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  • IJNet presents: Telling True Stories With Video, Part 1 and 2

    14/12/2009

    By Katerina Voutsina, IJNet Video Producer -- In a new IJNet video series, Emmy award-winning video journalist Pierre Kattar explains how journalists can use video to tell stories. Supplemental texts are available for download as PDFs for part 1, and part 2. The videos are available on IJNet's YouTube channel. Part 1 provides advice on how journalists can survive tight deadlines and get good soundbites.

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  • El Faro.net paves the way for online newspapers in Central America

    17/12/2009 - Latin America

    By Mónica Bentivegna, IJNet Spanish editor -- El Faro.net, one of the few online newspapers in Central America, has introduced an overhauled version of its news Web site in an effort to better host in-depth reports and investigations, enhance interactive coverage, generate new revenue streams and develop a solid business model. According to its creators, the new Web site could also pave the way for online media to create sustainable mode

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  • Understanding the Philippines massacre

    04/12/2009 - Philippines

    By Chatrine Siswoyo, IJNet Writer -- On November 23, reporters in the Philippines endured the deadliest single attack on journalists anywhere in the world. According to the latest reports, 29 journalists were assassinated along with 28 civilians in Maguindanao province. The tragedy occurred when 100 gunmen ambushed the convoy of Ismael Mangudadatu -- on its way to register his candidacy as provincial governor.

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Training OpportunitiesSee All

  • Travel fellowships to explore Asia Pacific issues

    22/12/2009 - Asia and the Pacific

    Working print, broadcast or online journalists from Asia Pacific have until January 27 to apply for the chance to travel to the U.S. and throughout Asia to explore issues facing the U.S. and Asia Pacific regions in the wake of the global economic crisis and in the face of the growing challenge of climate change.

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  • Newsletter on Asia Pacific issues now available for journalists

    22/12/2009 - Asia and the Pacific

    Journalists from the Asia-Pacific region, the United States and across the globe can now access the first edition of the East-West Media Line newsletter, a product of the Asia-Pacific Center for Journalists. The newsletter provides information on important happenings in the Asian media environment, posts instructional pieces on coverage for such things as virus pandemics, and informs journali

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  • Second East-West conference to be held in Hong Kong

    22/12/2009 - Asia and the Pacific

    Journalists in the Asia-Pacific region and the United States from all mediums can attend a conference in Hong Kong from April 25 to 28 that will discuss media issues in the region.

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  • Funding available to attend investigative journalism conference

    22/12/2009 - Worldwide

    Investigative journalists from across the developing world can apply for funding to attend the Global Investigative Journalism Conference 2010 in Geneva, Switzerland, from April 22 to April 25, 2010. Deadline for application submission: January 31. The conference will focus on global issues such as financial institutions and sports.

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  • Competition seeks submissions from Russian journalism students

    21/12/2009 - Russia

    Journalism students are invited to submit works to an essay competition under the theme "How I see the future of my country." Deadline: January 31, 2010.  Categories include: Print and Online Media; TV Reporting; and Radio Programming.  The competition will aim to motivate young authors to reflect societal trends.

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IJNet DiscussionsSee All

  • Hate speech or no speech?

    18/12/2009

    Throughout the world, media has been used to propagate hate and incite violence within multi-ethnic societies. In Rwanda, for instance, hate speech in the media played a crucial role in sparking and perpetuating violence in 1994 that resulted in the massacre of more than 500,000 Tutsi and Hutu people.

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  • Should journalists use anonymous sources?

    04/12/2009

    You're working on a huge story, and in a secret meeting with a source. Your source is skeptical of your trustworthiness, and you of the source's ulterior motives. The individual reveals to you, the reporter, information that is in the supreme interest of the public. One caveat: The source demands anonymity. Anonymous sources have long been a matter of debate in the journalistic world.

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  • Covering riots: Should journalists attempt to quell the violence?

    20/11/2009

    When riots among the fans of the Algerian and Egyptian football teams arose last week during a World Cup qualifying match, news organizations sped to cover the turmoil.

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e-LearningSee All

  • Reporter's Guide available for Iraqi journalists

    18/12/2009

    Iraqi journalists interested in improving their reporting skills can now access a comprehensive guidebook in Arabic published by the Reuters Foundation. The Reporter's Guide aims to provide Iraqi journalists with tips and instructions in communicating fact-based news. The Guide is based on the experiences of Reuters journalists. To access the guide, click here.   

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  • Nieman Reports edition on trauma available for journalists

    17/12/2009

    A publication on journalism and trauma is now available from Harvard's Nieman Foundation for Journalism. The Nieman Reports online winter edition, entitled "Trauma in the Aftermath: Voice, Story, Character, and Journalism," is a product of a convention earlier this year that brought together journalists and trauma experts from across the globe.

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  • Worldwatch offers tools for Copenhagen coverage

    09/12/2009

    The Worldwatch Institute, an environmental policy research organization, has made available a set of tools for journalists covering the Copenhagen climate change conference, currently underway.

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IJNet AnswersSee All

  • Name a single jailed or censored writer or journalist?

    22/12/2009

    By The Editor -- UNFree Media is a new network to help banned, jailed and otherwise excluded writers, journalists and bloggers overcome censorship. More than 1,000 reporters were sentenced, attacked or killed worldwide last year, according to International PEN. Many more struggle to survive after being banned from working. UNFree Media rips aside the curtain of censorship to publish what governments fear.

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  • What the hell is going on in Copenhegen? Will it bear any fruit? What do u think?

    07/12/2009

    By Abhishek Bhattacharya -- The Copenhegen Summit on climate change has just began. Will any concrete step will be taken to cure the world from this deadly fever called 'global warming'? 

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  • Journalist Seeking Visa Advice

    05/12/2009

    By Sheree -- I don't know whether this is the right way to go about this, but i'll give it a whirl. I'm a talented, passionate and motivated Junior Journalist, and i would love to work in the US under the brilliant new E3 visa scheme. Does anybody know of any companies that sponsor Australian workers? Any help/advice would be greatly appreciated. 

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COLUMN: Webb on the Web

Amy Webb

IJNet welcomes digital media consultant Amy Webb, our very own columnist on all things digital. In her weekly column, "Webb on the Web," Amy provides multimedia tips, reporting advice and strategies for incorporating technology into the newsroom.

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