Former Newswomen Club Members including Eleanor Roosevelt (seated).
ABOUT THE NEWSWOMEN’S CLUB
The 300+ members of the Newswomen’s Club of New York hail from across the industry, representing the best media outlets in the business. They are writers, editors, producers, photographers, videographers, and editorial cartoonists working on staff and as freelancers. News organizations represented by our members include: Al Jazeera America, The Associated Press, The Atlantic, Bloomberg, Buzzfeed News, CNN, Corporate Counsel,The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Time, Thomson Reuters, The Wall Street Journal, WNYC, Vanity Fair and the Voice of America, among others.
Benefits of Membership
Among other opportunities, some of the benefits of belonging to the Newswomen’s Club of New York are:
Networking and mentorship with the best in the business.
Access to frequent social gatherings, panel discussions, book talks, and other events.
Notices about job openings, events, competitions/grants and other information.
The acquisition of marketable skills through member-only classes.
Discounted tickets to such events as The Front Page Awards gala and the annual photograph charity auction
An inheritance of the rich legacy of the formidable newswomen who founded the club.
Ability to use the historic National Arts Club to gather for drinks, work or recreate.
The National Arts Club
As a member of The Newswomen's Club, you are an associate member of the The National Arts Club and have access to their bar and dining room. Please note the following rules and procedure:
Upon entry to the club, a Newswomen's Club Membership Card is required.
Guests are accepted, but only members have ordering privileges.
Upon ordering food or beverages, sign the voucher. No cash or credit cards.
Itemized Paypal invoices from the Newswomen’s Club are sent out monthly.
All payments to The Newswomen’s Club of New York must be made upon receipt.
Only Newswomen's Club members in good standing are permitted to use the Club.
Eligibility
According to our bylaws, members must be based in the New York metropolitan area and work full-time in an editorial capacity for a news organization to be eligible for membership. Freelancers are eligible if they work primarily as journalists and can provide eight clips annually. Those who work in PR or any other non-editorial capacity and practice journalism on the side are not eligible. Professors and students of journalism are eligible for associate membership, which carries all the benefits of standard membership but does not carry voting rights.
To Apply:
Once the short online form is completed below, the Board of Directors will review and notify new members via email within two weeks. If accepted, members are prompted to pay dues through PayPal in order to activate your membership and start enjoying the benefits.
Membership is valid for one year from the date of activation. It is renewable each year as long as members continue to meet the club’s eligibility criteria. If a membership lapses, a new application is required for readmission. If members leave New York or take a job outside of journalism, the Newswomen’s Club will honor the membership for the remainder of the year, but not renew it.