Women's eNews
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Women's eNews
is a nonprofit online news service based in New York City. It publishes international news articles specializing in coverage of women's lives.
: NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund
. In 1999, the NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund underwrote Women's eNews, created to be an online news service for all women, and to act as a news wire for commercial media. The NOW Legal Defense fund put journalist Rita Henley Jensen in the position of editor in chief. NOW Legal Defense Fund's president of the time, Kathryn Rodgers said of the launch:
Two years later on January 1, 2002, NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund released Women's eNews to become an independent organization.
Women's eNews joined the Fund for the City for New York's Incubator/Partner Project Program in 2002.
Women's eNews launched its Arabic language site, Arabic Women's eNews, on April 28, 2003 in response to the theme of women's empowerment in the United Nations Development Program
's first Arab Human Development Report
. Arabic Women's eNews translates English-language content into Arabic and also creates new content in Arabic.
In 2008 Women's eNews left the Incubator/Partner Project Program and became an independent organization. Rita Henley Jensen remains editor-in chief of Women's eNews.
, and another in 1976–1977 from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
. She has received many awards for her journalistic practice including the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism Alumni award, the Hunter College Presidential Grant for Innovative Uses of Technology in Teaching, and the Lloyd P. Burns Public Service prize.
She is a former senior writer for The National Law Journal
and a columnist for The New York Times Syndicate.
Jensen is on the honorary advisory board for the Women's Media Center
, an organization which works to increase women's representation and gender diversity in the media.
earmarked for the production of a 12-part series on women's poverty in America: "Scenes from the Women's Economy". Beginning in July 2009, a 20-month grant totaling $400,000 came from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation
for the study of high mortality rates related to childbirth in African-American communities.
, and the "Exceptional Merit in Media Award" in 2010 from the National Women's Political Caucus
.
Jensen has won many awards for her work at the helm of the news service including the National Association for Female Executives
' Woman of Excellence award in 2010. She has also been honored as one of the most Exceptional Women in Publishing
, an annual award first given to Gloria Steinem
.
Women's eNews
Women's eNews is a nonprofit online news service based in New York City. It publishes international news articles specializing in coverage of women's lives.- History :...
is a nonprofit online news service based in New York City. It publishes international news articles specializing in coverage of women's lives.
History
In 1996, the Barbara Lee Family Foundation funded a discussion about women's media, hosted by a spinoff of National Organization for WomenNational Organization for Women
The National Organization for Women is the largest feminist organization in the United States. It was founded in 1966 and has a membership of 500,000 contributing members. The organization consists of 550 chapters in all 50 U.S...
: NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund
Legal Momentum
Legal Momentum, formerly known as NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund, is the oldest legal advocacy group for women in the United States. Founded in 1970, Legal Momentum is a liberal multi-issue organization dedicated to advancing women’s rights across the country...
. In 1999, the NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund underwrote Women's eNews, created to be an online news service for all women, and to act as a news wire for commercial media. The NOW Legal Defense fund put journalist Rita Henley Jensen in the position of editor in chief. NOW Legal Defense Fund's president of the time, Kathryn Rodgers said of the launch:
Two years later on January 1, 2002, NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund released Women's eNews to become an independent organization.
Women's eNews joined the Fund for the City for New York's Incubator/Partner Project Program in 2002.
Women's eNews launched its Arabic language site, Arabic Women's eNews, on April 28, 2003 in response to the theme of women's empowerment in the United Nations Development Program
United Nations Development Programme
The United Nations Development Programme is the United Nations' global development network. It advocates for change and connects countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. UNDP operates in 177 countries, working with nations on their own solutions to...
's first Arab Human Development Report
Arab Human Development Report
The Arab Human Development Report is an independent report sponsored by the United Nations Development Programme , providing leading Arab scholars a platform through which to analyze the challenges and opportunities for human development in the Arab Region...
. Arabic Women's eNews translates English-language content into Arabic and also creates new content in Arabic.
In 2008 Women's eNews left the Incubator/Partner Project Program and became an independent organization. Rita Henley Jensen remains editor-in chief of Women's eNews.
Founder
Rita Henley Jensen has more than 30 years of experience in journalism. She earned a degree from Ohio State UniversityOhio State University
The Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State, is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was originally founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the third largest university campus in the United States...
, and another in 1976–1977 from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
The Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism is one of Columbia's graduate and professional schools. It offers three degree programs: Master of Science in journalism , Master of Arts in journalism and a Ph.D. in communications...
. She has received many awards for her journalistic practice including the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism Alumni award, the Hunter College Presidential Grant for Innovative Uses of Technology in Teaching, and the Lloyd P. Burns Public Service prize.
She is a former senior writer for The National Law Journal
The National Law Journal
The National Law Journal, a U.S. periodical founded in 1978, reports legal information of national importance to attorneys, including federal circuit court decisions, verdicts, practitioners' columns, coverage of legislative issues and legal news for the business and private sectors.The...
and a columnist for The New York Times Syndicate.
Jensen is on the honorary advisory board for the Women's Media Center
Women's Media Center
Women's Media Center is a 5013 nonprofit women’s organization in the United States founded in 2005 by writers/activists Jane Fonda, Robin Morgan, and Gloria Steinem...
, an organization which works to increase women's representation and gender diversity in the media.
Funding
Women's eNews receives funding from individual donors on their website, and from humanitarian foundations. Notable grants include one of $100,000 received in 2010 from the Ford FoundationFord Foundation
The Ford Foundation is a private foundation incorporated in Michigan and based in New York City created to fund programs that were chartered in 1936 by Edsel Ford and Henry Ford....
earmarked for the production of a 12-part series on women's poverty in America: "Scenes from the Women's Economy". Beginning in July 2009, a 20-month grant totaling $400,000 came from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation
W. K. Kellogg Foundation
The W.K. Kellogg Foundation was founded in June 1930 as the W.K. Kellogg Child Welfare Foundation by breakfast cereal pioneer Will Keith Kellogg. In 1934, Kellogg donated more than $66 million in Kellogg Company stock and other investments to the W.K. Kellogg Trust...
for the study of high mortality rates related to childbirth in African-American communities.
Awards
Women's eNews and its writers have received over 35 awards since the organization's launch in 2000, including "Best Internet Site" in 2005 from the National Federation of Press WomenNational Federation of Press Women
The National Federation of Press Women, , founded in 1937, is a US-based organization for men and women in electronic, broadcast and print journalism....
, and the "Exceptional Merit in Media Award" in 2010 from the National Women's Political Caucus
National Women's Political Caucus
The National Women's Political Caucus is a national bipartisan grassroots organization in the United States dedicated to recruiting, training, and supporting women who seek elected and appointed offices....
.
Jensen has won many awards for her work at the helm of the news service including the National Association for Female Executives
National Association for Female Executives
The National Association for Female Executives , is a division of the Working Mother Media, based in New York City. Established in 1972, NAFE is one of the largest organization of businesswomen in the country. Through education, training, skill development, and networking, NAFE's goal is to provide...
' Woman of Excellence award in 2010. She has also been honored as one of the most Exceptional Women in Publishing
Exceptional Women in Publishing
Exceptional Women in Publishing is a non-profit organization formerly known as Women in Periodical Publishing . EWIP's goal is to help women in publishing support each other, develop leadership skills, and balance professional and personal interests...
, an annual award first given to Gloria Steinem
Gloria Steinem
Gloria Marie Steinem is an American feminist, journalist, and social and political activist who became nationally recognized as a leader of, and media spokeswoman for, the women's liberation movement in the late 1960s and 1970s...
.