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: Work We Do
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 […]
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.
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 […]
Six Reporters Selected as Inaugural Journalism & Women Symposium Health Journalism Fellows
JAWS Health Journalism Fellowship in partnership with The Commonwealth Fund is a unique opportunity for emerging and early career journalists who have an interest in and passion for upping their […]
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Books & Browse Calling all authors of new books for Books & Browse participants at CAMP 2022! Hi, Jawdesses! Do you have a new book out […]
I’ve just been named (permanent) executive director of JAWS! Here’s why I’m so excited about the next 90 days By Eloiza Altoro I’m honored and excited to take on the […]
I hope you’ve been as inspired by this year’s love letters to JAWS as I have. Dawn Garcia’s incredible tale of how JAWS supported her when she became the first Latina editor […]
First published Nov. 26, 2021 Dear JAWS sisters, I first learned about JAWS as I was joining a newsroom that did not welcome the new Latina editor – me – […]
Dearest JAWS sisters, JAWS helped me tell the truth — and changed my life. In 2014, as a JAWS fellow, I fell in love with CAMP — and with the […]
By Alex Hinojosa Before joining the JAWS Board I was rather timid and unsure of myself. What was this organization? How could I make a difference? Through the encouragement of […]
By Fara Warner, JAWS Board Member I drove through a car wash last week. It was exciting because it was something I hadn’t done the week before. I did it […]