In the News

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

Marking 3 decades of independent media

Sunday, August 26, 2012 - Times-Standard

(This article in the Eureka Times-Standard covers Internews' event in Arcata, CA celebrating 30 years of supporting independent media.)

This month, Arcata-based nonprofit Internews is commemorating 30 years of work based on its core tenet: Information and media access is critical to helping people make choices that will improve their lives. Read more »
Aid Worker Diaries - Radio Dinamica: How community radio helped after Chile's 2010 quake

Sunday, August 19, 2012 - AlertNet

* This blog is published as part of a series of blogs provided by the United Nations Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) to celebrate World Humanitarian Day on Aug. 19 *

The author of the blog visited Chile for Internews after the 2010 earthquake.

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Chad's flourishing community radio stations feel the pinch

Tuesday, August 14, 2012 - The Guardian

(This article in The Guardian discusses Internews' project establishing and supporting community radio stations in Chad.) Read more »
Zemio: Communication without a Community Radio

Monday, August 13, 2012 - Humanitarian Innovation Fund

(This blog post from the Humanitarian Innovation Fund web site covers Internews' project in the Central African Republic.)

In the words of psychologist, philosopher and communication theoretician Paul Watzlawick: “One cannot not communicate.” Read more »
Community Radio 101*

Wednesday, August 8, 2012 - Humanitarian Innovation Fund

(This blog post from the Humanitarian Innovation Fund web site covers Internews' project in the Central African Republic.) Read more »
Using the right source to crowdsource

Tuesday, July 24, 2012 - Humanitarian Innovation Fund

(This blog post from the Humanitarian Innovation Fund web site covers Internews' project in the Central African Republic.) Read more »
Expanding Access to Local Television

Sunday, July 22, 2012 - USAID

(This article from USAID covers Internews' work in Afghanistan.)
The increasing popularity of television is providing a critical source of news and entertainment for citizens across Afghanistan. Through the Afghanistan Media Development & Empowerment Project (AMDEP), USAID has supported the construction and upgrade of provincial TV stations in an effort to provide high-quality media broadcasts and expand TV access to underserved and remote communities in Afghanistan. Read more »
Editors’ Briefing Highlights VMMC Progress and Challenges

Sunday, July 22, 2012 - Male Circumcision Consortium

(This article in Male Circumcision Consortium's July 2012 newsletter covers Internews' training program in Kenya on reporting on voluntary medical male circumcision)

Twenty journalists from various media houses in Nyanza will spend the next four weeks identifying, writing and refining stories about voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC). Read more »
Women Play Increasing Role in Male Circumcision Programmes

Sunday, July 22, 2012 - Male Circumcision Consortium

(This article in Male Circumcision Consortium's July 2012 newsletter covers Internews' briefing in Kenya on reporting on voluntary medical male circumcision)

Lutgard Okech spends her days talking to men about their health and why they should consider getting circumcised.

The community mobiliser admits that many men are skeptical at first. “When men see a lady,” Okech says, “they always wonder what she has come to tell them about circumcision.” Read more »
Afghan social media war steps up with new campaign

Sunday, July 22, 2012 - NBC News

(This article from Reuters on the NBC News web site covers Nai, a partner of Internews in Afghanistan.)

KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghanistan's war by social media has stepped up a notch, with free-speech activists launching a campaign using Twitter and Facebook to fight wide confusion over competing NATO and Taliban claims, as well as looming government media curbs. Read more »