In the News

In the News captures articles, publications, and blog posts by sources outside of Internews.

Covering Libya's first post-Gaddafi elections

Saturday, July 7, 2012 - Aljazeera

(Jamal Dajani, Internews Vice President for the Middle East and North Africa, was interviewed for this Al Jazeera story on Libyan media.) Read more »
Innovation Lab in Sarajevo

Thursday, July 5, 2012 - net 2

(This blog post from NET2 covers an Internews-supported social innovation event in Sarajevo.) Read more »
Internews 30th Anniversary cocktail

Wednesday, July 4, 2012 - the Star

(This article from the Star covers a celebration in Kenya for the 30th anniversary of Internews.)

It was a joyous evening as Internews Kenya celebrated 30 years of fostering the development of local media in more than 70 countries.The event was held at their offices at I & M building last week on Monday evening. Read more »
How To: Put accountability into practice

Wednesday, July 4, 2012 - IRIN News

(This article from IRIN News emphasizes the importance of humanitarian communication, an area of focus for Internews.) Read more »
2012 Summer university course on online free expression and communication policy advocacy comes to an end

Tuesday, July 3, 2012 - Center for Media and Communication Studies

(This article from Center for Media and Communication Studies covers a summer workshop, co-organized by Internews, on online free expression.) Read more »
Environmental Journalists hold one day training

Monday, July 2, 2012 - Awoko

(This article from awoko.org covers an environmental journalism training in Sierra Leone sponsored by Internews' Earth Journalism Network.)

The Union of Environmental Journalists (UEJ) has organised a one day training for environmental journalists over the weekend at the ENFORAC Office in Freetown for a better reporting of environmental issues. Read more »
How a new data journalism project is keeping tabs on the Amazon rainforest

Thursday, June 28, 2012 - International Journalists' Network

(This article from International Journalists' Network covers InfoAmazonia, a new website that Internews helped launch.)

A new data journalism project hopes to map the hotspots of the Amazon rainforest, keeping tabs on deforestation, development and wildfires. Read more »
Can crisis mapping in CAR also bridge the gap between humanitarians and local media?

Thursday, June 28, 2012 - Humanitarian Innovation Fund

(This blog post on the Humanitarian Innovation Fund web site reviews Internews' report from the Central African Republic, "Addressing Mistrust Between Humanitarians and Local Media.") Read more »
Rio+20 side events become the main event

Friday, June 22, 2012 - Columbia Journalism Review

James Fahn, Executive Director of Internews' Earth Journalism Network, wrote this column for the Columbia Journalism Review.

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil — Tragedy and farce. Those are the two general impressions conveyed by much of the world’s media regarding the global negotiations taking place here this week, which harken back to the historical treaty talks held 20 years ago in the same city. Read more »
Protecting Journalists in the Field and Online

Thursday, June 14, 2012 - Scripps Howard Foundation Wire

This article from Scripps Howard Foundation Wire discusses a panel on journalists' security, hosted by Internews and the Committee to Protect Journalists.

“Honestly, it feels a bit like pretending to be a spy,” said Danny O’Brien, the San Francisco-based Internet advocacy coordinator for the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). Read more »