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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

  • Online chat in Persian to focus on environmental crisis reporting

    18/12/2009 - Iran

    The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) is offering an online chat session on environemntal crisis reporting in Persian for Iranian journalists and bloggers.

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  • Summer development fellowships in the U.S. seeks applicants

    18/12/2009 - Worldwide

    Journalists from developing countries are encouraged to apply for a three-week summer fellowship at Stanford University, called the Draper Hills Summer Fellowship on Democracy and Development Program.

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  • Online course to train editors on digital journalism

    17/12/2009 - Latin America

    Latin American editors are invited to apply for the six-week online course "Challenges and opportunities of digital journalism," administered by the Center of Digital Journalism of Guadalajara.

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  • Deadline extended: annual African e-learning conference invites proposals

    17/12/2009 - Worldwide

    Journalists and journalism academics from across the globe are encouraged to submit proposals to the upcoming e-learning Africa conference, to be held in Lusaka, Zambia from May 26 to 28, 2010. Deadline for submission: January 15, 2010. Applicants may submit proposals to lead a workshop or seminar, deliver a presentation or demonstration or suggest a debate topic.

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  • ICFJ offers investigative journalism online course in Persian

    17/12/2009 - Iran

    The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) is accepting applications for an online course in investigative journalism for Iranian journalists in Persian. Deadline for submitting applications: January 15, 2010. The six-week online course will be held by ICFJ and taught by prominent Iranian journalists. It will begin February 1, 2010.

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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

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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