Association for Women in Sports Media
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Association for Women in Sports Media is a volunteer-managed, 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1987 as a support network and advocacy group
for women who work in sports writing, editing, broadcast and production, and public
and media relations. The membership of more than 700 men and women includes professionals in the industry and students aspiring to sports media
careers.
AWSM works to promote and increase diversity in sports media through its internship/scholarship
program, which has placed about 100 female college students in paid internships since 1990, as well as through mentoring links and career-enhancement initiatives. AWSM annually pays tribute to individuals who have paved the way for women in sports media with the Mary Garber
Pioneer Award, and the organization helps those who encounter roadblocks on the trails yet to be blazed.
AWSM was formed in 1987 by four California sportswriters—Nancy Cooney, Susan Fornoff, Michele Himmelberg and Kristin Huckshorn—to create a strong network and advocacy group for the few women who were working at the time in sports media. Forty people attended AWSM's first annual convention in 1988 in Oakland, Calif
.
Advocacy group
Advocacy groups use various forms of advocacy to influence public opinion and/or policy; they have played and continue to play an important part in the development of political and social systems...
for women who work in sports writing, editing, broadcast and production, and public
Public relations
Public relations is the actions of a corporation, store, government, individual, etc., in promoting goodwill between itself and the public, the community, employees, customers, etc....
and media relations. The membership of more than 700 men and women includes professionals in the industry and students aspiring to sports media
Sports media
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careers.
AWSM works to promote and increase diversity in sports media through its internship/scholarship
Scholarship
A scholarship is an award of financial aid for a student to further education. Scholarships are awarded on various criteria usually reflecting the values and purposes of the donor or founder of the award.-Types:...
program, which has placed about 100 female college students in paid internships since 1990, as well as through mentoring links and career-enhancement initiatives. AWSM annually pays tribute to individuals who have paved the way for women in sports media with the Mary Garber
Mary Garber
Mary Ellen Garber was an American sportswriter, who was a pioneer among women sportswriters. She received over 40 writing awards and numerous honors in a sports-writing career that spanned seven decades, the most prestigious of which was the 2005 Associated Press Sports Editors Red Smith Award...
Pioneer Award, and the organization helps those who encounter roadblocks on the trails yet to be blazed.
AWSM was formed in 1987 by four California sportswriters—Nancy Cooney, Susan Fornoff, Michele Himmelberg and Kristin Huckshorn—to create a strong network and advocacy group for the few women who were working at the time in sports media. Forty people attended AWSM's first annual convention in 1988 in Oakland, Calif
Oakland, California
Oakland is a major West Coast port city on San Francisco Bay in the U.S. state of California. It is the eighth-largest city in the state with a 2010 population of 390,724...
.