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Arab Reporting on Gaza

Internews and the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) are co-hosting a discussion titled, “The Whole World is Watching: Analyzing Regional and Local Media Coverage of the Gaza Conflict”. The event, in Washington, DC on June 1, will feature Dr. Nabil Al Khatib, Managing Director of the Al Arabiya network.

Radio and Development

Pakistani journalist Tasneem Ahmar, head of the Uks Research Center and 2009 Internews Media Leadership honoree, will speak on the role of radio in democracy and development as part of "Independent Voices," a panel at the Center for International Media Assistance in Washington, DC on June 3.

Independent Media in Haiti

Louise Brunet, Internews’ project director in Haiti, will give an overview of the media landscape in Haiti and Jean Fedner Chéry, Coordinator General of RAMAK, a network of community radio stations, will discuss the importance of community-based media and radio stations at "The Role of Independent Radio in Haiti," a June 3 panel at the Inter-American Dialogue in Washington, DC.

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June 1, 2009

Celebrate the power of independent media

Dear Friend,

We hope you will join us in celebrating the Internews Media Leadership Awards tomorrow, June 2. Through these awards, Internews honors the achievements of international journalists and the transformative power of quality news and information in people’s lives.

Below is a link to an interview with one of our 2009 honorees, Thepchai Yong, Managing Director of Thai PBS, Thailand’s first independent public broadcaster.

Honorary Co-Chairs Mariane Pearl & Ted Leonsis
Internews Board Chair Kathy Bushkin Calvin

Tuesday, June 2, 2009
VIP Reception: 5:30-6:00 pm
Cocktail Reception: 6:00-7:30 pm
DLA Piper, 500 8th St. NW, Washington, DC (map)

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Q&A with Thepchai Yong
Holding Those in Power Accountable

Thepchai YongIn nearly three decades as an award-winning investigative journalist, Thepchai Yong has withstood considerable pressure from Thailand’s military and political leadership to expose corruption and abuses of power. As Managing Director for Thailand’s first public broadcaster, Thai PBS, he is a leading force for independent reporting in the public interest. (Q&A with Thepchai Yong)

Internews is proud to also be honoring the following people with an Internews Media Leadership Award:

  • James Nachtwey, award-winning photojournalist documenting war, conflicts and critical social issues around the world (Watch the TED Prize talk by James Nachtwey on giving witness through his work to evoke our shared sense of conscience.)
  • Tasneem Ahmar, Director of Uks Research Center, which works to improve reporting on women and human rights in Pakistan (Q&A with Tasneem Ahmar)
  • RAMAK, a network of 41 community radio stations across Haiti, represented by Jean Fedner Chéry, Coordinator General (Q&A with RAMAK's Jean Fedner Chéry)

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