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AWM Foundation welcomes NCTA president and CEO Michael Powell as new honorary trustee AWM Share    
The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation is pleased to announce its newest honorary trustee, Michael Powell, president and CEO of the National Cable and Telecommunications Association. As CEO for NCTA, Powell serves as the cable industry's leading advocate, spokesman and representative in its relationship with the U.S. Congress, the administration, the FCC and other federal agencies. More 
Catholic women bloggers examine social media as modern forum Peoria Journal Star Share
Centuries ago, women would gather at the well to talk over the events of the day, share wisdom and untangle perplexities. Today, the traditional well is being replaced by blogs, Facebook and Twitter — and women, including Roman Catholic women, are beginning to use these new tools to ponder the perennial questions of life and faith. More 
Molly Solomon to be 1st female executive producer at national TV sports channel USA Today Share
Golf Channel announced that Molly Solomon will become its executive producer, becoming the first female to hold that position at a national TV sports channel. Solomon is an Olympic TV veteran at NBC Sports, and will retain her duties as coordinating producer of NBC 2012 Summer Olympics coverage although she will also assume her GC responsibilities immediately. More Marilou McFarlane joins CBS Radio Altitude Group Radio Ink Share
Marilou McFarlane joins Altitude Group as vice president of strategic partnerships for the West Coast. She'll be responsible for creating unique advertising programs to help grow client brands and customer engagement. McFarlane has developed media campaigns for brands including American Airlines, Bank of America and GlaxoSmithKline. She's worked for CBS before at the company's all-news station in San Francisco. She began her career as a regional sales and marketing manager for Turner Broadcasting. More 
Robert R. McCormick Foundation announces new request for ideas to promote news literacy The Robert R. McCormick Share
The Robert R. McCormick Foundation's Journalism Program is launching Why News Matters, a grant-making program designed to enhance news literacy skills and programs in Chicago. The McCormick Foundation plans to invest as much as $6 million over the next three years in the Why News Matters initiative. The goal of this request for ideas is to significantly expand news literacy efforts throughout Chicago. The foundation will solicit ideas and then fund a portfolio of high-impact projects. Organizations selected for funding will carry out multifaceted approaches of expanding news literacy efforts throughout the Chicago area. More Pinterest's fast growth driven by women The San Francisco Chronicle Share
While Facebook has found monumental success as a general social network based on building a network of friends, Pinterest has quickly carved a niche as a social network based on finding and sharing topics users are passionate about. Women are driving the site's explosion. More Women inventors double their share of patents Bloomberg Businessweek Share
While men still file many more patents than women, female inventors are increasing their share of U.S. patents and trademarks. Women were listed as inventors on 18 percent of all patents issued to U.S. inventors, according to data released by the National Women's Business Council. That's double the share of patents women were granted in 1990. "An increase in patent and trademark ownership may indicate growth in women-owned companies," says council Chairwoman Donna James. More Make room, Socrates, for Lady Gaga and Beyonce: Using pop icons to study broader issues is part of an academic trend Star Tribune Share
In a music classroom on the quiet Catholic college campus, a group of students scribbled notes in the dark, their eyes intent on a 10-minute video. "Take 30 seconds to collect your thoughts," professor Amy Hamlin told the class as the video concluded. They then launched into a discussion of postmodernism, film and religious symbolism. On the screen? Lady Gaga's music video for "Telephone," featuring Beyonce. The class is one example of courses with a specific pop culture focus that are increasingly populating academia. More AWM honorary trustee Dennis Swanson awarded Golden Mike Broadcasting & Cable Share
Some of the biggest names in local broadcasting came out to toast Dennis Swanson at the Broadcasters Foundation's annual Golden Mike dinner at the Plaza in New York on March 5. Swanson, president of station operations for Fox Television Stations, was celebrated for the indelible mark he's left on broadcasting over the past half century, whose highlights include tapping Oprah Winfrey for a daytime show, and getting the Olympics on an every two years schedule. More 
Study takes mystery out of hiring women in technology Women's eNews via United Press International Share
Companies have plenty of practical ways to hire more women in the high-paying fields of science, technology, engineering and math, the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology finds in a recent report. To prevent unconscious gender biases during the prescreening part of the interview, for instance, hiring managers should conceal the names attached to resumes, according to the authors. More 
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. AWM launches new Career Center AWM Share
The Alliance for Women in Media is pleased to announce the launch of the brand new AWM Career Center. Both members and nonmembers can use the AWM Career Center to reach qualified candidates. Employers can post jobs online, search for qualified candidates based on specific job criteria and create an online resume agent to email qualified candidates daily. They also benefit from online reporting that provides job activity statistics. For job seekers, AWM Career Center is a free service that provides access to employers and jobs in the media industry. In addition to posting their resumes, job seekers can browse and view available jobs based on their criteria and save those jobs for later review if they choose. Job seekers can also create a search agent to provide email notifications of jobs that match their criteria. More |
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