Philly was AWSM!
Selena Roberts made headlines with her A-Rod book. Who better to headline our opening event at the National Constitution Center?

U.S.A Hockey’s Caitlin Cahow poked fun at herself in the keynote and endured a long Q&A. Her grace off ice has us planning to watch in 2010.

Troubled times. Layoffs. What should we do? Don’t forget to reach out to support one another.

We were all a-Twitter and gaining Facebook time as sessions on fan integration, better blogging and multimedia storytelling left us wired.

Humor and humanity shined as Linda Robertson accepted the 2009 Pioneer Award and made us glad we work in media, despite tough times.

We couldn't have done it without our sponsors -- ESPN, MLB Advanced Media, Miami Herald, AP, USOC. Many, many thanks!

Philly was great. Wish you were here. See you in L.A., Orange County or Vegas next year!

(For those of you paying attention, each of the above sentences could be tweets on our new Twitter page: http://twitter.com/AWSM_SportMedia.)

 

Julie Cart wins Pulitzer
AWSM member Julie Cart has been awarded the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting.

CartShe won the Pulitzer for the work done with fellow Los Angeles Times reporter Bettina Boxall about the cost and effectiveness of attempts to combat the growing menace of wildfires across the western United States. 

This year's Pulitzer Prize winners for journalism were announced Monday.

Cart is a longtime member of AWSM. A former sportswriter, she covered the Olympics as well as tennis, track and many other sports. Her efforts also extended to AWSM, having a significant hand in the creation of the newsletter. 

AWSM asks MMA league to take action

The Association for Women in Sports Media has requested that the Ultimate Fighting Championship take action in regards to misogynistic comments made recently by president Dana White.

In a recent video blog, White lashed out at Sherdog.com reporter Loretta Hunt for a story she wrote about some fighter representatives being denied backstage access at UFC events. He used both misogynistic and homophobic language, and while White has apologized for his anti-gay comments, he has indicated he stands behind everything else he said, including language that is derogatory and denigrating toward women.

"This is disheartening because this behavior is unacceptable," AWSM president Jenni Carlson said. "It establishes a hostile work environment not only for Loretta but also for all women who cover the UFC. We cannot accept that any female sports journalist would have to work in an environment of intimidation or a hostile workplace."

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Congratulations to the 2009 winners in our scholarship/internship program. Read about them here.


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