Stories and Articles About Our Work

  • Free For The First Time In Decades, Libyan Media Struggles To Define Itself

    Sunday, March 18, 2012 - techdirt
    techdirt

    The following article from techdirt includes quotes from Jamal Dajani, Internews VP for the Middle East and North Africa, about media in Libya. Read more »

  • Internews VP Selected as Young Global Leader by World Economic Forum

    Wednesday, March 14, 2012
    Kathleen Reen

    Kathleen Reen, Internews Vice-President for Asia, Environment and Internet Initiatives, has been selected as a Young Global Leader honoree for 2012 by the World Economic Forum. Read more »

  • Technical Training for Women

    Monday, March 12, 2012
    Two Afghan women work at laptops

    Women from across Afghanistan paid tribute to International Women’s Day during the culmination of an all-women’s technology training. In an effort to raise awareness about women’s rights and promote gender equality, these passionate youths presented a series of inspiring digital stories on issues ranging from motherhood to wearing the burqa. Read more »

  • The Sound of Peace in Kenya’s Kibera Slum

    Monday, March 12, 2012 - IPS News
    IPS

    The following article from IPS News covers Pamoja FM, a community radio station and Internews partner in Kenya.

    In a Kibera-bound mini-bus taxi, the driver changes the station just as he turns onto Ngong Road, kilometres away from the Kenyan slum. He tunes into Pamoja Radio 99.9 FM, a local community radio station that broadcasts only in Kibera.

    "Wacha tupate ushauri," the driver tells the passenger next to him in Swahili. Translated it means: "Let’s get some advice." Read more »

  • Website on minority issues in Bosnia & Herzegovina helps twin brothers achieve their goals

    Friday, March 9, 2012
    Anes and Enis Golubic

    Anes and Enis Golubic are 16-year-old twin brothers who live in Hadzici, a suburb of Sarajevo in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Enis suffers from cerebral palsy, which impairs his vision and movement. Nevertheless, he loves to dance and play sports, and he attends regular classes at a public high school where his favorite subjects are history and social sciences. Read more »

  • Women and the News: Speak Up, Speak Out

    Wednesday, March 7, 2012

    Respect for the rights of women and girls worldwide continues to lag behind that for the rights of men. Domestic and sexual violence, exploitation in the workforce, human trafficking and many other human rights abuses disproportionately affect women and girls. Read more »

  • Video Screening and Live Radio Special Mark International Women’s Day in Afghanistan

    Tuesday, March 6, 2012
    Two women work at a laptop

    Take Back the Tech

    At the culmination of the Take Back the Tech! Training, a collaborative international campaign that unites and empowers women to utilize information and communication technologies, Internews will showcase the digital stories produced by young Afghan women at a screening on March 8th.

    The four-day training enables participants to use ICT platforms for advocacy to end gender-based discrimination. Twelve young Afghan activists from five provinces will attend the training and produce digital stories. Read more »

  • Delegation Assesses Media in Nepal

    Tuesday, March 6, 2012

    Following Nepal’s transition to democracy in 2006, the country’s media began a slow transition to independence. Despite some positive openings in policy and operation, journalists still face severe challenges in Nepal, including weak legal protections for freedom of expression and repeated incidents of violence against journalists.

    At the behest of the Federation of Nepali Journalists, Internews and 13 other international organizations recently visited Nepal to document and make recommendations about the conditions for media in Nepal. Read more »

  • Reporting on Girls' Education with Data-Driven Journalism

    Tuesday, March 6, 2012

    Kenyan journalist Wycliffe Masinde knew that the girls in his home county Turkana were getting shortchanged on education. Only one third of school-aged girls attend school. In 2003, 20 girls enrolled in the newly established Longech free primary school. By 2010, only four were left to sit for graduation exams. Read more »

  • Note From a Nation Builder

    Tuesday, March 6, 2012 - University of Pennsylvania - Gazette
    Note From a Nation Builder

    Current Internews advisor Adam Levin writes about his experience shepherding media law programs in Afghanistan while with the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg  Center for Global Communication Studies, an Internews partner. Read more »