Publication: Internews

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

InternewsNext: Celebrating Emerging Voices for Change

To celebrate Internews’ 30th anniversary in May of last year, we launched InternewsNext, an initiative to highlight 30 innovative media projects around the world that are led by journalists, bloggers, and developers ages 30 and under.To wrap up this yearlong ... [Published Internews - May 20 2013]

Entities: Internews, Erica Kochi, Skype

First reported May 04 2013 - Updated May 04 2013 - 1 reports

Multichoice

Teaching Journalists to Tell Africa’s Health Story

(This article in The People discusses Internews' project in Kenya, training journalists to report on health and other development issues.)In 2009, K24 TV Producer and reporter, Violet Otindo won the coveted CNN MultiChoice African Journalist Award in ... [Published Internews - May 04 2013]

Entities: Internews, Kenya, Teaching, Television Producer, Multichoice

First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 1 reports

On World Press Freedom Day, a Focus on Digital Safety for Journalists

Today, May 3, we mark the twentieth annual World Press Freedom Day, a time to review the state of press freedom around the globe and honor the journalists who have died doing their jobs. We also note that the challenges media workers face have evolved ... [Published Internews - May 03 2013]

Entities: Internews, World Press Freedom Day, Costa Rica, International News Safety Institute

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 1 reports

Li Changchun

As Power of Media Rises, the Deadliest Year for Journalists

(Internews Founder and President Emeritus, David Hoffman wrote this op-ed for the Huffington Post on the role of the press in political transformation.)May 3rd marks World Press Freedom Day. While we pause to honor those journalists who have been killed ... [Published Internews - May 01 2013]

Entities: Li Changchun, Eduard Shevardnadze, Propaganda, David Hoffman, World Press Freedom Day

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 1 reports

Local Radio Rebuilds Society in South Sudan

James Careless reports on the industry for Radio World from Ottawa, Canada.(The history and impact of Internews' radio project in South Sudan is covered in this article in Radio World.)JUBA, South Sudan — In 2005, after 2 million deaths and nearly four ... [Published Internews - May 01 2013]

Entities: Internews, South Sudan, Local Radio Co, RADIO WORLD CORP

First reported Apr 19 2013 - Updated Apr 19 2013 - 1 reports

University of California Berkeley

On Earth Day, New Tools for Environmental Reporting

Interactive US Map of Climate Change News LaunchedThe Internews Earth Journalism Network (EJN) has launched Climate Commons, a map-based interactive platform that contains layers of news and information on climate change in the United States. It is designed ... [Published Internews - Apr 19 2013]

Entities: Internews, Earth Day, Global Warming/Climate Change, University of California Berkeley, Environment

Quotes

...In 2008, Li Changchun, the party leader responsible for propaganda, summed up China's rationale: "In the modern age, whichever nation's communication methods are most advanced, whichever nation's communication capacity is strongest... has the most power to influence the world." But what China fails to realize is that ultimately what counts are the journalists, both professionals and citizens, whose skills and courage will continue...

As Power of Media Rises, the Deadliest Year for Journalists [Published Internews - May 01 2013]

"Right now, agriculture and food systems are at a crossroads. If the world is to feed itself sustainably, it needs to be better informed about the available options" says Jeff Rutherford, author of the toolkit

On Earth Day, New Tools for Environmental Reporting [Published Internews - Apr 19 2013]