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About this year’s CAMP logo By Tanya Gazdik, CAMP Co-Chair Designed by a new JAWS member and student journalist, the 2023 CAMP logo not only represents our host city, Chicago, […]
Category Archives: 2023
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May
May
JAWS President Jenn Kho Dear JAWdesses, It’s spring, a time of renewal and fresh starts, and a fitting season to welcome Molly Schar, our new executive director, who started April 11. […]
02
May
May
By Susy Schultz Talking to Deborah Douglas in late April, the veteran journalist talked about one type of journalism. “For me, Solutions Journalism is the missing piece of the inclusion puzzle that […]
06
Apr
Apr
Long-time JAWS member, award-winning journalist, author, academic and advocate for ethical public journalism, Alicia (Lisa) Shepard, 69, died April 1 from complications of lung cancer a few weeks shy of her 70th birthday.
2023, Beverly Wettenstein Women's History Month Speaker Series, Inspired By, News
Inspired By: Amanda Crawford
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Mar
Mar
By Sharon Walsh JAWS board member Amanda J. Crawford is a journalist and professor who also sings and plays flute in a band, and welcomes counterpoints to her research on […]
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Mar
Mar
By: Cirien Saadeh, JAWS board member As we continue our celebration of International Women’s Month, this week, JAWS honors Gwen Ifill, pioneering Black woman journalist. When Ifill died at 61 […]
2023, Beverly Wettenstein Women's History Month Speaker Series, News, Webinar
This Friday: Building and Doing Equity in Journalism Webinar; Sign Up Today!
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Mar
Mar
Building and Doing Equity in Journalism is the next webinar in the JAWS’ Beverly Wettenstein Women’s History Month Speaker Series. This Friday, March 24, at 1 p.m. ET. In this […]
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Mar
Mar
Did you donate to JAWS in 2022? First, thank you! Second, you should have received a donor tax letter in your email this week. Check all your folders. It is […]
2023, Beverly Wettenstein Women's History Month Speaker Series, News, Webinar
Women’s History Month 2023
07
Mar
Mar
JAWS was given a donation from the estate of the late Beverly Wettenstein to create a speaker series for Women’s History Month.
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Feb
Feb
Cooke’s career spanned decades – and incredibly important moments in our field, even though she did eventually leave journalism to become a full-time activist. From the Red Scare and being subpoenaed to testifying in front of Congress, to reporting on sexual harassment, to her work during the Great Depression, there is so much to learn from this journalist, particularly as we (as a field) have conversations about objectivity and bias, #metoo in the newsroom, newsroom unions, and more.
2023, News, Training and Mentorship, Webinar, Webinar Wednesday
Next JAWS Webinar Feb. 15: Big Local News
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Feb
Feb
Have you heard about Big Local News? Cheryl Phillips, the project director and Hearst professional in residence at Stanford University, will be here to share all about it. Big Local News allows […]
06
Feb
Feb
CAMP 2023 dates set in Chicago!
2023, News, Webinar, Webinar Wednesday, Work We Do
Next JAWS Webinar: Pro-Bono Legal Resources for Journalists Jan. 18
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Jan
Jan
Did you know there are pro bono legal resources available to journalists? Join Christina Piaia from the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and ProJourn and Sarah Duran, a […]
2022, 2023, Job posting, News, President's Letter, President's Letters
Letter from JAWS President, Executive Director
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Dec
Dec
Dec. 16, 2022 Dear JAWS community, I want to share an important message from Eloiza Altoro, who has decided to step down from JAWS in March for personal reasons. We […]
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Dec
Dec
Journalism & Women Symposium (JAWS) seeks a dynamic executive director eager to help write the next chapter in the history of women in journalism. JAWS is a nonprofit organization that […]
The first JAWS webinars of 2023 are set. Watch your email and this JAWS member community site for details and registration. January 18: Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press […]