Internews trains journalists how to report on legal, environmental and health issues with the goal of increasing transparency and awareness.
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At a workshop conducted by Internews’ Earth Journalism Network (EJN) and the International Center for Communications Development, Chinese journalists examined the relationship between environmental and health issues. EJN has also produced a Chinese version of its environmental health toolkit. Internews trains journalists and holds roundtables in China on reporting on legal issues and maintains a web site for distributing news stories.

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