The International Association of Women in Radio & Television

“Ampatuan massacre ninth commemoration has become excruciating”

58 people, 32 of whom were journalists, were killed nine years ago and the Director of the National Union of Journalists - Philippines and IAWRT Philippines member Kath Cortez has lamented the lack of justice over the murders.

Journalism Education and Research Association of Australia (JERAA) 2018 conference, Hobart, December 3-5.

The 15th IAWRT Asian Women’s Film Festival will be held from 5th – 7th March, 2019. in New Delhi.

Increasingly, risky or dangerous reporting environments for women are not restricted to war zones and sites of civil conflict. It is now well documented that female journalists face far more threats and harassment in the digital or online environment than their male colleagues.

We asked members to communicate about a crucial issue in their region and what women in media can do.  Qudsia Mahtab Mehmood from Islamabad, Pakistan writes the recent elections held in Pakistan on 25 July, 2018 brought many challenges for women journalists attempting to report fairly about the elections.