Mal spoke to the Clearinghouse on Women's Issues

Mal spoke to all sorts of gatherings, from a gala NABJ dinner where she was given an award by President Bill Clinton, to this brown bag lunch at the Clearinghouse on Women's Issues described at www.womensclearinghouse.org/public/papers/news06jan.pdf:


Clearinghouse on Women's Issues
P.O. Box 70603, Friendship Heights, MD 20813 Tel: 202 338-4820
Website: www.womensclearinghouse.org

JANUARY 2006
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Women in the Media: At Home and Abroad

Whether we rely on newspapers, magazines, television or radio, we are all dependent on the media to provide information and keep us in touch with the world from domestic politics, science, health or fashion to international issues. The roles of reporters, editors and management in the media are of great importance in shaping what is covered and how it is transmitted to us and to governments around the globe. We need to be aware of the position of women and how they are faring in their careers in various fields of the media. Our speakers reflect widely diverse backgrounds and varied careers in journalism:

Bonnie Erbe is well known as founder, producer, and moderator of To the Contrary on public television and radio, a very popular weekend program discussing women's issues as viewed by an always lively panel of liberal and conservative women. She also writes a weekly column in 400 papers, has a law degree, and has covered major economic and political issues in the press.

Mal Johnson was the first African American female journalist employed by Cox Broadcasting and covered five US. Presidents for them over 27 years. She was the founder of the National Association of Black Journalists and has been a leader in many feminist organizations. She attended all the U.N. Conferences on Women and recently organized a conference for 58 women journalists from around the world.

SPEAKERS:BONNIE ERBE, Host, To the Contrary

MAL JOHNSON, Int’l Association of Women in Radio and Television

TOPIC:Women in the Media: At Home and Abroad
DATE/TIME:Tuesday, January 24, 2006 / 12 noon – 1:30 p.m.
PLACE: American Council on Education One Dupont Circle, 8thFloor, Kellogg Room
Bring brown bag lunch...