In the News

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

A White Road and an Ambiguous Narrative

Wednesday, May 8, 2013 - New York Times

(This post from the New York Times Lens blog reviews a book of photographs taken by Ivan Sigal when he worked for Internews in Afghanistan and Central Asia)

“This project was born out of failure.” Read more »
As Power of Media Rises, the Deadliest Year for Journalists

Wednesday, May 1, 2013 - Huff Post Media

(Internews Founder and President Emeritus, David Hoffman wrote this op-ed for the Huffington Post on the role of the press in political transformation.)

May 3rd marks World Press Freedom Day. While we pause to honor those journalists who have been killed or imprisoned, it is important to realize the growing role media play in global politics and the changes that are redefining what it means to be a journalist. Read more »
Teaching Journalists to Tell Africa’s Health Story

Wednesday, May 1, 2013 - The People

(This article in The People discusses Internews' project in Kenya, training journalists to report on health and other development issues.)

In 2009, K24 TV Producer and reporter, Violet Otindo won the coveted CNN MultiChoice African Journalist Award in the Environment category. Read more »
Who’s covering local climates?

Friday, April 26, 2013 - Columbia Journalism Review - The Observatory

(The Internews Earth Journalism Review's Climate Commons project is discussed in this article from the Columbia Journalism Review's The Observatory.)

Want to know more about how the climate is changing in your area, and who’s writing about it? Read more »
Disaster communications: covering the 'last mile'

Wednesday, April 3, 2013 - The Guardian

(This article in The Guardian discusses Internews' report "Connecting the last mile: the role of communications in the great east Japan earthquake.")

In the immediate aftermath of a disaster, from earthquakes to armed conflicts, survival depends on knowing the answers to questions such as: Is it safe to go back home? Should I stay where I am or go for help? Where are my family and friends? How and where can I go for help? Where is the nearest health facility? Read more »
When a Tsunami Comes, Tweet

Tuesday, April 2, 2013 - Independent European Daily Express

(Jacobo Quintanilla, Internews director of humanitarian information projects, is interviewed in this story about humanitarian media.)

COLOMBO, Apr 02 (IPS) - Soon after the deadly tsunami struck Kesennuma city in the Miyagi Prefecture in Northern Japan on Mar. 11, 2011, 59-year-old Naoko Utsumi found herself on the rooftop of a community centre with only one line of communication to the outside world – the email option on her mobile phone. Read more »
Local Radio Rebuilds Society in South Sudan

Tuesday, April 2, 2013 - Radio World

(The history and impact of Internews' radio project in South Sudan is covered in this article in Radio World.)

JUBA, South Sudan — In 2005, after 2 million deaths and nearly four decades of civil war, the Comprehensive Peace Agreement started the process that created the new nation of South Sudan. But peace did not bring an end to conflict, suffering and poverty; all conditions exacerbated by a lack of community media. Read more »
Report: The role of communication in the Japan Earthquake

Tuesday, March 12, 2013 - United Nations

(Internews' recent report on communications after the Japan earthquake is covered in this article on the United Nations website.) Read more »
Peaceful elections success to Internews

Monday, March 4, 2013 - Kura Sasa

(This article from Kura Sasa discusses Internews' project working with journalists in Kenya to report on elections.)

The Internews efforts to mitigate violence in Kenya’s electoral history through the media will bear fruit if peace prevails in the country. Read more »
Kenya's Second Chance

Friday, March 1, 2013 - Huffington Post

(This op-ed in the Huffington Post was written by Internews President Emeritus and Founder, David Hoffman.) Read more »