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Dear JAWS friends: With great sadness I must tell you that our sister in JAWS, Mary Thom, died on Friday after a tragic motorcycle accident in New York. Mary was a member and staunch supporter of JAWS for many years. She was a long-time editor of Ms. Magazine. Many JAWS members have worked with her in her role as editor at the Women’s Media Center, and all of us have been touched by her generous heart. We will miss her and send our love and support to her sister, longtime JAWS member Susan Loubet, a journalist in New Mexico who... read more
Board blog post | CAMP 2013 | Resources
Next to JAWS CAMP, my favorite conference is NICAR, Investigative Reporters & Editors’ annual National Institute on Computer Assisted Reporting’s geeky weekend. One of the highlights this year was Saturday’s night’s “Women in CAR” dinner, where 40 women got together at a Louisville, Ky., restaurant. Former JAWS board member Jennifer LaFleur of ProPublica helped put the dinner together and recalled one year when fewer than 10 women attended a similar NICAR dinner. That so many of us got together this year is a great sign that women journalists are getting more involved in technology. read more
CAMP 2013
Journalism & Women Symposium brings together reporters, editors, photographers, bloggers and other media professionals each year to learn new skills, talk about issues affecting women in journalism, and connect with others to promote the professional development on women in the media. The Conference and Mentoring Project (CAMP) is packed with opportunities for training, workshops, high-profile speakers and time to meet women who are leaders in our profession. Our 2013 CAMP keynote speaker will be The New York Times exectuive editor, Jill Abramson. read more
