Melanie Walker

We're working with various groups to get our colleagues out of Afghanistan. If you know journalists who need evacuation, send their case to safety@womeninjournalism.org and emergencies@cpj.org. Thanks to everyone who is helping.

Today is the beginning of the UN #16DaysOfActivism Against Gender-Based Violence. Over the next 16 days WIN will be providing 16 actions that journalists & editors can take to help prevent and draw attention to GBV - against themselves, and in their communities. #OrangeTheWorld

The 150+ newsrooms and supporting organisations helping @WorldEditors and @cjffjc drive #WorldNewsDay #JournalismMatters

Data about sexual harassment in the media is focused on the Global North with very little data for #Africa, the #Arab Region or #SoutheastAsia. @womeninnews and @CityUniLondon are conducting a global research initiative to plug that large gap. TAKE PART: womeninnews.org/post/150

While #women represent more than half of the world’s population, they are on average seen, heard and read in the #media only 25% of the time. Download WIN's Gender Balance Guide for practical advice on how to ensure more balance in your content. womeninnews.org/post/121

In times of crisis, independent journalism is more vital than ever. Help us draw attention to #WorldPressFreedomDay and issues of #PressFreedom. They are essential for an effective response to the unprecedented health crisis and also to the survival of our democracies.

COVID-19 update: Trudeau addresses the nation | Special coverage with @RosieBarton cbc.ca/1.5498835 pscp.tv/w/cT5WnTFNV0V3…

#Women make up half the population, yet only 25% of media - with no change in nearly a decade! On #IWD2020 we call on global media to #BalanceOurNews In 2020 let's #BalanceTheRatio! Learn more: womeninnews.org/post/112 #EachforEqual @NewspaperWorld @WomenInNews @WorldEditors

@Emeldalibanga @WomenInNews @janegodia @tkchibwana2 Amazing to see our WIN Advisory team back in action! Here’s to a productive 2020 partnering with news media to increase women’s leadership and voices in the news.

#WIN Advisory Zambia. Sandra Agyemang strategic management. Every Individual must be relevant to the Organisation's strategic direction.@WomenInNews @janegodia @tkchibwana2

"The success of WIN is a testament to an expansive community of advocates and champions of WIN who contribute to the programme because of their fundamental belief that gender equality is a human right," @Walkermelaniej womeninnews.org/post/99

WIN program Manager, East and Central Africa and AMWIK member @janegodia highlights the @WomenInNews approach in dealing with sexual harrassment in newsrooms during #AWiM19 @RealAWiM

We support 3 demands to governments, issued by 33 press freedom and media development organisations: Release all imprisoned journalists; Stop killing, attacking and denigrating journalists; Investigate and prosecute all murders of journalists. #DefendeMediaFreedom

@WomenInNews Congratulations to these inspiring media leaders. Looking forward to celebrating you in person in Glasgow! @NewspaperWorld @WNMC.19 @WorldEditors

Anna Nimiriano, Editor-in-Chief of the Juba Monitor in South Sudan, and Acil Tabbara, Senior Editor at L’Orient du Jour in Lebanon, have been named the 2019 Women In News Editorial Leadership Award Laureates. #WorldPressFreedomDay #WPFD2019 womeninnews.org/post/77

The ratio of women to men in the news is 1:3. It’s time to change this #balanceournews Find out more: womeninnews.org/post/73 #IWD2019⁠ ⁠⁠ ⁠ #betterthebalance

Arrest of @mariaressa is outrageous escalation in growing global war on free press - @worldeditors Board. "Ressa, a brave journalist, seeks only to tell truth to power. She represents all of us and we stand behind her at this dangerous moment" #journalismisnotacrime #pressfreedom

To start the #IWMFAGL and #WomeninNews conference. #Badassfemlaejourno leaders from the region gave some key takeaways to kick us off [THREAD]

Women In News MENA, in partnership with @arijnetwork will be hosting a Masterclass On Management Of Sexual Harassment In Newsrooms at the ARIJ Annual Forum For Investigative Journalism, taking place in Dead Sea, Jordan. bit.ly/2U0lEFN #ARIj18 #ARIJ #أريج #أريج١٨

After finding only 21% of sources quoted are women, Financial Times develops automated tool to warn if articles quote too many men. Smart move to nudge journalists to strive to ensure news reflect diverse societies (Someone do one for academics please?) theguardian.com/media/2018/nov…

"It may be business as usual for those who seek to silence journalists, intimidate the media, or discredit our public information role, but recent weeks have seen an entirely new level of contempt. blog.wan-ifra.org/2018/10/25/a-n… #TruthNeverDies