Events

Current/Future

June 2008

Internews Media Leadership Awards

Businessman, philanthropist and film producer Ted Leonsis and award-winning international journalist Mariane Pearl will be honored at the Internews Media Leadership Awards in Washington, DC June 5, 2008. Co-hosted by Kathy Bushkin Calvin, Executive Vice President and COO of The United Nations Foundation, and Pat Mitchell, President & CEO of The Paley Center for Media, the awards will also honor three outstanding media leaders from Kenya, Vietnam, and Ukraine.

Past Events

April 2008

The Global Philanthropy Forum

Internews President David Hoffman spoke at the Global Philanthropy Forum Conference that took place April 9th-11th in Redwood City, CA. Other speakers include Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Mary Robinson, Richard Branson, Larry Brilliant, and Annie Lennox.

October 2007

AMARC Conference in Morocco

Mir Abdul Wahed Hashimi, Radio Network Liaison Officer for Internews Network in Afghanistan, attended the first Community Radio in Africa, Middle East and North Africa Conference in Morocco October 22 – 24. The conference, which was organized by the World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC), focused on community radio and its social Impacts and on community radio legislation.

Information for Humanitarian Action

Mark Frohardt, Internews Vice President for Africa and Health and Humanitarian Media, and Mark Harvey, were invited to present Internews' humanitarian Pakistan project at the Global Symposium +5 ‘Information for Humanitarian Action’ that took place in Geneva, Switzerland from the 22 – 26 October 2007 at the Palais des Nations.The purpose of the symposium was to bring together a community of practice on humanitarian information and shared knowledge.

Remembering the Pakistan Earthquake

On October 8, two years after the devastating Pakistan earthquake, Internews Europe and the French Development Agency (AFD) hosted a panel discussion, "How to intervene after a natural disaster", in Paris. An exhibit of photos of the disaster taken for Internews by Mark Edwards were on display.

Asia 21 Leadership Summit

Kathleen Reen, Internews' Vice-President for Asia, Environment and New Media, moderated a plenary session on sustainable development and co-facilitated a session on the role of media in Asia in her position as a fellow with the Asia Society's Asia 21 Young Leaders Forum, meeting in Singapore Oct. 5-7.

September 2007

Media and Violence and Women

Ida Jooste, Internews Resident Advisor in Kenya, and Ann Mikia, Internews Radio Specialist Trainer, presented on Violence and Women: Women as Targets (the vulnerable in conflict situations and HIV/AIDS and women) at the International Association of Women in Radio and Television conference in Nairobi, Kenya September 29 – October 3.

Media as an enabling tool for Development

George Papagiannis, Internews VP for Policy and Government Affairs, spoke at the National Council of Urban Indian Health's annual conference in Washington, DC, September 18-19. The subject was Innovative and creative ways in which media have become a main component for underserved communities’ improvement, development and fundraising.

On the Green Beat in Asia

James Fahn, Executive Director of Internews' Earth Journalism Network, moderated a panel on environmental journalism in Asia at the 17th annual conference of the Society of Environmental Journalists at Stanford University, September 5-9. Joining him were Internews associates Southern Weekend (China) reporter Liu Jianqiang and Harry Surjadi, Executive Director, Society of Indonesian Environmental Journalists.

June 2007

Journalist and Editor Development

Mia Malan, Internews' Senior Health Journalism Advisor, was invited to participate in a working group on the professional development of journalists and editors around the world. The working group was convened by the Center for International Media Assistance in Washington, DC on July 25.

Disaster Management

George Papagiannis, Internews VP for Policy and Government Affairs, moderated a panel on Leadership and Responsibility in Disaster Management at the New York Academy of Medicine June 12-13.

Refugees from Darfur

George Papagiannis, Internews VP for Government Relations, discussed the refugee situation in Eastern Chad and the approach that Internews has taken as part of the overall humanitarian response on KPFA San Francisco's Sunday Morning with Peter Laufer on Sunday, June 17. (audio of show)

Environment in Asia

The Asia Society and Internews presented "Can Asia’s Growth Be Environmentally Sustainable?" on June 11 in New York. James Fahn, Executive Director of Internews’ Earth Journalism Network, was a panelist.

May 2007

Global Health reporting

Mia Malan spoke on " Getting Your Message Out in a Global Media Landscape" at the Global Health Conference May 29-June 1 in Washington, DC. Media and communications experts explained changes and trends in media worldwide and how you can get your messages to your target audience.

Voices of Darfur

Mia Farrow, Nick Clooney, and others, including George Papagiannis, VP, Director, Darfuri Refugee Radio and Humanitarian Information Service, Internews discussed the tragedy in Darfur, what they have witnessed in their travels to the region and efforts to bring local news and humanitarian information to people living through this crisis. Radio recordings made by the people of Darfur were included in the discussion. The event was moderated by Tara Sonenshine, Media Consultant, U.S.I.P., Internews.