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AWMF symposium on defining diversity — register today AWM Share     The latest AWMF symposium, Diversity: Defining Different in a Changing Society, will take place March 29 in the Washington, D.C., metro area (Discovery Headquarters, Silver Spring, Md.). The symposium will explore lessons in wisdom from top-ranking women in media, advice on making the most of career transitions in a diverse media market and instructions on how to better diversify your professional brand in media. Registration is free, but space is limited. To register and see a list of current speakers, please visit AWM's website. 
How Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model Kathy Ireland became a $350 million mogul Forbes Share
Kathy Ireland was an entrepreneur long before she was a model. As a child in Santa Barbara, Calif., she painted stones, and rather than place them on her shelf to admire, she peddled them door to door and eventually sold other art projects at weekly crafts fairs. At 11, Ireland, got a job delivering newspaper. Now, Kathy Ireland sells more product than Martha Stewart — some $2 billion at retail — and she's worth more, too. While Ireland's success is staggering, it's also unconventional.
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Meredith Vieira talks about career and family at 92Y The Huffington Post Share
"I didn't ever intend to be a journalist," Meredith Vieira told a New York City audience during a sit-down interview for 92Y's Ruth Stanton Illustrious Women Series on Jan. 25. "I did have sex with George Clooney," Vieira joked, saying she knew this would be the audience's top question of the evening. "I only did it twice because I wanted to give him a second chance." This humor is part of what makes Vieira so well-liked by many. More NAFE names its Top 50 Companies for Executive Women, including 3 media companies Working Mother Share
The National Association for Female Executives has named its 2012 Top 50 Companies for Executive Women. According to NAFE, these 50 companies putting advancement programs and welcoming cultures to work to fill their top management levels with strong female talent. Three media companies are included: AOL, The New York Times Company and Valassis Communications. More Ms. magazine blog highlights Native American women Ms. Share
It's not an exaggeration to say that American Indian women are missing from most media coverage, history books and classroom discussions. But journalism students, instructors and state educators in Nebraska are doing something to help raise America's awareness of Native women and the contributions they make to their communities, their tribes and to the nation as a whole. More $20,000 grants available for female-driven digital journalism startups mediabistro.com Share
Journalist? Check. Female? Check. Great new idea for using digital media to deliver journalism? If you can check yes here too, this opportunity is for you. The International Women's Media Foundation is offering its second round of three $20,000 grants in its Women Entrepreneurs in the Digital News Frontier program. In addition to funding to get the ideas off the ground, the organization will offer coaching and mentoring from leading digital news media experts to help their startups succeed. More 
Univision names Cristina Schwarz vice president of programming and production HispanicBusiness.com Share
Univision Communications Inc. has announced that Cristina Schwarz will be the new vice president of programming and production for Univision Cable Networks. Schwarz has more than 25 years experience in television and broadcasting, including nearly two decades working with Hispanic media. More Travel Channel names Marietta Hurwitz senior vice president of digital Broadcasting & Cable Share
Travel Channel has named Marietta Hurwitz senior vice president and general manager of digital. Hurwitz will oversee Travel Channel's digital platforms as the network expands its reach by launching new digital content and strategies. More 
Teen finds Lifetime movie 'eye-opening' StayTeen Share
In partnership with The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy, Lifetime's original movie "The Pregnancy Project" generates awareness about teen pregnancy and prevention. A teen ambassador for The Campaign's StayTeen initiative, 16-year-old Shelby of Shreveport, La., enjoyed watching the movie premiere with her mom Lisa, using the discussion guide to talk about the themes raised in the film. Read Shelby's blog at Stayteen.org. More Pentagon opening more posts to women short of ground-combat role Bloomberg Businessweek Share
The U.S. military plans to open more support jobs for women closer to the front lines while continuing to bar them from direct ground-combat roles. More than 13,000 positions would be opened by eliminating a rule barring women from support jobs alongside ground-combat units. Congress will have 30 days to block the policy before it goes into effect. More 
Social media: Privacy, security concerns persist InformationWeek Share
A new survey shows that privacy and security concerns persist for many Facebook users, despite recent efforts to address those concerns. Privacy and security top the list of concerns, according to the findings of the Social Media Habits and Privacy Concerns Survey. Twenty-eight percent of respondents expressed some level of discomfort about privacy protections. And among those who eschew social media sites, 73 percent cited privacy concerns as their reason for not participating. More 
Thank you to our Legacy Campaign contributors AWM Share
As AWM celebrated our 60th anniversary in 2011, we challenged our supporters, stakeholders and community to help create a rich and vibrant future for our organization through our Legacy Campaign. Their generous contributions to the AWM Foundation allow us to maintain and expand our stellar PSA campaign, support emerging media professionals with scholarships to further their career development, and our continued work to celebrate and promote the best of media by, for and about women. Thank you to all of our current contributors for helping us to achieve these goals. More Angela Kinsey to host 37th annual Gracies Awards Gala AWM Share
The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation is pleased to announce Angela Kinsey, of the Emmy Award-winning show "The Office," will serve as Host of the 37th Annual Gracie Awards Gala on May 22 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. The Gracie Awards recognize exemplary programming created for women, by women and about women in all facets of media, including radio, television, cable and digital media. The awards program also encourages the realistic and multifaceted portrayal of women in entertainment, news, features and other programs. Kinsey portrays the feisty, tightly-wound head of accounting Angela Martin at Dunder Mifflin on NBC's Emmy-winning show "The Office." More Alliance for Women in Media Foundation and Ford Motor Company Fund continue partnership AWM Share
The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation proudly announces that Ford Motor Company Fund, the philanthropic arm of Ford Motor Company, is continuing its support of Empowering America, a public service campaign that profiles inspiring women who have pioneered in fields such as science, social reform, public service, sports, journalism, music and aviation. The Empowering America program also includes a student scholarship. The competition will challenge students to create a short video celebrating the many inspiring women featured in the Empowering America collateral. More |
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