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WAN-IFRA to launch new "newsroom of the future"

12/14/10
by Jessica Weiss

Last week, the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers unveiled plans for a new center dedicated to creative innovation, training and research for the "newsroom of the future."

Welcome to the new IJNet

12/10/10
by Jennifer Dorroh

The newly redesigned IJNet website launches today with great new features and partners, plus a Chinese channel.

Improving media coverage of African elections

12/10/10
by Dana Liebelson

In the wake of the recent presidential election crisis in the Ivory Coast, many organizations are pushing for more effective media monitoring during African elections. Reporters Sans Frontièrs (RSF) is leading the charge.

"I Paid a Bribe" uses crowdsourcing to to track corruption in India: Part 2 of 2

12/6/10
by Dana Liebelson

A non-profit organization in India is on a mission to fight corruption in the country through a new website called "I Paid a Bribe." Last week, our interview with IPAB creator T.R. Raghunandan explored how the site tracks corruption online in an attempt to improve Indian communities. Part 2 looks at why it is important to fight corruption in society and how individual citizens can contribute to the effort.

Group aims to make "Report an Error" buttons a web standard

12/1/10
by Jennifer Dorroh

A new alliance of news organizations and consumers has created a tool to help people report errors they find online.

Media alliance in Pakistan aims to address gender inequity

11/30/10
by Dana Liebelson

An organization in Swat, Pakistan recently formed an alliance of local journalists with the goal of addressing gender inequity in the media.

Ugandan journalists urged to provide diverse and fair election coverage

11/18/10
by Dana Liebelson

An independent media council in Uganda is asking local journalists to help voters make informed choices in the upcoming election.

"I Paid a Bribe" uses crowdsourcing to track corruption in India: Part 1 of 2

11/11/10
by Dana Liebelson

A non-profit organization in India is on a mission to fight corruption in the country through a new website called “I Paid a Bribe.” The site allows users to anonymously distinguish whether they paid, accepted or declined a bribe in various sectors of society.

Women journalists who persist in the face of danger, oppression win Courage Awards

10/25/10
by Dana Liebelson

Winners of the 2010 International Women's Media Foundation Courage in Journalism Awards have one thing in common: professional tenacity in the face of incredible odds. The winners include a Tanzanian reporter risking her life to expose the ritual killings of people with albinism, a Colombian reporter investigating a political murder of a journalist and a Tibetan poet and blogger who continues her work while in exile.

Should the media have seen the financial crisis coming? A new book examines the evidence

10/15/10
by بسام سبتي

Ever since the U.S. banking system triggered a global financial crisis in 2007, journalists have been accused of failing to cover the story early enough.