Internews has helped create a cadre of "beat" reporters to enhance government accountability in the critically important oil industry.
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Iraq

Internews’ Covering Energy project in Iraq is nurturing a group of energy reporters, who have gained a solid skill set amid market demand for their expertise. Through workshops, lectures, field trips and regular evaluations of their work, the journalists have published close to 200 news stories about Iraq's extraction industry. The mentorship will culminate in 2013 in a national competition for the best in-depth oil story for which all Iraqi journalists are eligible to compete.

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