This is the fourth installment of an IJNet interview series that takes an in depth look at the operations of various online news platforms, shedding light on the future of global media as envisioned by thought-leaders around the world.

A new for-fee Web site offers hands-on training, self directed courses, webinars, personal training sessions and more to journalists and others working in media and communications.

An online collection of primary documents and digital artifacts was launched April 21 in Paris by UNESCO, the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, with the goal of promoting international and intercultural understanding.

Whether you already interview or are daunted by the prospect, learn what types of interviews you should go for and how they can improve your journalism. Figure out where to quote or paraphrase. Learn how to navigate the unique ethical pitfalls that confront citizen journalists.

For the last four months, reporters Thanduxolo Jika and Theo Jeptha investigated the unabated spate of attacks and killings on the Somali community living in East London and the Eastern Cape, South Africa, for South Africa's newspaper the Daily Dispatch.

As elsewhere in the world, the global financial crisis has had a substantial impact on mass media in Russia.

In late 2008, the online team at the Daily Dispatch in East London, South Africa, won the country's prestigious inaugural Vodacom Award for their online reporting on the outbreak of a major water-borne virus in a remote rural corner of the country.

The International Journalists' Network recently spoke with Rahel Kassahun, Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Africa Unbound, an online magazine and forum that encourages its audience to play an active role in Africa's development.

To mark the International day for the elimination of violence against women - November 25 - the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) released guidelines for improving media coverage of the issue.