Stories and Articles About Our Work

  • Ameto Akpe Named 2013 Persephone Miel Fellow

    Thursday, May 23, 2013 - Pulitzer Center
    Pulitzer Center

    (The Persephone Miel Fellowship set up by Internews and the Pulitzer Center is featured in this blog post.)

    The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting is pleased to announce the 2013 Persephone Miel Fellowship winner: Ameto Akpe. Read more »

  • InternewsNext: Celebrating Emerging Voices for Change

    Wednesday, May 22, 2013

    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. Read more »

  • Pakistan Through Our Eyes

    Monday, May 20, 2013
    3 Pakistani girls, two share an umbrella

    Seventeen aspiring photographers from Pakistan’s tribal areas will share their unique perspectives on their communities at a special international photo exhibit at the United States Institute of Peace. The event will take place on Wednesday, June 12, from 6 to 8 pm. Read more »

  • Community Radios in DRC Petition for Improved Legal Status

    Wednesday, May 15, 2013
    Young man holds a portable radio

    After a year-long advocacy effort, Congolese community radio stations are now a significant step closer to enjoying improved legal status under Congolese law. Current conditions make it difficult for community radio stations in DRC to survive because they must pay the same license fees as other stations, but are prohibited from collecting advertising revenue.

    Elsewhere around the world, community radio stations pay reduced or no license fees in recognition of the fact that they are a unique and important source of local news—one that is particularly critical across Africa. Read more »

  • A White Road and an Ambiguous Narrative

    Wednesday, May 8, 2013 - New York Times
    The New York Times

    (This post from the New York Times Lens blog reviews a book of photographs taken by Ivan Sigal when he worked for Internews in Afghanistan and Central Asia)

    “This project was born out of failure.” Read more »

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

    Friday, May 3, 2013

    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 considerably since this day was established two decades ago. Read more »

  • In Kenya, Learning to Make Numbers Talk

    Wednesday, May 1, 2013
    Kenyan journalist filming

    Journalists and public health officials in Kenya have welcomed Internews’ new health journalism training program, Health Media Project (HMP), describing it as an opportunity to intensify their efforts to help Kenyans access quality, life-saving, health information, especially through data-driven reporting. Read more »

  • Teaching Journalists to Tell Africa’s Health Story

    Wednesday, May 1, 2013 - The People
    The People

    (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 the Environment category. Read more »

  • As Power of Media Rises, the Deadliest Year for Journalists

    Wednesday, May 1, 2013 - Huff Post Media
    Huff Post Media

    (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 or imprisoned, it is important to realize the growing role media play in global politics and the changes that are redefining what it means to be a journalist. Read more »

  • Before Skype, Spacebridges Let Ordinary Citizens from Around the World Talk “Face to Face”

    Monday, April 29, 2013

    “I hope that we’ll be able to meet in person someday,” says Ayal, a former Israeli soldier, to Jawad, a Palestinian activist, after they have communicated several times via a videoconference-satellite link in 1992. “I’d like to tell you what I’d have been doing if I were Palestinian. I think I would have fought against the occupation.” Read more »