism ‘Am I Bovvered?: What are teenage girls really thinking?’ How is the media shaping the ambitions and aspirations of the next generation of young women? RESEARCH - WOMEN IN JOURNALISM About Our Research. At Women in Journalism we believe that the media has to be a reflective mirror of society, not a distorting lens. If the journalists reporting and the editors/producers making the decisions are unrepresentative of the audience they serve, then distortions will inevitably result. JOIN US - WOMEN IN JOURNALISM Join Us. You are assured a warm welcome at Women In Journalism wherever you work in the UK or overseas, at whatever stage of your career, whether you are a student, staffer or freelance, and whether you work in print, digital, broadcast or a mixture of all three. HISTORY - WOMEN IN JOURNALISM How We Started – The History Of Women In Journalism. Eve Pollard, the Founder of Women in Journalism, and Honorary President, writes on the beginnings of the charity, and why it has continued to thrive throughout the decades. Women in Journalism started its life, like many worthwhile organisations, by CORONAVIRUS AND THE WOMEN WHO REPORTED IT By Lara von der Brelie As we pass the grim one-year mark since the start of lockdown, six leading female journalists look back on a year of reporting Covid-19. An eight-year old carer forced to look after her mother and young siblings, children with no access to laptops, glaring health inequalities and public mistrust were

MENTORING 2021

The Women in Journalism network is made up of some of the most influential and supportive female print, broadcast and online journalists and editors of our time. Our mentoring scheme, kindly sponsored by TESCO, matches them with other women journalists in need of personal, one-to-one advice for a sustained period of time. IN CONVERSATION WITH KATYA ADLER Our sixth brilliant guest for our ‘In conversation’ series was Katya Adler, Europe Editor, BBC News, & British Journalism Review’s Charles Wheeler Award winner 2019. She talked to Alison Phillips about her 24-year career, covering Brexit, how she deals with the crossfire from “bringing uncomfortable truths into the living room”, how she manages her family and busy working EXCLUSIVE: NEW RESEARCH BY WIJ REVEALS SHOCKING LACK OF In the aftermath of the death of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter protests, all parts of the media have promised to become more representative of the communities they serve. At Women in Journalism we believe that the media becomes a distorting lens rather

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Columnist wanted. Mslexia magazine is looking for someone to write The Knowledge, a quarterly feature about genre fiction. Each feature focuses on a single popular genre (e.g. police procedural, women’s saga, YA fantasy), identifying recent trends and distilling a tongue-in-cheek ‘recipe’ for success. GEORGINA HENRY AWARD Georgina Henry, a former Women in Journalism Chair. Women in Journalism (WiJ) is proud to support the brightest new ideas with a �4,000 annual prize sponsored by Wiggin LLP, in memory of the Guardian’s late deputy editor, Georgina Henry, also a former Women in Journalism chair. The prize is used to support an initiative by the

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EDITOR UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT: PITCH TO ELLE’S FARRAH STORR In January, Women in Journalism member Maxine Boersma secured a £750 fee through the Editor Under the Spotlight pitch she submitted to Josephine Forster at the Daily Mail’s Femail Magazine. And Ashlee Elizabeth-Lolo, secured a £400 Hello! commission and her HOME - WOMEN IN JOURNALISMABOUT USNEWSEVENTSJOIN USRESEARCHCONTACT " We want WiJ to be a noisy advocate for trusted journalism” Women in Journalism is the UK's leading media networking, campaigning and training organisation. We offer guidance and support for women working in print, broadcast and online around the UK and overseas, and at ABOUT US - WOMEN IN JOURNALISM Founded by Eve Pollard 25 years ago, Women in Journalism is a not for profit organisation that provides guidance and support for our members. They are from diverse social and ethnic backgrounds, at every stage of their careers, and work across all platforms around the UK and overseas. Our current chair is Alison Phillips, editor of the

Daily

HISTORY - WOMEN IN JOURNALISM How We Started – The History Of Women In Journalism. Eve Pollard, the Founder of Women in Journalism, and Honorary President, writes on the beginnings of the charity, and why it has continued to thrive throughout the decades. Women in Journalism started its JOIN US - WOMEN IN JOURNALISM Join Us. You are assured a warm welcome at Women In Journalism wherever you work in the UK or overseas, at whatever stage of your career, whether you are a student, staffer or freelance, and whether you work in print, digital, broadcast or a mixture of all three.

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Columnist wanted. Mslexia magazine is looking for someone to write The Knowledge, a quarterly feature about genre fiction. Each feature focuses on a single popular genre (e.g. police procedural, women’s saga, YA fantasy), identifying recent trends and distilling a tongue-in-cheek ‘recipe’ for success. GEORGINA HENRY AWARD Georgina Henry, a former Women in Journalism Chair. Women in Journalism (WiJ) is proud to support the brightest new ideas with a �4,000 annual prize sponsored by Wiggin LLP, in memory of the Guardian’s late deputy editor, Georgina Henry, also a former Women in Journalism chair. The prize is used to support an initiative by the

applicant.

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Bridget Rowe, former Editor of the Sunday Mirror, Sunday People and TV Times has died. After a series of brain seizures, she was admitted to hospital on Boxing Day where she developed Covid-19 and passed away on Tuesday aged 70. Bridget worked for a succession of magazines: 19, Petticoat, Club, Look Now and Woman’s World, before becoming Assistant Editor of The Sun, then EDITOR UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT: OPPORTUNITY RETURNS WITH £750 The Daily Mail was the first UK newspaper to actively target women readers, who make up the majority of its audience. As of March this year, 55% of the Daily Mail and the Mail on Sunday’s readers were women. Josephine became editor of the Daily Mail’s Femail Magazine last year, after a year as deputy editor. SEEN BUT NOT HEARD: HOW WOMEN MAKE FRONT PAGE NEWS 1 Seen but not heard: how women make front page news Women in Journalism Research led by Jane Martinson (WiJ chair) Research team: Jane Martinson, Kira Cochrane, Sue Ryan, Tracy WHAT IS MEDIA STEREOTYPING DOING TO OUR BRITISH BOYS The most popular reason for their wariness, cited by 51%, was ‘media stories about teen boys’, compared with 40% who said their wariness was based on their own or friends’ bad experiences of other teens. For all the coverage about teenagers, boys voices are rarely heard directly in the press. HOME - WOMEN IN JOURNALISMABOUT USNEWSEVENTSJOIN USRESEARCHCONTACT " We want WiJ to be a noisy advocate for trusted journalism” Women in Journalism is the UK's leading media networking, campaigning and training organisation. We offer guidance and support for women working in print, broadcast and online around the UK and overseas, and at ABOUT US - WOMEN IN JOURNALISM Founded by Eve Pollard 25 years ago, Women in Journalism is a not for profit organisation that provides guidance and support for our members. They are from diverse social and ethnic backgrounds, at every stage of their careers, and work across all platforms around the UK and overseas. Our current chair is Alison Phillips, editor of the

Daily

HISTORY - WOMEN IN JOURNALISM How We Started – The History Of Women In Journalism. Eve Pollard, the Founder of Women in Journalism, and Honorary President, writes on the beginnings of the charity, and why it has continued to thrive throughout the decades. Women in Journalism started its JOIN US - WOMEN IN JOURNALISM Join Us. You are assured a warm welcome at Women In Journalism wherever you work in the UK or overseas, at whatever stage of your career, whether you are a student, staffer or freelance, and whether you work in print, digital, broadcast or a mixture of all three.

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Columnist wanted. Mslexia magazine is looking for someone to write The Knowledge, a quarterly feature about genre fiction. Each feature focuses on a single popular genre (e.g. police procedural, women’s saga, YA fantasy), identifying recent trends and distilling a tongue-in-cheek ‘recipe’ for success. GEORGINA HENRY AWARD Georgina Henry, a former Women in Journalism Chair. Women in Journalism (WiJ) is proud to support the brightest new ideas with a �4,000 annual prize sponsored by Wiggin LLP, in memory of the Guardian’s late deputy editor, Georgina Henry, also a former Women in Journalism chair. The prize is used to support an initiative by the

applicant.

BRIDGET ROWE ( 1950

Bridget Rowe, former Editor of the Sunday Mirror, Sunday People and TV Times has died. After a series of brain seizures, she was admitted to hospital on Boxing Day where she developed Covid-19 and passed away on Tuesday aged 70. Bridget worked for a succession of magazines: 19, Petticoat, Club, Look Now and Woman’s World, before becoming Assistant Editor of The Sun, then EDITOR UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT: OPPORTUNITY RETURNS WITH £750 The Daily Mail was the first UK newspaper to actively target women readers, who make up the majority of its audience. As of March this year, 55% of the Daily Mail and the Mail on Sunday’s readers were women. Josephine became editor of the Daily Mail’s Femail Magazine last year, after a year as deputy editor. SEEN BUT NOT HEARD: HOW WOMEN MAKE FRONT PAGE NEWS 1 Seen but not heard: how women make front page news Women in Journalism Research led by Jane Martinson (WiJ chair) Research team: Jane Martinson, Kira Cochrane, Sue Ryan, Tracy WHAT IS MEDIA STEREOTYPING DOING TO OUR BRITISH BOYS The most popular reason for their wariness, cited by 51%, was ‘media stories about teen boys’, compared with 40% who said their wariness was based on their own or friends’ bad experiences of other teens. For all the coverage about teenagers, boys voices are rarely heard directly in the press. HISTORY - WOMEN IN JOURNALISM How We Started – The History Of Women In Journalism. Eve Pollard, the Founder of Women in Journalism, and Honorary President, writes on the beginnings of the charity, and why it has continued to thrive throughout the decades. Women in Journalism started its life, like many worthwhile organisations, by EVENTS - WOMEN IN JOURNALISM Kate McMillan 2021-04-19T18:06:16+01:00 March 1st, 2021 | Comments Off on Award winning Donna Ferguson launches an exclusive series with Women in Journalism in 2021. Series of bespoke workshops We have had an amazing response to these workshops - they sell out in days. Here's what delegates have said about them. RESEARCH - WOMEN IN JOURNALISM About Our Research At Women in Journalism we believe that the media has to be a reflective mirror of society, not a distorting lens. If the journalists reporting and the editors/producers making the decisions are unrepresentative of the audience they serve, then

distortions will

JOIN NOW - WOMEN IN JOURNALISM JOIN NOW It’s always wise to develop your networks and increase your knowledge, and in these uncertain economic times, it’s more important than ever. Women in Journalism was founded in 1994 with the aim of networking, campaigning and training – and that’s never been truer than today. Whatever stage of

MENTORING 2021

The Women in Journalism network is made up of some of the most influential and supportive female print, broadcast and online journalists and editors of our time. Our mentoring scheme, kindly sponsored by TESCO, matches them with other women journalists in need of personal, one-to-one advice for a sustained period of time. NEW CHAIR: ALISON PHILLIPS, EDITOR OF THE DAILY MIRROR Alison Phillips, the new chair of Woman in Journalism (WIJ) has vowed that the campaigning organisation, will be “a noisy advocate for trusted journalism” in an epidemic of fake news and with journalists burdened by the lockdown. She takes over from Eleanor Mills under whose leadership WIJ increased membership, ran more events and launched influential EXCLUSIVE: NEW RESEARCH BY WIJ REVEALS SHOCKING LACK OF In the aftermath of the death of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter protests, all parts of the media have promised to become more representative of the communities they serve. At Women in Journalism we believe that the media becomes a distorting lens rather LYNN FAULDS WOOD OBITUARY Lynn Faulds Wood obituary. Lynn Faulds Wood, the brilliant journalist, broadcaster and health campaigner was fearless and funny, warm and wise. A good friend to anyone with a grievance or in need of help, it seems fitting that just before she had the massive stroke on Thursday night, which led to her death, she had been outside her Twickenham KATHARINE WHITEHORN 1928 Women in Journalism chair Eleanor Mills pays tribute to a pioneering female journalist – and family friend I first met Katharine Whitehorn at family parties – she was a great friend of my aunt Barbara Mills’s sister, Sheila. She’d be clad in a silk shirt, drinking gin and had the most fantastic gravelly voice, posher WHAT IS MEDIA STEREOTYPING DOING TO OUR BRITISH BOYS The most popular reason for their wariness, cited by 51%, was ‘media stories about teen boys’, compared with 40% who said their wariness was based on their own or friends’ bad experiences of other teens. For all the coverage about teenagers, boys voices are rarely heard directly in the press. HOME - WOMEN IN JOURNALISMABOUT USNEWSEVENTSJOIN USRESEARCHCONTACTFAMOUS WOMEN IN JOURNALISMHISTORY OF WOMEN IN JOURNALISMSCHOLARSHIPS FOR WOMEN IN JOURNALISMWOMEN IN JOURNALISM TODAYWOMEN JOURNALISTS 1990WOMEN JOURNALIST Women in Journalism is the UK’s leading media networking, campaigning and training organisation. We offer guidance and support for women working in print, broadcast and online around the UK and overseas, and at every stage of their careers. RESEARCH - WOMEN IN JOURNALISMFAMOUS WOMEN IN JOURNALISMHISTORY OF WOMEN IN JOURNALISMSCHOLARSHIPS FOR WOMEN IN JOURNALISMWOMEN IN JOURNALISM TODAYWOMEN JOURNALISTS 1990 About Our Research At Women in Journalism we believe that the media has to be a reflective mirror of society, not a distorting lens. If the journalists reporting and the editors/producers making the decisions are unrepresentative of the audience they serve, then

distortions will

ABOUT US - WOMEN IN JOURNALISM Founded by Eve Pollard 25 years ago, Women in Journalism is a not for profit organisation that provides guidance and support for our members. They are from diverse social and ethnic backgrounds, at every stage of their careers, and work across all platforms around the UK

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JOIN US - WOMEN IN JOURNALISM Join Us. You are assured a warm welcome at Women In Journalism wherever you work in the UK or overseas, at whatever stage of your career, whether you are a student, staffer or freelance, and whether you work in print, digital, broadcast or a mixture of all three. HISTORY - WOMEN IN JOURNALISM How We Started - The History Of Women In Journalism Eve Pollard, Founder of Women in Journalism (Image Credit: David Venni) Eve Pollard, the Founder of Women in Journalism, and Honorary President, writes on the beginnings of the charity, and why it has continued to EVENTS - WOMEN IN JOURNALISMFAMOUS WOMEN IN JOURNALISMHISTORY OF WOMEN IN JOURNALISMSCHOLARSHIPS FOR WOMEN IN JOURNALISMWOMEN IN JOURNALISM TODAYWOMEN JOURNALISTS 1990 18 May Masterclass: Tips on how to find amazing case studies and reliably come up with good ideas. April 27th, 2021 | Comments Off on 18 May Masterclass: Tips on how to find amazing case studies and reliably come up with good ideas.. Tuesday 18th May: Tips on how to find amazing case studies and reliably come up with good ideas.

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OUR COMMITTEE The Women in Journalism committee is made up of some of the most influential female print, broadcast, radio and online journalists and editors of our time. You can get in touch with many of our committee members via Twitter. Alternatively, come along to one of our many events throughout the year to NEW CHAIR: ALISON PHILLIPS, EDITOR OF THE DAILY MIRROR Alison Phillips, the new chair of Woman in Journalism (WIJ) has vowed that the campaigning organisation, will be “a noisy advocate for trusted journalism” in an epidemic of fake news and with journalists burdened by the lockdown. She takes over from Eleanor Mills under whose leadership WIJ increased membership, ran more events and launched influential KATE MCMILLAN, AUTHOR AT WOMEN IN JOURNALISM How journalists earn has diversified. It now includes making money from your blog, YouTube channel or social media channels. Journalist and author Alexandra Campbell now estimates around 70% of her writing income is earned from her Middlesized Garden blog and YouTube channel. SEEN BUT NOT HEARD: HOW WOMEN MAKE FRONT PAGE NEWS 1 Seen but not heard: how women make front page news Women in Journalism Research led by Jane Martinson (WiJ chair) Research team: Jane Martinson, Kira Cochrane, Sue Ryan, Tracy HOME - WOMEN IN JOURNALISMABOUT USNEWSEVENTSJOIN USRESEARCHCONTACTFAMOUS WOMEN IN JOURNALISMHISTORY OF WOMEN IN JOURNALISMSCHOLARSHIPS FOR WOMEN IN JOURNALISMWOMEN IN JOURNALISM TODAYWOMEN JOURNALISTS 1990WOMEN JOURNALIST Women in Journalism is the UK’s leading media networking, campaigning and training organisation. We offer guidance and support for women working in print, broadcast and online around the UK and overseas, and at every stage of their careers. RESEARCH - WOMEN IN JOURNALISMFAMOUS WOMEN IN JOURNALISMHISTORY OF WOMEN IN JOURNALISMSCHOLARSHIPS FOR WOMEN IN JOURNALISMWOMEN IN JOURNALISM TODAYWOMEN JOURNALISTS 1990 About Our Research At Women in Journalism we believe that the media has to be a reflective mirror of society, not a distorting lens. If the journalists reporting and the editors/producers making the decisions are unrepresentative of the audience they serve, then

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JOIN US - WOMEN IN JOURNALISM Join Us. You are assured a warm welcome at Women In Journalism wherever you work in the UK or overseas, at whatever stage of your career, whether you are a student, staffer or freelance, and whether you work in print, digital, broadcast or a mixture of all three. HISTORY - WOMEN IN JOURNALISM How We Started - The History Of Women In Journalism Eve Pollard, Founder of Women in Journalism (Image Credit: David Venni) Eve Pollard, the Founder of Women in Journalism, and Honorary President, writes on the beginnings of the charity, and why it has continued to EVENTS - WOMEN IN JOURNALISMFAMOUS WOMEN IN JOURNALISMHISTORY OF WOMEN IN JOURNALISMSCHOLARSHIPS FOR WOMEN IN JOURNALISMWOMEN IN JOURNALISM TODAYWOMEN JOURNALISTS 1990 18 May Masterclass: Tips on how to find amazing case studies and reliably come up with good ideas. April 27th, 2021 | Comments Off on 18 May Masterclass: Tips on how to find amazing case studies and reliably come up with good ideas.. Tuesday 18th May: Tips on how to find amazing case studies and reliably come up with good ideas.

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OUR COMMITTEE The Women in Journalism committee is made up of some of the most influential female print, broadcast, radio and online journalists and editors of our time. You can get in touch with many of our committee members via Twitter. Alternatively, come along to one of our many events throughout the year to NEW CHAIR: ALISON PHILLIPS, EDITOR OF THE DAILY MIRROR Alison Phillips, the new chair of Woman in Journalism (WIJ) has vowed that the campaigning organisation, will be “a noisy advocate for trusted journalism” in an epidemic of fake news and with journalists burdened by the lockdown. She takes over from Eleanor Mills under whose leadership WIJ increased membership, ran more events and launched influential KATE MCMILLAN, AUTHOR AT WOMEN IN JOURNALISM How journalists earn has diversified. It now includes making money from your blog, YouTube channel or social media channels. Journalist and author Alexandra Campbell now estimates around 70% of her writing income is earned from her Middlesized Garden blog and YouTube channel. SEEN BUT NOT HEARD: HOW WOMEN MAKE FRONT PAGE NEWS 1 Seen but not heard: how women make front page news Women in Journalism Research led by Jane Martinson (WiJ chair) Research team: Jane Martinson, Kira Cochrane, Sue Ryan, Tracy NEWS - WOMEN IN JOURNALISM Congratulations to Women in Journalism member Tara Hepburn, who secured our latest Editor Under the Spotlight commission. By Laura Whitcombe. June 3rd, 2021 | Comments Off on Congratulations to Women in Journalism member Tara Hepburn, who secured our latest Editor Under the Spotlight commission. By Laura Whitcombe HISTORY - WOMEN IN JOURNALISM How We Started - The History Of Women In Journalism Eve Pollard, Founder of Women in Journalism (Image Credit: David Venni) Eve Pollard, the Founder of Women in Journalism, and Honorary President, writes on the beginnings of the charity, and why it has continued to ABOUT US - WOMEN IN JOURNALISM Founded by Eve Pollard 25 years ago, Women in Journalism is a not for profit organisation that provides guidance and support for our members. They are from diverse social and ethnic backgrounds, at every stage of their careers, and work across all platforms around the UK

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