Blogs Posts in International Issues category; 94 blog posts

Award for journalist killed in Iraq

Sahar Hussein al-Haideri, who was shot and killed this year while reporting from Iraq, and German journalist Mario Kaiser have been announced as winners of the 2007 Kurt Schork memorial awards in international journalism. Al-Haideri, highly [...]

Posted On : Nov, 16 2007 | Comments : 0

Scripps Howard grant allows journalism students to learn fro...

The University of Tennessee was recently awarded $50,000 from the Scripps Howard Foundation to have the rare opportunity to learn from professionals in journalism throughout the rest of the academic year.The Scripps Howard Foundation is a s [...]

Posted On : Oct, 17 2007 | Comments : 0

Journalism: It's all about you

As visitors enjoyed food and drink at the T-G's offices Tuesday in observance of National Newspaper Week, I was struck by the changes -- and what's stayed the same -- during my years in journalism.We've come a long way in a relatively short [...]

Posted On : Oct, 11 2007 | Comments : 0

Ironworker falls to his death at journalism-school worksite

An ironworker fell to his death Tuesday morning while working on Arizona State University's $71 million journalism-school building in downtown Phoenix.Ian Delmar, 21, fell from the seventh floor - what is now the top of the building - [...]

Posted On : Oct, 10 2007 | Comments : 0

RTNDAs Honors for Broadcast Journalism Chalk Up Banner Year ...

When the Radio-Television News Directors Association gathers later this month to honor the best electronic journalism of the past year, it will have plenty to celebrate. The organization hosts the 37th Edward R. Murrow Awards and RTNDA Unit [...]

Posted On : Oct, 08 2007 | Comments : 0

demand for new journalism healthy

In the Times Online, Jonathan Weber, founder of NewWest.net, underlines the fact that while the news industry is challenged, the demand for new forms of journalism is healthy.True, no new business model for journalism has appeared tha [...]

Posted On : Oct, 03 2007 | Comments : 0

Journalism still vital, new books authors tell critics

I’m back from vacation, and what better way to renew our conversation than with a plug for a new book? The book is called “What Good is Journalism?” Every right-thinking, newspaper-reading, NPR-listening, democracy-loving [...]

Posted On : Aug, 27 2007 | Comments : 0

Journalism and childhood to be themes of forum in Argentina

An upcoming event in Argentina will address various issues related to childhood as a subject of news coverage. The second National Forum of Journalism and Childhood is scheduled for November 20 in Córdoba.The Iberoamerican Associatio [...]

Posted On : Aug, 21 2007 | Comments : 0

Israel's Livni meets new Palestinian PM

Israel is stepping up its diplomatic contacts with the new Palestinian Fatah Government and with Arab countries.The initiative comes three weeks after the militant group Hamas seized control of the Gaza Strip.Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi [...]

Posted On : Jul, 09 2007 | Comments : 0

South Africa: Environmental Journalism Awards Call for Entry

Cape Town This year marks the 19th SAB Environmental Journalists of the Year Awards and the second year that the SAB Environmentalist of the Year Award will be made.The 2007 awards will be adjudicated based on work produced between 1 Augus [...]