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EventsCurrent/FutureFebruary 2010Making Your Media Matter
Past EventsDecember 2009TEDxGuangzhouOn December 5, Internews China Country Director Filip Noubel is speaking at TEDxGuangzhou with 150 thought leaders from Guangzhou and beyond. This event features award-winning documentary film makers, internationally-acclaimed designers, independent thinkers, community artists and other inspirational speakers from different backgrounds and from all over the world who come together to share their stories. November 2009U.S. Private and Non-U.S. Funding of Media DevelopmentMarjorie Rouse, Internews Vice-President for Program Development, spoke at a discussion on November 16, hosted by the Center for International Media Assistance, on U.S. Private and Non-U.S. Funding of Media Development. As both U.S. journalism and private foundations have entered a period of crisis, new avenues and approaches are being explored for the media development business model. Engaging Local Media in Global Conflicts and CrisesAnnette Makino, Internews Senior Vice-President for Communications and External Affairs, will give a keynote address for International Education Week at Humboldt State University in Arcata, CA on November 15. Her talk, titled "When Information Saves Lives," will focus on Internews' experience in engaging local media in humanitarian disasters and conflict zones. Climate Change & The “Green” IssueAt Blogfest.Asia in Hong Kong November 6, Filip Noubel, Internews Country Director in China, chaired a panel on the role of bloggers and social media in addressing climate change issues. October 2009Community Media in Pakistan and AfghanistanKathleen Reen, Vice-President for Asia, Environment and New Media; and Masood Farivar, manager of Salam Watandar, Internews Network’s Afghan radio program production house, spoke on a panel, “How Local Community-led Media Affect Prospects for Peace in Pakistan and Afghanistan” at the 6th Annual Conference on International Giving in Chicago, IL on October 30. As a result of the war in Afghanistan and renewed efforts to secure the Afghan-Pakistan border, we are witnessing the largest investments in US history in overseas communications initiatives and media programs. US government- funded strategic communications, Pakistani government deregulation of the broadcast sector, Afghanistan’s first media moguls, and an explosion in mobile phone access are just a few of the factors that are contributing to massive media growth media across the crisis-hit region. Among these many efforts, assistance to locally owned, independent media initiatives aiming to expand access to information among local communities is also changing Afghan and Pakistan societies. Penetrating some of the most remote corners of Pakistan and Afghanistan, including the isolated tribal regions, many of them utilize and expand the newest community radio and online media markets. But the escalating war and humanitarian crisis has heightened the urgent need for a proper mass media infrastructure and access to information for people in local languages. The role of marginalized voices, including youth and women in society is a continuing challenge to that success. Panelists shared their personal perspectives and experiences working on these issues in heart of the conflict in Afghanistan and Pakistan. More information on the Conference on International Giving More information on Internews' projects in Afghanistan and Pakistan Declining Media Freedom in the South CaucasusPersephone Miel, Internews Program Director for Internet Initiatives, will participate in a panel discussion about the media environment in the South Caucasus. Recent arrests of prominent bloggers in Azerbaijan, government control of TV stations in Georgia, and legal restrictions combined with continued violence against journalists in Armenia highlight the repressive media environment in the South Caucasus. Freedom of the Press, an annual survey of media independence in 195 countries and territories conducted by Freedom House, has given all three countries increasingly worse media freedom scores over the past few years. The panel discussion takes place in Washington, DC on October 20, 2009. September 2009Anatomy of InjusticeTo mark the publication of the Committee to Protect Journalists' (CPJ) new report on impunity in Russia, Index on Censorship hosts a panel discussion, including CPJ expert on the region and author of the report Nina Ognianova, Manana Aslamazyan, executive director, Internews Europe and Richard Sambrook, director, BBC global news and vice president International News Safety Institute. The discussion, chaired by Jo Glanville, editor, Index on Censorship, will take place September 17 at 1:00pm at Free Word Centre, 60 Farringdon Road, London EC1R 3GA. August 2009Democracy Without Newspapers - Netroots NationOn August 13, Persephone Miel, Internews Program Director for Internet Initiatives, was part of the "Democracy without Newspapers" panel at Netroots Nation. The panel discussed new ideas for how participatory online media can invigorate both journalism and the political process. June 2009Beyond Broadcast 2009Persephone Miel, senior advisor, Internews Network, will speak on a panel–Global Media’s Role in a Digital Era–at the Beyond Broadcast 2009 conference June 3-6 at the University of Southern California's Annenberg School for Communication in Los Angeles. Director of Internews Armenia, Nouneh Sarkissian will be a speaker on the panel–Public Service Media in Areas of Conflict. The Role of Independent Media in HaitiLouise Brunet, Internews’ project director in Haiti, gave an overview of the media landscape in Haiti and Jean Fedner Chéry, Coordinator General of RAMAK— a network of community radio stations supported by Internews—discussed the importance of community-based media and radio stations at a June 3 panel at the Inter-American Dialogue in Washington, DC. Independent VoicesPakistani journalist Tasneem Ahmar, head of the Uks Research Center, spoke on the role of radio in democracy and development as part of a panel at the Center for International Media Assistance in Washington, DC on June 3. Ahmar received an Internews Media Leadership Award on June 2. 2009 Internews Media Leadership Awards, June 2The Internews Media Leadership Awards (IMLAs) celebrate the importance of empowering local media around the world. Internews is proud to honor the achievements of international journalists and the difference that quality news and information can make in people’s lives. In 2009 on June 2, we honored trail-blazing journalists Tasneen Ahmar from Pakistan, RAMAK Community Radio Network from Haiti, Thepchai Yong from Thailand and renowned photojournalist, James Nachtwey. The Whole World is Watching: Analyzing Regional and Local Media Coverage of the Gaza Conflict, June 1Nabil Al Khatib of Al Arabiya discussed the various experiences and challenges of reporting on conflict situations, more specifically the recent Gaza conflict. This event was co-hosted by the CSIS Middle East Program and Internews Network and took place at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, DC. (More information) April 2009Media in TransitionInternews Senior Advisor Persephone Miel spoke on “New Media, Civic Media” at MIT’s bi-annual Media in Transition conference in Cambridge, Mass. on April 24. International Reporting on Climate ChangeJames Fahn, global director of Internews' Earth Journalism Network and author of the book “A Land on Fire,” will discuss the challenges of covering climate change in developing countries and how to help overcome them at the Columbia University School of Journalism. Monday, April 6, 2009 Hosted by the Columbia School of Journalism and the Earth Institute at Columbia University. March 2009Left in the Dark – The Unmet Need for Communication in Humanitarian ResponseOn March 26, there will be a panel discussion on communication and humanitarian aid, sponsored by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA), the BBC World Service Trust, and Internews, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. We Report, We Decide: Civic Media's Impact on Mainstream NewsMarch 16: Internews Senior Advisor Persephone Miel will be a panelist on NeighborMedia, a civic media project at Cambridge Community Television. Your are invited to attend this special discussion which will be televised on CCTV. Veterans in the fields of print, television and online journalism will share their views and take questions from a live studio audience, of which we hope you can be a part. Green Journalism: Environmental Reporting in Developing CountriesThe Center for International Media Assistance at the National Endowment for Democracy invites you to a luncheon presentation on Wednesday, March 4 on Green Journalism: Environmental Reporting in Developing Countries. Speakers include Sanjeev Chatterjee, Professor, School of Communication, University of Miami; Jon Sawyer, Executive Director, Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting; Rob Taylor, Director, Science & Environment Programs, International Center for Journalists; and Oren Murphy, Regional Manager, Southeast Asia, Internews Network. February 2009Community Media SustainabilityThe Center for International Media Assistance and Internews are hosting a presentation in Washington, DC on February 26 on “Community Media Sustainability: The Business of Changing Lives,” featuring Jean Fairbairn, chief editor and writer of a forthcoming Internews guide on this issue. December 2008Every Human Has Rights Media AwardsThe Every Human Has Rights Media Awards, was held in Paris December 6, and recognized individuals who use their voice and influence in the media, while applying the highest professional standards, to promote respect for the rights and freedoms enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Left in the dark: the unmet need for information in emergency responseAs part of a forum on the information needs of affected populations in the aftermath of disaster, Mark Harvey of Internews Europe spoke on how broadcast media have been used to provide emergency ‘lifeline’ information. The forum was hosted by the BBC World Service Trust on December 4 in London. November 2008Internews Briefing: Prospects for Independent Media in Putin’s RussiaInternews Network and the Center for Democracy, Development and Rule of Law (CDDRL) at Stanford University would like to invite you to a special luncheon briefing featuring Manana Aslamazyan, Executive Director of Internews Europe, and board member of Internews Network. The briefing, “Prospects for Independent Media in Putin’s Russia”, takes place at: Stanford University Friday, November 21 from 12 – 1:30 p.m. (More) October 2008Salzburg Global SeminarDavid Hoffman, President of Internews Network and Chair of the Global Forum for Media Development, co-hosted a high-level meeting October 3-6 in Salzburg, Austria on strengthening independent media as part of the Salzburg Global Seminar. Speakers included Stephen Salyer, Lord Mark Malloch Brown, and Paul Collier of Oxford University, renowned economist and author of The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can Be Done About It. Collier made the case that public money should support independent media, as they are critical to international development. August 2008Democracy and DevelopmentOn August 5, Internews COO Jeanne Bourgault spoke about issues of journalistic freedom and protection worldwide at the Summer Fellows on Democracy and Development Program at Stanford University. June 2008Internews Media Leadership AwardsBusinessman, 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. April 2008The Global Philanthropy ForumInternews 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 2007AMARC Conference in MoroccoMir 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 ActionMark 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 EarthquakeOn 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 SummitKathleen 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 2007Media and Violence and WomenIda 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 DevelopmentGeorge 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 AsiaJames 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 2007Journalist and Editor DevelopmentMia 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 ManagementGeorge 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 DarfurGeorge 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 AsiaThe 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 2007Global Health reportingMia 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 DarfurMia 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. |
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Internews is proud to sponsor and attend the Center for Social Media’s sixth annual Making Your Media Matter conference. Meet Internews staff there and join established and aspiring filmmakers, non-profit communications leaders, funders and students working to learn and share cutting-edge practices to make their media matter, February 11th and 12th 2010 at American University in Washington DC. Visit the 