During a workshop on the Economic Community of West African States Early Warning Program (ECOWARN), regional journalists laid out a blueprint for how to help the system build and gather information on security issues, as well as highlighted their vital role in gathering such information.

In a media effort supervised by Qatar’s First Lady, a new temporary satellite channel was launched, aiming to support education in the Strip and collect funds to rebuild it.

The channel, Al-Fakhoura, will continue its broadcast until the end of the month. Its name comes from the name of a school bombed by the Israeli Defense Forces during the war in Gaza.

Photojournalists of any nationality can now submit entries for the 12th Luis Valtueña International Humanitarian Photography Award, which aims to award images related to humanitarian action. Deadline for submissions: November 5.

A five-year-old online safety network for journalists reporting on conflict, crime and corruption, natural disasters and disease recently launched a revamped Web site.