In the News

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

Jacobo Quintanilla: Crisis news

Monday, November 5, 2012 - Pop!Tech

(Jacobo Quintanilla, Director of Humanitarian Information Projects at Internews, was chosen as a 2012 PopTech Social Innovation Fellow. A video of his presentation was posted on the Pop!Tech web site.) Read more »
TV Worth Watching: Link TV Expands Your World View One Program at a Time

Thursday, November 1, 2012 - Huff Post Media

(This blog post from Huff Post Media discusses Link TV, of which Internews was a co-founder.) Read more »
Announcing the Winners of 2012 Google Earth Outreach Developer Grants

Wednesday, October 31, 2012 - Google Maps

(Internews is announced as one of the Google Earth Outreach Developer grantees in this blog post from Google Maps) Read more »
Empowering Women with Press Passes and Quotes

Monday, October 29, 2012 - The Global Pulse

(This blog post on The Global Pulse includes an interview with Internews President Jeanne Bourgault about how media can empower women.)

“Media reflects the culture and media can influence what people consider normal. What the media is talking about is often what people are talking about. So depending on how the media presents things, it can improve the way a community or a society views issues of discrimination or prejudice.” – Jeanne Bourgault, Internews Read more »
Can crowd-sourcing keep corruption at bay?

Friday, October 26, 2012 - The Washington Post

(This blog post in The Washington Post discusses ElectUA.org, which is a project of Internews Ukraine, an Internews partner.) Read more »
Kyrgyzstan: Language and Media Still Sensitive Subjects in Southern Regions

Thursday, October 18, 2012 - EurasiaNet.org

(This article from EurasiaNet.org discusses a radio station launched by Internews.) Read more »
New force pushing refugees: Flight from organized crime in Latin America

Monday, October 1, 2012 - The Christian Science Monitor

(This article from the Christian Science Monitor discusses a project coordinated by Internews and InSight Crime.) Read more »
The rise of Afghanistan's media: What you need to know

Monday, September 24, 2012 - BBC News Asia

(Internews is cited in this BBC video about Afghanistan's media)

Nearly all forms of media were banned by the Taliban in Afghanistan during their rule.

But the last 10 years has seen a blossoming of media outlets in the country, with radio the dominant form - especially in rural areas where the majority of the population lives. Read more »
Lessons Ushahidi Learned From Knight, Crowdglobe Reports

Monday, September 10, 2012 - MediaShift - Idea Lab

(This blog post from MediaShift presents highlights from a report by Internews' Crowdglobe project) Read more »
Mapping the Rise of Violence Against Journalists in Afghanistan

Monday, August 27, 2012 - MediaShift - Idea Lab

(This blog post from MediaShift reports on updates to an Afghan project to map violence against journalists, spearheaded by Internews’ local partner, Nai.) Read more »