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WIN MENA concludes its 10-day Media Management Training at AUC

On 4 November 2018, WAN-IFRA's ‏Women In News MENA launched its 10-day Media Management Training, in partnership with AUC GAPP Executive Education for 28 women media leaders from Egy...

Women In News hosts training for national mentors in Zambia

Women in News Africa (WIN) held its first training and orientation programme for national mentors in Lusaka. The meeting, held on 17 and 18 October 2018 at the Lusaka Grand Hotel aimed at buil...

It Happened to Me. One Woman’s Brave Story of Sexual Abuse and Harassment

Last week, Priyanka Bansal, a journalist with The Quint in India, penned an article about her experience as a survivor of sexual abuse and harassment. We have secured Ms. Basal’s permission to r...

Call for applications: Women In News MENA 2018/2019

Women in News (WIN) and the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) are pleased to announce that the call for applications for the fourth year of the program in the Mi...

Call for applications: Women In News Africa 2018/2019

WAN-IFRA seeks high-potential media women for participation in its flagship leadership development programme. The World Association of Newspaper and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) is pleased to invite...

Women in News MENA Director Fatemah Farag Joins WAN-IFRA Board

In June 2018 Egyptian journalist and founder of Welad El Balad Fatemah Farag was voted onto the Board and Executive Committee of the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA). Far...

Women in News mourns the loss of Beata Kasale

Women in News (WIN) mourns the loss of Beata Kasale, owner and publisher of Botswana’s The Voice and honoured WIN Steering Committee member. Beata was a tireless champion of free and independ...

Gender Equality and WAN-IFRA: Reflecting on Estoril

by Melanie Walker The World News Media Congress has always served as a great opportunity for the industry to collectively look in the mirror, to reflect on where we are, where we’ve been and...

World Editors Forum Board condemns sexism at World News Media Congress

At last week’s World News Media Congress in Portugal, two unacceptable incidents of sexism took place on stage during the gala dinner, highlighting what women in media, and indeed society, have...

WAN-IFRA Announces 2018 Laureates of the Women in News Editorial Leadership Award

Editor from Syria and Editor from Uganda receive Award recognizing exceptional leadership in the newsroom. The Women in News Editorial Leadership Award recognises an exemplary contribution of an Ed...