Mabel Cáceres, founder of the Peruvian weekly El Buho (The Owl), was named as one of 100 Information Heroes by Reporters…
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Ukraine media keep pace with rapid developments
The dramatic events unfolding in Ukraine have put the country – and its media – in a state of near-exhaustion. Yet the pace of change continues. Hopes that the removal…
NewsDay is third most popular website on mobile in Zimbabwe
The NewsDay website has been ranked as the third most accessed online platform on mobile devices in Zimbabwe after facebook.com and google.com. Opera Software’s latest State of the Mobile…
Study finds El Periódico impacts positively on Guatemalan society
Independent daily El Periódico nurtures democratic institutions, implements best journalism practices and has a positive impact on the community. These were among the findings of a pilot study of the…
European Press Prizes recognise continent’s best journalism
Journalists from Russia, Turkey and Croatia were among those honoured by the European Press Prize at a special ceremony in London on 17 March. The…
A forgotten crime: Montenegro’s double-dealing on the media
The EUObserver has published an article by Zeljko Ivanovic, the founder and director of the daily Vijesti, calling on the EU to take action…
Outernet: Providing information to the world from outer space
https://youtube.com/watch?v=jNx3vDSuzkY MDIF is incubating its first project: Outernet, the world’s first truly global media delivery service. Founded by MDIF’s Director of Innovation Syed Karim, Outernet will…
Vijesti journalist wins philanthropy award
Marijana Bojanic was named as winner of the ISKRA Philanthropy Excellence Award in the media category by the Montenegrin Fund for Active Citizenship (FAKT). The award was…
Using radio to track government spending
Breeze FM has created a radio platform that allows listeners to help monitor how the provincial government is spending its budget and implementing projects in the…