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‘We are not brave, we are journalists’ – LATAM editor shares newsroom wins, under deadly conditions

2024-03-08. On International Women’s Day, our EDITOR TO EDITOR interview is with an award-winning editor from one of the most dangerous regions of Mexico – officially the deadliest country for journalists. Andrea Miranda has gained respect for starting and building a regional newspaper into a national brand in the most challenging of environments, and doing much for newsroom equality.

Women journalists step into the spotlight of Gaza war to declare solidarity, call for greater global support

2024-03-08. On the eve of International Women’s Day, WAN-IFRA Women in News (WIN) and its partners in the Arab Region met in Jordan to discuss the safety and inclusion of women journalists in war and conflict reporting and called for increased global support for colleagues in Palestine.

No somos valientes, somos periodistas

En el Día Internacional de la Mujer, nuestra entrevista EDITOR TO EDITOR es con una galardonada directora procedente de una de las regiones más peligrosas de México, oficialmente el país más peligroso para ejercer el periodismo. Andrea Miranda se ha ganado el respeto por haber convertido un periódico regional en una marca nacional en el entorno más difícil, y por haber contribuido en gran medida a la igualdad en las redacciones.

What we lose when feminist publications die

2023-12-07. There is a pressing need for everyone to understand the roots and consequences of gender inequality, not least because of the vast and growing manosphere online, writes Megan Clement, editor of the Impact newsletter and co-founder of the Gender Beat.

Lessons and wins from four years on the FT’s Next Gen Board

2023-11-24. Heading into its fifth year, the Financial Times’ Next Generation Board shows that inclusion and collaboration really works.

The second edition of WIN Latam – Women in News – brings together 30 professionals from Latin America and the Caribbean.

2023-11-01. The World Association of News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), together with the Google News Initiative, announced the launch of the second edition of WIN, Women in News Latam, an intensive four-month programme that combines training and personal career and leadership guidance for media professionals.

Fight back against normalisation of attacks on journalists – Martha Ramos

2023-10-27. The disturbing number of journalists killed, harmed or jailed while doing their job keeps rising – amid continued failure to get justice for most of these crimes. Ahead of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, Martha Ramos, President of the World Editors Forum, calls for a more forceful response from newsrooms.

WAN-IFRA’s renewed partnership with the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs strengthens links between Norwegian and international editors.

2023-10-24. On Monday 23 October, editors from across East Central Africa and Southeast Asia and Norway met to share best practices in audience engagement and monetisation strategies to formally re-launch the mentoring programme at the heart of WAN-IFRA’s long-standing partnership with the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to strengthen independent media.

Global guidelines for monitoring online violence against female journalists

2023-10-09. As online violence against women journalists continues unabated, a new resource will help guide the monitoring and recording of these violations, to aid key responders and prevent the escalation of online violence to offline harm.

Ugandan editor finds seven lessons for transformation when exploring Zambia’s media resilience

2023-09-12. A cross-border benchmarking project by WAN-IFRA Women in News explored Zambia’s media industry, and found it resilient and adaptable – but not without challenges.