In the News

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

Libya’s Emerging Independent Media

Saturday, February 25, 2012 - Aljazeera

For more than 40 years, the media in Libya served as a propaganda tool for Colonel Muammar Gaddafi. But the revolution has brought change not just to the country's leadership, but also to its media environment. Over the past year, Libyans have seen an explosion in brand new media outlets. At least 120 print outlets have sprung up, as well as fresh alternatives on TV and radio. Meanwhile, a new generation of Libyan journalists are enjoying their newfound freedom of expression despite the lack of training and infrastructure. Read more »
Can Logging and Conservation Coexist?

Friday, February 17, 2012 - The New York Times

Here’s a “Your Dot” contribution on forests as resources and reserves from James Fahn, the executive director of the Earth Journalism Network, a growing global network of communicators covering the environment. Read more »
30 Years: Internews empowers local media around the globe

Friday, February 10, 2012 - Washington Business Journal

Internews, an international nonprofit with offices in Washington, D.C., and Arcata, Calif., has been empowering local media around the world for the last 30 years. It has established training and production centers in local international markets, provided grants to independent media outlets, and worked in universities with up-and-coming journalists. Read more »
Five ways to improve media aid

Monday, February 6, 2012 - International Journalists' Network

In many countries, media development organizations and media aid organizations train journalists, launch reporting projects and help build media institutions.

Donors globally spend more than US$400 million per year on this work. What is its impact and how could it be more effective? Read more »
USAID Builds Sustainable Media Support Institutions

Thursday, February 2, 2012 - USAID

USAID/Ukraine’s flagship media support program, Strengthening Independent Media in Ukraine (U-Media) was implemented during 8 years of unprecedented political, economic, and social transition. Five elections (two presidential, two parliamentary, one local), the consolidation of media outlets, and the 2008 economic crisis provided a dynamic backdrop to U-Media’s development efforts. Read more »
Putting Local Media At The Core of Innovation In CAR

Thursday, February 2, 2012 - Humanitarian Innovation Fund

(This blog post from the Humanitarian Innovation Fund web site covers Internews' project in the Central African Republic.) Read more »
Press Freedom and Development in Africa (Guest Post)

Tuesday, January 31, 2012 - Council on Foreign Relations

The National Endowment for Democracy’s Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) and Internews hosted an excellent discussion on “Can media development make aid more effective?”, which I was able to catch part of via a live stream on the CIMA website. You can watch it here. Read more »
Kabul Innovation Lab

Tuesday, January 31, 2012 - BBC World Service - Click

Listen to the radio show on BBC's Click.

Last week's Kabul Innovation Lab brought together ICT experts and entrepreneurs from across Afghanistan to try to develop solutions to address social problems and develop technological solutions. ICT consultant and coordinator Javed Hamdard, and Roya Mahboob, head of the company Afghan Citadel Software, talk to Gareth about the sorts of things they looked at, and the successes and challenges facing the ICT sector in Afghanistan.
Aiding Media: New Thinking on Media Development

Monday, January 30, 2012 - NDItech | democracyworks

Yesterday I spent my lunchtime at the Center for International Media Assistance's event on Media Development and Aid Effectiveness. Read more »
The Follow-Up: Silicon Afghanistan: Kabul Innovation Labs Launches

Monday, January 30, 2012 - Forbes

Last week I wrote about a Silicon Valley-type of technology “hackathon” in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul. It was the Kabul Innovation Lab that was organized by Internews with the input of INSY Group. I caught up with Rachel Maher from Internews Kabul who gave me some post-event highlights and thoughts. Read more »