CFWIJ Founder Kiran Nazish gives keynote lectures at the FELICH 2019, in Chihuahua, Mexico
MEXICO, CHIHUAHUA, October 28 — The Coalition For Women In Journalism’s (CFWIJ) Founding Director, Kiran Nazish, started her time at the Feria del Libro Chihuahua (Chihuahua Book Fair) on October 27 in Chihuahua, Mexico, with a lecture on ‘The Dangers Faced by Women in Journalism’.
The talk was heavily covered in local media. Elpueblo.com discussed her talk and keynote speech in a piece titled ‘Pakistani journalist Kiran Nazish comes to Chihuahua’. It was punctuated with anticipation around the upcoming event.
Referente.mx followed Kiran’s story of what led to the creation of The Coalition, her career and more. Read the full piece here. A more detailed piece from the same publication took a deeper look at her complete talk and the most important takeaways. Read it here.
Similarly, www.larevistancg.com discussed her career, the conflict areas that she’s reported in, and her efforts to help women journalists create stronger journalism. Read the piece here.
Notiregion.com reported discussed Kiran’s talk in light of the conflict areas she’s worked in, the challenges that women journalists face, the different terrorist groups that she’s covered, and more. Read the full piece here.
www.esucesos.com wrote about her journey as a journalist, and how being a woman meant that she was at times not taken seriously, but it also allowed her access to stories and people that men would not be able to get in touch with. The piece takes a good look at the creation of The Coalition.
Kiran’s efforts to add more women journalists to CFWIJ were also lauded. Elpueblo.com covered her talk and her penchant for supporting women journalists in this piece. Vivirenjimenez.com similarly looked at her efforts to bring in more Chihuahua journalists under the CFWIJ banner.
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The Coalition For Women In Journalism is a global organization of support for women journalists. The CFWIJ pioneered mentorship for mid-career women journalists across several countries around the world, and is the first organization to focus on the status of free press for women journalists. We thoroughly document cases of any form of abuse against women in any part of the globe. Our system of individuals and organizations brings together the experience and mentorship necessary to help female career journalists navigate the industry. Our goal is to help develop a strong mechanism where women journalists can work safely and thrive.
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