Newswomen's Club of New York

06/14/2021

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https://www.newsandguts.com/cnns-christiane-amanpour-is-diagnosed-with-ovarian-cancer/?fbclid=IwAR21YlEzq20JA2WozYSHyiR66lJ_fUWuKnWc70hnOjl4gI_xFHP0y-witsk

CNN’s Christiane Amanpour is battling ovarian cancer. The network’s chief international anchor made the announcement on-air Monday saying: “I’ve had successful major surgery to remove it, and I’m now undergoing several months of chemotherapy for the very best possible long-term prognosis, ...

06/14/2021

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https://cpj.org/2021/06/cpj-announces-leadership-transition/?fbclid=IwAR1POwZRzuHUzCr7WvhotfuZlDWNszs9wceo9Yjqo6SAB1zqaP6LYFYry84

Executive Director Joel Simon will step down by the end of 2021 after 15 years in the role New York, June 9, 2021–The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) today announced that Executive Director Joel Simon has informed the board of directors that he will step down by the end of the year after al...

06/09/2021

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The news network reported its lawyer and president were prohibited by a court from talking about the matter.

05/17/2021

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https://www.axios.com/ap-investigation-call-israeli-bombing-gaza-office-609c5fff-402c-4326-890e-07b60d89d6e4.html?fbclid=IwAR0Xp1_bbMkFpzDPA1xSz9yqPyOIR-lGDXKhlnp-b8L97G2J5PF08-OsJ4k

A media watchdog has asked the International Criminal Court to investigate whether the bombing "constitutes a war crime."

05/11/2021

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The longtime journalist has led the news service since 2017, serving as Washington bureau chief before that. She succeeds Martin Baron, who retired in February.

05/09/2021

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The action grew out of a leak investigation surrounding reporting on Russia’s role in the 2016 election.

05/06/2021

Rosalind Massow Luger, a pioneer in our business who created Method Reporting and became world famous for her work at the Journal American and Parade, passed over on May 5. Roz, a past president of The Newswomen's Club of New York, was a journalist's journalist. She was beloved by members of the Club who worked with her and journalists who knew her through her work at newspapers and on behalf of our industry and the scholarship program at the Overseas Press Club. Her Front Page Awards balls were splendid and the talk of the town. RIP Roz. Thank you.

05/06/2021

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https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-05-05/photojournalists-sue-lapd-l-a-county-sheriff-over-alleged-abuses-at-protests?fbclid=IwAR0MlOySC8E7uaIAhn8IqFp1rJ_T2jvTvxCX_6WM0EPsYs8LPh5BgWPV0n8

Two photojournalists have alleged in federal lawsuits that they were physically assaulted by law enforcement officers at recent L.A. area protests.

04/25/2021

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https://rsf.org/en/news/myanmar-junta-now-publishing-lists-wanted-journalists?fbclid=IwAR2AaWau5sHLYADPNvbnIh1pZWdR4QYKAMHJTtSOngE3QWYXVO8xT1xpzNM

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on the international community to react to the Myanmar military’s latest attempts to impose complete control over news and information, which have taken a new turn in the past two weeks with the publication of lists of wanted journalists as well as more arbitr...

04/13/2021

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Vice Media group is facing fierce backlash after publishing photographs of victims of Cambodia’s brutal Khmer Rouge regime that were altered to show some of the victims smiling.