First ever Women in News Summit under way

DURBAN: Today, 7 June 2017 marks the inaugural global Women in News (WIN) Summit, which commenced at the ICC in Durban earlier today.

In association with the World News Media Congress and World Editors Forum and a component of WAN-IFRA’s Women in News initiative, the WIN Summit endeavours to increase women’s leadership and voices in the news.

‘Breaking through’ is the theme of this year’s Summit, as it celebrates women in media who are innovatively ‘breaking through’ glass ceilings and traditional ways of doing things to inspire and equip others to do the same.

Honouring such women, the Summit opened with the announcement of this year’s laureates of the WIN Editorial Leadership Award 2017. Karima Kamal from the Middle East, North Africa region and Pamela Sittoni from sub-Saharan Africa each received a 2017 WIN Newsroom Leadership Award for their exceptional contribution to their respective newsrooms.

Some takeouts from the keynotes and interactive panel discussions include:

The Summit is being followed by a networking lunch before the rest of the Congress gets underway.

For more information, visit WAN-IFRA.org or follow @NewspaperWorld, hashtag #WNC17 and @TheWINSummit, hashtag #WINSUMMIT on Twitter, and keep an eye out on Bizcommunity for more socially shared insights from the Congress over the next couple of days.


 
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