…I dedicate this post to the International Women’s Media Foundation, an organization working to strengthen the role of women in the news media worldwide. IWMF’s focus on supporting and training women journalists and honoring their bravery is a cause close to my heart, as a former reporter.
One particularly worthy initiative of IWMF is the Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship, which gives women journalists the opportunity to enhance their skills while researching and reporting on human rights and social justice. The current Neuffer Fellow, Rabia Mehmood Named, who works for Pakistan’s Express 24/7 Television, has tackled topics from women’s rights and freedom of speech to political unrest, terrorism and internally displaced people.
IWMF is preparing now for its annual Courage in Journalism Awards in NYC and LA. According to its website, “Nominees risk political persecution, physical injury and death in their efforts to expose corruption and champion human rights.” Find out more about IWMF’s good work here.
Women Changing the World 