National Federation of Press Women

The NFPW was founded in 1937. The federation was founded in 1937 in the U.S.. It "is a US-based organization for men and women in electronic, broadcast and print journalism." Founded by a group of women meeting to "promote communication between women writers, and advance the interests and standards of women in the press," it is still around today.

The NFPW has a code of ethics, and it is as follows:

As a professional communicator, I recognize my responsibility to the public which has placed its trust and confidence in my work, and will endeavor to do nothing to abuse this obligation.

With truth as my ultimate goal, I will adhere to the highest standards of professional communication, never consciously misleading reader, viewer, or listener; and will avoid any compromise of my objectivity or fairness.

Because I believe that professional communicators must be obligated only to the people's right to know, I affirm that freedom of the press is to be guarded as an inalienable right of the citizens of a free society.

I pledge to use this freedom wisely and to uphold the right of communicators to express unpopular opinions as well as the right to agree with the majority.

— Adopted in 1975
Annual NFPW Conference, Sun Valley, Idaho

On top of women in the press, the federation also works to protect the First Amendment. In order to do this, the NFPW has a few activities. One of which is Sunshine Week, which is an annual event that is "designed to disseminate information and heighten awareness of First Amendment issues."

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Federation_of_Press_Women
http://www.nfpw.org/about.cfm

Journalistic Women!

One diverse journalistic group are the women. One mostly sees men being the writers of articles, or men anchoring, but there are many women who deserve recognition.

Elizabeth Timothy: On January 4, 1739 she became the publisher of the South Carolina Gazette when her husband died. She was the " first female in the American colonies to assume the role of publisher of a newspaper."

Anne Newport Royall: "The first American newspaper women," began her newspaper career when she was 51, after becoming the publisher of what would be renamed, "The Huntress."

Sarah Joseph Hale: Began her career at 30. She became the first female editor of Godey's Lady Book. This was a magazine delivered monthly about morality issues, literature, and fashions.

These are only a few of the important women in journalism history.

Source: http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/nysnp/womenlucey.htm

About Myself!

My name is Jana and I go to a boarding school in Virginia! For my Journalism class I was given the assignment to begin this blog to talk of media diversity. From the roles of men, to the roles of minorities, I am here to give you the facts.