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Review for Journalism And Women Symposium, Grandville, MI, USA
From its start in 1985, JAWS has been an organization for women unlike any other. It isn't a club or a sorority. It is a symposium where women in journalism meet once a year at a "camp," not a staid convention, to examine the role women play in journalism, find inspiration in their professional lives and commune with each other in great places like Fishkill, Montana. Its earliest members--like Betsy Wade of the New York Times -- were some of the best in the business. I hesitated to join them until I went to camp and found that everyone was equal regardless of title or experience. An incredibly accessible, supportive group. Today as journalism struggles for relevancy, JAWS empowers the next generation of women to find solutions. Between camps, the website and list serv keep everyone alerted to issues, job/fellowship opportunities and the special events members hold around the country
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
Contacts (friendships) made through the group were key in arranging top speakers for a college editors workshop I directed at the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism.
If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
Hold camps twice a year!
