WIJ WORKSHOP: HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA SKILLS
The workshop was very generously hosted by the gorgeous boutique Academy Hotel in Bloomsbury and lead by the wonderful Jem Collins @Jem_Collins @JournoResources @AcademyHotelLdn
In conversation with Cathy Newman – next in our series
Kindly sponsored by Lexington Communications When : Thursday, October 10 Where : University of Westminster Time: Doors open at 18.30. Drinks after conversation. Ends 21.00 Book HERE Cathy Newman is the first female main presenter of Channel 4 News. She spent over a decade in Fleet Street, latterly with the Financial Times. Since joining Channel [...]
Celebrate our 25th Birthday at the wonderful ROSEWOOD LONDON – July 12.
When: Friday July 12, 2019 . Time : Drinks reception from 18.00 to 20.00 SOLD OUT
7 reasons why joining a board is so good for your career
Have you ever thought about joining a board? This is the question that Fiona Hathorn, Managing Director of Women on Boards asked the Women in Journalism audience at a special talk on Monday 10 June. Fiona talked about why joining a board is so valuable for your career and why a journalist could be a [...]
Meet the Women at Westminster
Henrik Pedersen, CEO, ABP; Eleanor Mills ,Chair WIJ; Rt . Hon Amber Rudd MP & Nusrat Ghani MP A huge thank you to everyone who attended our Women in Westminster event on 27 February and helped to make it such a special occasion. The weather couldn’t have been more different to last year as we swapped [...]
In conversation with Mishal Husain
Women in Journalism welcomed BBC journalist and author Mishal Husain to the third event in our ‘In Conversation’ series in May - a packed out evening hosted by the University of Westminster. After a welcome from Michaela O’Brien, head of the School of Media and Communication at the University of Westminster, Mishal talked to WIJ [...]
WiJ Panel discussion: What is data journalism and why it matters. Write up by Barbara Rowlands
Threadneedle Hotel in the City Panel Leila Haddou, data journalism editor for The Times and The Sunday Times @LeilaHaddou Aleksandra Wisniewska, visual projects editor at The Financial Times @Alekswis Sophie Warnes, senior data journalist at the Office of National Statistics and author of a weekly data round up, Fair Warning @SophieWarnes Taneth Evans, head of [...]
A Private War – a special WiJ screening and panel session
In the six short years since Marie Colvin’s death in Homs, Syria, on February 12, 2012, she has been remembered in many ways. As a member of the Frontline Club, Those eulogies of Marie have often taken place here. Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker Matthew Heineman (Cartel Land, City of Ghosts) chose to make her life, death and [...]
BBC’s Razia Iqbal, Anita Anand & Buzzfeed’s Elizabeth Pears & Yasmin Alibhai-Brown: Write up by Sonya Thomas
Women of colour in journalism - the way forward With thanks to WIGGIN for hosting And of course our fabulous panel Lydia El-Khouri, Senior Programme Manager, Media Diversity Institute Elizabeth Pears, News editor at Buzzfeed Samantha Asumadu, Founder of Media Diversified, Edmalia Ltd Speakers Bureau and Experts Directory and the co-founder of Bare Lit Festival. [...]
Summary: In Conversation with Laura Kuenssberg
Women in Journalism were delighted to welcome Laura Kuenssberg as the inaugural interviewee in our new ‘In Conversation with’ series that kicked off on Monday 12 November. The series aims to offer insight into the careers of the biggest names in British journalism to inspire more women into senior and high-profile jobs across our industry. As [...]