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  • Videoconference series to discuss access to information

    Date: 2/15/06

    Representing both the news media and government officials, experts on public access to information will participate in a videoconference series taking place in Bolivia, Honduras and Nicaragua.

    This videoconference series is part a regional dialogue organized by the World Bank. The first phase included seven videoconference sessions in 2005. For the second phase, there are four videoconferences planned from March to June.

  • Legal protection for journalists discussed at workshop

    Date: 12/26/05

    Two dozen Jordanian journalists are now better informed about their legal and constitutional rights after a recent three-day workshop organized by the Center for Defending Freedom of Journalists (CDFJ).

    The Amman-based center organized the training for 24 journalists, and also for 22 lawyers, near the shores of the Dead Sea. CDFJ organized the program in cooperation with the U.S. Embassy in Jordan. Experienced lawyers and media rights activists supervised the workshop.

  • Global corruption report seeks journalists to contribute

    Date: 12/16/05

    An anti-corruption NGO based in the United States is looking for experienced journalists around the world to help analyze laws, practices and regulations related to corruption. Application deadline: January 15.

  • Labor groups hold media roundtable, training

    Deadline:

    12/14/05

    Two January media events in Botswana are part of an effort to publicize an international campaign to improve employment conditions in Southern Africa. Journalists have until December 14 to register for the events, organized by the International Labor Organization (ILO).

  • Access to information conference to be held in Moldova

    Date: 12/6/05

    Eastern European journalists, NGO representatives and government officials will meet on December 13 and 14 in Chisinau, Moldova, for a conference on open access to information.

    Legal experts from Bulgaria, Estonia, Moldova, the Netherlands, the Council of Europe and other European bodies will participate in discussions on public information, access laws, and analyses of current practices.

  • Yemeni officials working on new press law

    Date: 12/5/05

     

    Journalists in Yemen could soon get their first look at a new, proposed press law. The government there is putting the final touches on a draft law, the Al-Bayan newspaper in the United Arab Emirates.

  • New books cover investigative reporting, media law

    Date: 12/1/05

    Southern Africa

    Legal threats to independent media and basic tips for investigative reporters are the topics of two new books for African journalists.

    The Konrad Adenauer Foundation’s Sub-Sahara Media Program released the books on November 28: “SADC Media Law: A Handbook for Media Practitioners, Volume 3” and “A Watchdog’s Guide to Investigative Reporting.” Both are available for free online, and hard copies are available for journalism organizations and schools.