• IAWRT-USA is the USA chapter of the International Association of Women in Radio and Television, a global network of 14 national chapters and members in 54 countries. IAWRT members are professional communicators or researchers in media and communications. We strive to meet the urgent global challenges faced by women in and around the media. IAWRT-USA…

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  • Democratization of Climate News

    Collecting personal stories from people on the frontline of the effects of climate change and working together to protect the environment to effect positive change. This megaphone of voices will reach the ears and tug at the hearts of government officials to once and for all address the adverse effects of climate change that have… Read More »

  • USA Member Elected IAWRT President

    IAWRT-USA congratulates Dr. Michelle Ferrier, IAWRT-USA chapter member, on being elected president of IAWRT International. TrollBusters Founder Dr. Michelle Ferrier was elected president of the International Association of Women in Radio and Television International for a two-year term. Dr. Michelle Ferrier, Ph.D., is executive director of the Media Innovation Collaboratory of Florida and an internationally recognized,… Read More »

  • CSW Side Events

    CSW Side Events

    For the past several years, the IAWRT-USA chapter has co-organized parallel events at the UN Commission on the Status of Women meetings at the United Nations in New York IAWRT has Consultative Status to the ECOSOC at the United Nations and has representation on the DPI/NGO Executive committee.Most recently, as a part of the 57th…

  • IAWRT CSW Annual Media Event 2015

    IAWRT CSW Annual Media Event 2015

  • IAWRT Regional Conference 2014, Istanbul-Turkey

    The IAWRT regional conference, in collaboration with the Association of Documentary Filmmakers in Turkey, started this morning in Istanbul, Turkey. The first session was on securing safety nets for women in the media. Other program highlights include: Understanding the Turkey Experience with a panel of journalists from Turkey; the challenges for journalists in the Northern Africa…

  • IAWRT CSW Annual Media Side Event 2014

    IAWRT CSW Annual Media Side Event 2014

    IAWRT CSW 58th Side EventHands On: Climate. Women. Change; Women Seeking SolutionsDate: 03.14.2014 (Friday)Time: 12:30 pmVenue: The Salvation Army Auditorium221 East 52nd Street (Between 2nd & 3rd Ave)New York NY 10022Contact information: Sheila KatzmanEmail: femvue@earthlink.net CSW: Commission on the Status of Women CSW 58th Session (March 2014)

  • THE WORLD TELEVISION AWARDS 2014 – CALL FOR ENTRIES

    “With the aim of recognizing the crucial role played by media in promoting the awareness of the audience on major issues such as cultural diversity, religious understanding, tolerance and peace, the World TV Award was initiated in 2004 on two themes “Religious Understanding” and “Conflict Resolution” on Category Humanity. In 2011, AIBD launched the World…

  • Our Humble Beginnings…

    Our Humble Beginnings…

    Today, May 24th, 2013, is the third anniversary of our chapter’s first founding meeting. It seems like an appropriate day to launch our media blog. So, for the first post, we’re attaching the picture of that first encounter in a local sandwich shop in New York. In spite of what the picture may indicate, we…