Where: ZOOM When : Tuesday Sept 29 Time: 18.00 to 19.00 Join award winning journalist, broadcaster and WIJ committee member Yasmin Alibhai-Brown to hear her talk about her latest book with Sonya Thomas WIJ committee member & freelance journalist, Ladies Who Punch: 50 Trailblazing Women Whose Stories We Should Know. Throughout history, plucky, indomitable, daring, [...]
When : October 6 Time : 6pm to 7pm Julie Welch talks to Eve Pollard (legend!) about her new book Fleet Street Girls – The women who broke down the doors of the gentleman’s club. Her personal story tells of the female journalists who broke down barriers in the 1970s and 1980s as women moved up the ranks in Fleet Street when it was [...]
In conversation with Countdown's Susie Dent about her new book, Word Perfect. Join Countdown’s queen of Dictionary Corner in conversation about her new book, Word Perfect, with Julia Langdon, political journalist, author and scrabble legend. Susie will share the stories behind common phrases like stealing someone’s thunder, May Day and the meaning of “snaccident” – [...]
When : September 22 Time : 6.00 to 7.00 PM How I (lost and) found myself after 40 – and you can too. Former editor in chief of Cosmopolitan and Red and co-founder of The Pool, Sam will be talking to her former colleague and WIJ committee member Louise Court. “It’s the book I wish [...]
When Swedish journalist Kim Wall went to interview an eccentric inventor in the summer of 2017, the story ended in tragedy. Three years later, Women in Journalism were honoured to welcome Jochim and Ingrid Wall, parents of Kim, to our online event on 14 July to celebrate the life of a remarkable young woman, recorded [...]
By Ashleigh Swan What effect does and will Covid-19 have on women’s lives? This was the question during our online meet-up on June 9th hosted by WIJ Chair, Eleanor Mills and a panel with Helen Lewis; author of ‘Difficult Women: A history of Feminism in 11 Fights’; Dr. Nighat Arif a GP who specializes in [...]
What’s it like reporting on the pandemic? This was the key question during our online meet-up on July 8 with our panel of top science and health journalists including;Hannah Devlin , science correspondent, The Guardian, Deborah Cohen , BBCNewsnight correspondent, Anjana Ahuja, science writer, Financial Times, Emily Wilson , editor, New Scientist, Jacqui Thornton , freelance [...]
Join us for an hour of brilliant comedy, hosted by Funny Women’s very own ‘matron’ Jo Brand, for a live event. Tuesday 30th June 7.00-8.00pm on Zoom The easing of lockdown has not come quickly enough for us to have our usual ‘end of term’ Summer Party so we’ve enlisted the help of the Funny [...]
If you are wondering how to get your career back on track in uncertain times, join certified coach, journalism lecturer and former BBC journalist Susan Grossman to help you find your way. "I know there is still work out there. We will get through this," she says. Find out more about Susan at her website. (https://susangrossman.co.uk/) You will [...]
By Ashleigh Swan, WIJ intern Nobody said it was going to be easy. The journalism job market can be particularly daunting and this year’s pandemic makes it even more challenging. At Women in Journalism, we want to help you have the best chance of getting a job, so our recent online meet-up was all about [...]
