New Wallpapers: Internation Women's Media Foundation (IWMF) DC Conference Coverage

The IWMF Conference has come and gone, but it will remain very memorable to all attendees. Below is Sociable Susan Magazine's coverage of the event.

8:00 p.m. - 9:15 p.m. The Kalb Report, Diane Sawyer: A Life in News at the National Press Club

Diane Sawyer, anchor of ABC’s World News, joined legendary journalist Marvin Kalb to share her insights on the transformation of journalism, the state of the evening news, and gender barriers in the newsroom.
Read more at http://iwmf.org/pioneering-change/international-conference/home/kalb-report.aspx

Watch the webcast at http://kalb.gwu.edu/livestream.html

Read transcript at http://kalb.gwu.edu/2011/Diane_Sawyer/DianeSawyerTranscript.pdf

On storify at http://storify.com/iwmf/kickoff-of-the-global-conference-of-women-media-le?awesm=sfy.co_3Dc&utm_campaign=iwmf&utm_content=storify-pingback&utm_medium=sfy.co-twitter&utm_source=iwmf.org

More pictures from the event

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Wednesday, March 23, 2011 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Opening Session at the GW Media and Public Affairs Building, Jack Morton Auditorium

The long-awaited "Global Report on Women in the News Media" was unveiled at this session. IWMF board co-chair Barbara Cochran welcomed delegates. IWMF board member Judy Woodruff of PBS NewsHour outlined the purpose of the conference. Katty Kay of BBC World News America provided an overview of the report before a panel discussion and Global Study’s principal investigator and author Carolyn M. Byerly of Howard University discussed exemplary media companies in their regions. Women journalists below representing various foreign media organizations talked about the Global Report on Women in the News Media. The report showed that women represented only a third of full-time journalism positions and that that men occupied the vast majority of the management jobs and news-gathering positions in most nations. They also responded to questions from the audience.

• Canada - Jennifer McGuire, CBC General Manager and Editor-In-Chief

• Uganda - Barbara Kaija, The New Vision Editor-In-Chief

• Peru - Silvia Miro Quesda, Empressa Editora El Commercio S.A.

• Germany - Ines Pohl, Taz, Die Tageszeitung Managing Editor

• Norway - Kjersti Sortland, Verdens Gang Managing Editor

Read article at http://iwmf.org/pioneering-change/international-conference/home/opening-plenary.aspx

Video available at http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/WomeninN

Delegate Margo Smit, director of the Dutch Flemish Association of Investigative Journalists, (VVOJ) said, “Many of us have been saying during this conference that we need more role models. We can never say that again.”

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11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Concurrent Sessions

GWU Marvin Center

Delegates and invited guests-only concurrent sessions to develop of Plan of Action for change. Delegates will examine:

• Salary and Position - In the Presence of Stereotypes

• Terms of Employment - Creating a New Dialogue

• Reporting Assignments - The Faces and Voices of Women

• Recruiting and Hiring - The Politics of Representation

• Career Advancement - The Glass Ceiling

• Journalism - Related Gender Policies

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1:20 - 2:40 p.m. luncheon at GW City View Room

Speaker Melanne Verveer, Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues, who will address delegates.

Read article at http://www.state.gov/s/gwi/rls/rem/2011/159563.htm

More pictures from the event

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3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Concurrent Sessions at GWU Marvin Center

Delegates and invited guests-only concurrent sessions to develop of Plan of Action for change. Delegates will examine:

• Salary and Position - In the Presence of Stereotypes

• Terms of Employment - Creating a New Dialogue

• Reporting Assignments - The Faces and Voices of Women

• Recruiting and Hiring - The Politics of Representation

• Career Advancement - The Glass Ceiling

• Journalism - Related Gender Policies

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6:30 p.m. - 8:15 p.m. dinner at GWU City View Room

Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson interviewed winners of IWMF's Women Entrepreneurs in Digital News Media grant program. He later introduced Sabrina Crow, Managing Director & SVP, Media Client Services of The Nielsen Company, who will present Nielsen’s new research on women’s use of new media globally.

More pictures from the event

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Thursday, March 24, 2011

8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

Breakfast

Newseum, Knight Conference Center

9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Influence, Relevance and Power of Social Media

Newseum, Knight Conference Center

The panel moderated by Judy Woodruff of PBS Newshour focused on the relevance of media and the influence of social media on global causes. Featured on the panel will be:

• Matt Winkler, Editor-In-Chief and Co-Founder, Bloomberg News

• Howard G. Buffett, Howard G. Buffett Foundation

• Alberto Ibargüen, President and CEO, The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation

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12:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. Myths about the Media: Audience, Business, and Money GW Marvin Center, Grand Ballroom

Tom Rosenstiel, director of the Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism (PEJ), recently released PEJ’s eighth “State of the News Media 2011” report. He joined moderator Frank Sesno, director of GW’s School of Media and Public Affairs, and a panel of media experts for an interactive analysis that used PEJ’s research to counter some of the popular misconceptions and myths about contemporary media.

• Tom Rosenstiel, Director, PEJ

• Frank Sesno, Moderator; Director, School of Media and Public Affairs, GW

• Alberto Ibargüen, President, President and CEO, The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation

• Jane McDonnell, Executive Director, Online News Association

• Matthew Hindman, Assistant Professor of Media and Public Affairs, GW

Videos available at

Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-30uGDz_CYk&feature=related

Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JR4QScgk9Tg&feature=related

Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRzJxBs3DZA&feature=related

More pictures from the event

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2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Concurrent Sessions GWU Marvin Center

Delegates and invited guests-only concurrent sessions to develop of Plan of Action for change. Delegates will examine:

• Salary and Position - In the Presence of Stereotypes

• Terms of Employment - Creating a New Dialogue

• Reporting Assignments - The Faces and Voices of Women

• Recruiting and Hiring - The Politics of Representation

• Career Advancement - The Glass Ceiling

• Journalism - Related Gender Policies

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7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. networking Reception at Bloomberg's DC Office

Delegates and honored guests at a cocktail reception hosted by Bloomberg.

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Friday, March 25, 2011 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Closing Breakfast at GWU Jack Morton Auditorium

Final session discussing the global objectives and regional targets. IWMF board member Maria Elena Salinas of Univision will introduce the Plan of Action and delegates will vote on a Universal Declaration of Principles and a set of regional goals.
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12:15-2:30 p.m. Closing Luncheon - Women’s Voices in the Revolution at GW Marvin Center, Grand Ballroom.

Pat Mitchell, Director, The Paley Center interviews Mona Eltahawy, award-winning columnist and an international public speaker on Arab and Muslim issues.