Subject: [fem-women2000 288] IWTC Women's Globalnet #150
From: lalamaziwa <lalamaziwa@jca.apc.org>
Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2000 06:52:17 +0900
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>To: iwtc-womensglobalnet@igc.topica.com >From: iwtc <iwtc@iwtc.org> >Subject: Women's Globalnet #150 >Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2000 10:23:55 -0700 IWTC Women's GlobalNet #150 Activities and Initiatives of Women Worldwide By Anne S. Walker and Erica Chase-Salerno June 1, 2000 MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS INITIATIVES Global Media Initiative For Beijing +5 Special Session Isis International-Manila has brought a group 15 women from NGOs around the world to be trained in media activities during the Special Session in New York. The group is participating in hands-on training in gathering, writing and disseminating daily press releases and radio phone patches to mainstream media outlets . This initiative is designed to raise the profile of the issues in the Beijing +5 review. For more information about this project, contact Mavic Cabrera Balleza at e-mail: <mavic@isiswomen.org>; or write to Isis International-Manila, No. 3 Marunong St, Bgy Central, Quezon city, Philippines. Telephone (63-2) 435-3405 or 435-3408 (extension 107); Fax (63-2) 924-1065. Global Survey Results Shared at May International Leadership Conference The International Women痴 Media Foundation (IWMF) discussed the findings from its recent groundbreaking study on women in media leadership at its "Women in Media: Focus on Leadership" conference this month in Washington, D.C. Measuring the impact women have in the newsroom, the survey was designed to help women around the globe explore and fulfill their capacity to step into leadership roles both in the newsroom and in corporate media headquarters. The conference, a highlight of IWMF痴 10th anniversary year, featured top women journalists from around the world including past recipients of IWMF痴 Courage in Journalism Award. The survey results and conference discussions will be published in a report due out this summer. For more information, visit the IWMF web-site at http://www.iwmf.org or contact IWMF at 1726 M Street NW, Suite 1002, Washington, D.C. 20036, USA. Tel: (1-202) 496-1992; Fx: (1-202) 496-1977 New Web-Based Women痴 Magazine Gives Special Attention to Beijing +5 "WomensWire " has launched a special edition covering the United Nations General Assembly Special Session (UNGASS) on the review of the Beijing Platform for Action. The site features a regional breakdown of women痴 activism leading up to the Beijing Plus Five Special Session as well as a calendar of events at the United Nations, the Declaration adopted at the Beijing Conference, an opinion page and current headline stories. A chat room, bulletin board, fully searchable version of the Platform for Action, links to other web-sites and in-depth reports on regional activism leading up to the review will soon be added to the site. Check it out at: <http://www.womenswire.net> or <http://www.womenswire.org>. For more information contact Anaga Dalal via e-mail: < anagadalal@yahoo.com>. Directory of Women痴 Media Underway The Women痴 Institute for Freedom of the Press is calling for information to be included on their web-site and their upcoming 18th edition of the Directory of Women痴 Media: Media Owned and Operated Primarily By, For and About Women. Beginning with periodicals, entries should include the following information: name of periodical; name of organization (if applicable); address; country; editor(s); telephone(s); fax; e-mail; web-site; and a brief description of the periodical (up to 25 words). If you know of additional women痴 media (women痴 presses and publishers, women痴 news services, women痴 media organizations, women痴 film groups) that should be included, you may submit that information for future listings. To submit information, visit the WIFP web-site at: <http://www.igc.org/wifp>, Tel: (1-202) 966-7783, or write to: WIFP, 3306 Ross Place NW, Washington, D.C. 20008-7783. Journalist Encounter Planned A JournalistsEncounter, the opening programme of the Japan NGO Global Forum being held in New York at the time of the Special Session, will provide an opportunity to network with media professionals committed to women痴 human rights. Panelists include Raghida Dergham, UN Correspondent; Barbara Crossette, UN Bureau Chief, New York Times; Susan Markham, Chief of Promotion and Planning, UNDPI; and Dr. Patricia Flor, Chairperson, CSW 1999. Contact information: Haruko Watanabe at e-mail: hkw2000@aol.com or check their web-site at: <http://members.aol.com/womenmedia/>. Journalist Accreditation Media representatives planning to be in New York for the Special Session and not already registered through their own agency should go online immediately and read the requirements for media accreditation. Special UN accreditation is required for media access to UN facilities and press conferences. You must fill out an application form accompanied by a letter of assignment from a publisher, assignment editor or bureau chief on official media organization letterhead. It must specify your name, functional title and period of coverage at the UN. he contact for Media Accreditation for the Special Session in June is Sonia Lecca, Department of Public Information, Media Unit, Rm. S-250, New York, NY 10017; Phone (1-212) 963-6934, -6936, -6937, -2393, or -3866. You may submit letters by fax at: (1-21)-963-4642. Tel: (1-212) 963-5934 or 164 to verify receipt of fax or check application status. Pass is only obtained at Pass & ID Unit, 801 UN Plaza (45th & 1st), upon presentation of two forms of photo ID. Office hours 9 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. Passes are free of charge. On the UN web-site: <http://www.un.org/geninfo/malu.htm> there is information about the requirements for media accreditation, and the mailing address and/or the fax number for submission. The next issue of IWTC Women痴 GlobalNet will feature ways in which you can keep in contact with what is happening at the Special Session for Beijing plus Five, by the web, TV, radio and e-mail. Women, Ink. Booklink #13 Features New Books On Communication Three new books on women and information communication technologies provide a look at media and its relation to global feminism. Changing Lenses: Women痴 Perspectives on Media (1999) provides a comprehensive overview of the state of women and the media in Asia and the Pacific with a particular focus on violence against women. Offering a general review of media policies and media monitoring, the report also features case studies. Gender and the Information Revolution in Africa (2000) examines the current and potential impact of the explosion of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in Africa through a series of essays emphasizing the needs of rural women. The authors argue that women must be decision-makers and active participants in the process of using new ICTs to accelerate African economic, social and political development. Women痴 Voices on FIRE Feminist International Radio Endeavor (2000) is not just a comprehensive history of FIRE, but also an account of the organization痴 role in the growth of the global feminist movement. This book shows how, whether broadcasting from tiny rural villages or massive UN conferences, FIRE has provided a space for the voices of women to be heard. See below for Women, Ink. contact and ordering information. IWTC Women's GlobalNet is a production of: International Women's Tribune Centre 777 United Nations Plaza 3rd Floor New York, NY 10017, USA Tel: (1-212) 687-8633 Fax: (1-212) 661-2704 Email: <iwtc@iwtc.org> You can subscribe to this list at any time by sending a blank message to iwtc-womensglobalnet-subscribe@igc.topica.com You can unsubscribe to this list at any time by sending a blank message to iwtc-womensglobalnet-unsubscribe@igc.topica.com WOMEN, INK. For quality, cutting-edge publications on women and development by, for and about women worldwide, see Women, Ink's catalogue at our web site: <http://www.womenink.org>. Or contact Women, Ink. at 777 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017, USA. Tel: Yasna Uberoi (1-212) 687-8633 ext 212 or Mary Wong (1-212) 687-8633 ext 204. Fax: (1-212) 661-2704. 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