Archived Newsletters

• How to Become a Mentor/How to Get a Mentor
• WIPP After Hours
• Update on Membership Initiative and Benefits
• IWMF Workshop Announced

Now you can become a mentor on line. Take a look at our revamped mentor page wipp.net/mentor on the WIPP web site. There are many talented people in our organization who are willing to lend a hand, a voice, or a compassionate ear to others in the industry. If you have time and talent to donate to becoming a mentor, or need someone to coach you through a project, or career issue, please let us know either through the site, or contact WIPP administrator Pam Finnell at pamfinnell@usa.net.

WIPP's East Coast "Treat-Yourself-To Lunch" get-together for women in periodical publishing was held last month in Peterborough, New Hampshire. The event drew from several publishing companies based in the town, including IDG, Helmers Publishing, Cobblestone, and Yankee. Additional attendees included regional freelancers working in the industry. Plans are being made for the next event which will include a speaker and time for follow-up discussion. Watch for more information in a future issue of WIPPWired.

Did you know that with each WIPP web site update, we feature links to our new members' web sites? Be sure to check out what companies and organizations our newest members are affiliated with. See wipp.net for newest information.

The WIPP web site also features a Job Bank link but we need your help in keeping it up-to-date! Please forward any job listings or links you would like to have considered for posting to our attention at pamfinnell@usa.net.

The membership drive is now in full swing. Encourage your friends and co-workers to consider membership in our growing organization and reap the benefits of being a part of a dynamic group of women who are making a difference in the publishing industry. The site address is wipp.net. Membership fees are fully tax deductible so see you there!

Forty women journalists in the news media will have an opportunity to attend a one-day workshop at the San Francisco Chronicle on Thursday, June 27.
Women Reaching for the Top: Initiatives for Media Leadership has been developed in response to requests from women in the U.S. news media for more opportunities to develop leadership skills and learn from colleagues. The agenda will include topics such as communications skills and managing relationships, conflict resolution and negotiation, assertiveness and self- promotion and career development. The program also includes a luncheon panel discussion with top women in the media on strategies for success.
The workshop is open to those working in the Bay area and Sacramento. There is an application process but no fee to attend.

For more information contact Amy Johnson, Director of Programs, International Women's Media Foundation, Washington, DC. Tel. 202-496-1992 or email ajohnson@iwmf.org or visit www.iwmf.org.