Journalism & Women Symposium
JAWS supports the professional empowerment and personal growth of women in journalism and works toward a more accurate portrayal of the whole society.
JAWS members at the Fall 2007 Symposium in Door County, Wis.
Plan Ahead!
JAWS 2008 Fall Symposium, Sept. 5-7, at Attitash Grand Summit Hotel, Bartlett, N.H.
News & Events
- Edie Lederer wins lifetime achievement award from the International Women's Media Foundation. As the news release says, "In her more than four decades with the AP, she has worked on every continent except Antarctica covering wars, famines, nuclear issues and political upheavals." Congratulations, Edie!
- Jaws member Lisa Chung writes about her "Whoohoo Wednesdays!" and meeting the challenges of being laid off after a long career in newspapers. (Of course, does this offer Lisa more time to scout sites for future JAWS conferences, a job she's done so well for years?)
- Our Lynn Sweet, Chicago Sun-Times multimedia D.C. bureau extraodinaire was recently profiled in the New York Observer for her excellent coverage of Illinois Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign.
- JAWS Founder Tad Bartimus wins lifetime achievement award
The Washington Press Club honors Bartimus, former Vietnam war correspondent and the first female bureau chief at The Associated Press, at its Feb. 13 Congressional Dinner. - Fran Lewine, Longtime JAWS member and CNN assignment editor, dead at 86
A veteran reporter for The Associated Press, Fran Lewine covered the White House in administrations of six presidents from Eisenhower to Carter. Memorial info now available. - Introducing the JAWS Blogroll
Links to JAWS Members' blogs about topics ranging from coverage of politics and pop culture to food, feminism and the front page. Want to start blogging? Find tips here.
From the President
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Spring and a New Plan for JAWS
Message from JAWS President Dawn Garcia