Women in Journalism took a moment at our Christmas party to remember colleagues around the world who have been imprisoned or lost their lives this year. In a tribute to Burmese reporters Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, our 200 hundred guests did a thumbs up and held mini posters for a photo for the [...]
By Elle Ayres, WiJ intern Our sold-out How to Break a Big Story event saw one of WiJ's most impressive panels to date. Carole Cadwalladr, who investigated the Cambridge Analytica scandal; Amelia Gentleman, who brought the Windrush calamity to the forefront of the media and Madison Marriage, who uncovered the misogynistic treatment of hostesses at the [...]
Whether on staff, a contractor or freelance, many women find negotiating pay a challenge - which it goes some way to explaining the gender pay gap. Our September panel of top class female journalists shared their experience and advice about how to ask for more money, chaired by Jem Collins, digital journalist and editor, founder [...]
Welcome to all our 600 WIJ members to our fantastic 2018-19 programme, which is bigger and better than ever. We are delighted to be launching a new series of 'In Conversation' evenings featuring Laura Kuenssberg, Kath Viner, Alison Philips, Mishal Husain and Anne Robinson, and our career-enhancing seminar panels include top female talent such as Amelia Gentleman and Carole Cadwalladr. [...]
For 2018/19 we have two brilliant new interns; Elle Ayres and Lucy Skoulding, joining the Women in Journalism team. They will be managing our social media, updating the website and attending events throughout the year. Here's a little bit about them... Elle Ayres Elle Ayres is a freelance journalist, and Features Editor and Social Media [...]
On Friday 6th July, Women in Journalism held our annual summer party in the ballroom of the Rosewood London. Credit: Eleanor Mills Not only did the stunning Rosewood host our event, which more than 350 people attended, they also laid on mouthwatering pies and chutneys from Holborn Dining Room, plus live entertainment and [...]
The Women in Journalism Summer Party was held at the stunning Rosewood Hotel on 6th July. Women in Journalism summer party sponsors for 2018 were The Knotted Vine The Knotted Vine is sponsoring a Spanish rosé wine, Armas Mencia Rosado Gusbourne Gusbourne is also sponsoring the event with their Blanc de Blancs 2013. Plus lovely Lovely Rosewood goody bags!
Can you support our superwoman administrator Kate McMillan in updating and improving our website; tweet from our account with nearly 13,000 followers; keep an eye on our LinkedIn group; attend around 10 events a year and write the occasional blog post? We will pay £100 a month plus expenses, offer you a year’s free [...]
At this year’s Press Awards, Jem Collins of Journo Resources was awarded The Georgina Henry Award for Digital Innovation. Here, she talks to our Social Media and Events Intern, Grace Holliday, about her win. Grace Holliday: Congratulations, Jem! How were The Press Awards? Jem Collins: Thank you! They were incredible. I didn't in a million [...]
By Donna Ferguson Last week Women in Journalism put on our third annual event for women in financial journalism, kindly hosted by the FT. The topic of discussion at this year’s event was ‘Taking on a Career Challenge’ and our panelists were: ● Becky Barrow, news editor of the Sunday Times and committee member of Women [...]
