International Women's Media Foundation

Covering upcoming elections this 2026? 🗳️

Safety starts long before you arrive on site.
The @IWMF's Midterm Elections Safety Checklist covers essential steps to keep field journalists safe.

Download the checklist: bit.ly/IWMF_SafetyChe…

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We stand with Cerise Sudry Le-Dû (@ceriseonthecake) and @CelineMartelet, assaulted by police while covering a Paris demonstration despite identifying as #press.

We urge French authorities to protect press freedom and journalists’ safety.
Read more: bit.ly/Politis-Fr

Applications are open for the 2027 Kim Wall Memorial Fund! The fund supports women and nonbinary journalists pursuing underreported stories about subcultures, carrying forward Kim’s adventurous approach to journalism. Apply by Dec. 6: iwmf.submittable.com/submit/038e57c…

What does it take to report the truth in a challenging news environment?
The 2026 IWMF Courage Awards in NYC on Nov. 10 will feature Georgia Fort, Rachel Scott and a discussion on funding press freedom.
Celebrate courage in journalism: iwmf.org/courage

On #EndImpunityDay, we must keep attacks on journalists visible. @RSF_inter's 2026 Predators List names Donald Trump for the first time.
Through #OnTheRecord, IWMF documents the administration’s misogyny toward women journalists and tracks these attacks.

iwmf.org/on-the-record/