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Earth Journalism Network @earthjournalism.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Reliable information is a lifeline in times of crisis and a key form of humanitarian support. This #WorldHumanitarianDay we stand with journalists in #Sudan and the #DRC who help communities stay informed, safe and connected.🕊️ℹ️ @internewshq.bsky.social
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Internews @internewshq.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
What if one of the most overlooked investments in climate action is independent journalism? 📰🌱 Our new op-ed in Alliance Magazine argues that trusted, local reporting helps people understand climate risks, scrutinise decisions & ensure climate solutions work for communities. 🔗 bit.ly/4bGLYOk
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Why independent journalism should matter to climate philanthropy - Alliance magazine
Reliable reporting and accessible, accurate information is foundational to our ability to address climate change. Climate change is often framed as a challenge to be solved through science, technology...
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Internews @internewshq.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Today, we’ve joined over 20 organisations to urge the UK Government to protect children online without making the internet less secure by restricting VPNs 🛜 Child safety and digital security aren’t competing objectives – we need both. Read our open letter 🔗 bit.ly/4ffLXBY #SafeAndSecure
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Internews @internewshq.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
From climate reporting to AI, fact-checking to digital security, the #ConnectForPeace Festival brought together 100+ media professionals from across #CentralAsia to strengthen collaboration and build a more resilient information space 🌍🤝 Read more ➡️ bit.ly/4ycVMcA #Journalism #CARAVAN
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One Story, Across Borders: Central Asian Journalists Unite to Build a More Resilient Information Space - Information Saves Lives | Internews
The sound of dombra and kobyz, traditional Kazakh instruments, echoed through the hall as more than 100 journalists, editors, fact-checkers, researchers and media innovators from across Central Asia g...
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Internews @internewshq.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Regional media in #Ukraine are facing a funding squeeze, staffing shortages & burnout, but also finding new ways to adapt. New research from #InternewsInternational and the Media Development Foundation explores what's changing & what's needed next. Read more ➡️ bit.ly/4whOUca #MediaSupport
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ХТО РОБИТИМЕ НОВИНИ ЗАВТРА? Як українські локальні редакції шукають стійкість у рік вимушеної дорослості
Дослідження команди MDF Research Lab
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Internews @internewshq.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
During conflict and in high-surveillance environments, staying safe online isn’t optional 🆘 With @surfshark.bsky.social support, journalists gain vital protection to communicate securely, counter misinformation, and hold power to account. 📸 Surfshark 🔗 bit.ly/3S4hMpu
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David Dieudonné @daviddieudonne.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
I'm thrilled to join @internewshq.bsky.social as Director of Paris-based Internews International and Senior Director of Programmes for Internews Europe and II. Excited to work with @meeraselva.bsky.social and team to strengthen information ecosystems and design impactful programmes around the world.
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Internews @internewshq.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Internews Europe & Internews International welcome @daviddieudonne.bsky.social as Director of Internews International & Snr Director of Programmes for both organisations. Bringing deep expertise in journalism, he's led impactful reporting & newsroom innovation across AI, migration & social issues.
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Internews @internewshq.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
In Central Asia, journalists & doctors are teaming up to make health info clearer & more accessible. 🩺 Read more ➡️ internews.org/blog/journal... Made possible by the European Union #HealthJournalism #Disinformation #JournalismMatters
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Journalists and Doctors Team Up to Explain Evidence-Based Medicine in Central Asia - Information Saves Lives | Internews
What happens when public health systems fail to clearly explain medical risks, treatment standards, and epidemic preparedness? In Kazakhstan and Tajikistan, a cross-border team of journalists and doct...
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Earth Journalism Network @earthjournalism.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
❓Have a question for the team behind #FollowingTheFumes (FTF). Join our upcoming #AMA! 💨👇 Share your questions via our WhatsApp group, Google Group or DM us on social media by July 8th. On July 27th, we’ll share the panel’s responses.👀 🔗Learn more about FTF: loom.ly/If36SWk
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Internews @internewshq.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Who controls information in the age of AI, & to what end? In The Quint, Internews Europe CEO @meeraselva.bsky.social & Project Kontinuum founder Branko Brkic warn that extractive tech, weak policy & political pressure are pushing journalism — and the public sphere — to the brink. bit.ly/44q8W8s
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When AI Breaks the News: How We Restore Trust in a Broken Information System
We have to decide who gets to control the information infrastructure. It is unrealistic, probably undesirable, to imagine tech being removed entirely from public life. But we can and we must rethink t...
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Internews @internewshq.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Join us: Beyond the Climate Bubble 🌍 How do we take climate conversations beyond usual audiences into real-world action? With insights + Ben Jenkins speaking. June 22 (1 hour) Register: bit.ly/4xv8DGV
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Internews @internewshq.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Meera Selva on how the fight for independent journalism is evolving—from Cold War barriers to today’s hostile digital space. One constant: the need to tell stories and be heard. With NordVPN, we help keep journalists safe. 👉bit.ly/4vk1o30 #PressFreedom #Journalism
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Internews @internewshq.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
In Tajikistan, fact-checkers are stepping beyond journalism with campaigns like “Nothing But the Truth,” which are helping communities question, verify, & understand what they see - reaching millions & turning awareness into action. internews.org/blog/fact-ch...
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Fact-Checkers in Tajikistan Go Beyond Journalism - Information Saves Lives | Internews
Fact-checkers in Tajikistan have been verifying online content and fighting misinformation for years. But today, like their colleagues worldwide, they face a new and particularly formidable adversary:...
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Internews @internewshq.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Connectivity, language, trust & representation all impact access to information ℹ️ New research by our partner CFI, agence française de développement médias, highlights key barriers facing underserved communities across Africa. 📖 bit.ly/4wWrrOV This work is made possible by funding from the #EU.
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5 things we learned about access to information for underserved communities in Central and Eastern Africa – and why they matter
Access to information is often treated as a question of infrastructure - connectivity, devices, bandwidth. In reality, the biggest barriers are often language, trust, geography, and representation.
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Internews @internewshq.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Read more about how our partnership with @surfshark.bsky.social provides 100 media organisations and civil society organisations in 9 high-risk countries with #Surfshark One subscriptions, ensuring they can provide their communities with life-saving, accurate information ℹ️ 🔗 bit.ly/4usAUvD
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Surfshark partners with Internews to protect journalists and activists with free VPN access
The VPN provider has helped 100 media outlets and civil society groups in nine high-risk countries stay online
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Earth Journalism Network @earthjournalism.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
📣 @internewshq.bsky.social is hiring a US-based Media Manager to lead and strengthen EJN’s editorial operations, support journalists across our global network, oversee grants, and help drive strategy, engagement and fundraising efforts: loom.ly/Y3rrO5M
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Internews @internewshq.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Check out this new video created by our co‑implementing partner Media Development Foundation about the work of our FAIR Media Ukraine partners who work tirelessly to keep their communities in frontline areas informed 👇🎞 #WorldPressFreedomDay #JournalismUnderFire #Ukraine #WarJournalism
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Internews @internewshq.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
A statement from Internews Europe on @rightscon.org 2026.
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Internews @internewshq.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Internews will be in Lusaka, Zambia for @unesco.bsky.social #WorldPressFreedomDay (WPFD) (4–5 May) and @rightscon.org (5–8 May) 📰🤳 We encourage attendees to join us for our WPFD side event: The Future of Media Development (5 May, 9am SAST) ➡️ bit.ly/4tIFc1N #RightsCon26 #PressFreedom #DigitalSafety
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World Press Freedom Day - 5 May 2025
Side events will take place in the Annex Building of the Mulungushi International Conference Centre. Unless otherwise stated, the side events are independently organized by World Press Freedom Day
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Internews @internewshq.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
We’re launching an Individual Giving campaign in partnership with #NordVPN! 🚀 Donate just £35 to Internews today & you'll receive a NordVPN subscription, all while supporting at-risk independent media and information providers. 🔗 bit.ly/426JEvb #MediaFreedom #ImpactGiving #OnlineSafety
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One Donation. Online Protection. Real Impact.
Independent journalists around the world face surveillance, harassment and cyberattacks simply for doing their job. When you donate £35 to Internews, you do two powerful things at once: 🔐 You receive
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Internews @internewshq.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
#EUFunded doc “The Solitary String” (Zhalgyz Ishek) explores how traditional Kazakh music documented lived experience under censorship, famine and intense repression 🎞️ Read more and watch the documentary ➡️ bit.ly/48Q15ng #InformationEcosystems #LocalVoices #InformationIntegrity #CivicResilience
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Kazakh ‘Küy’ Tradition Debuts in Brussels as a Testament to Historical Truth - Information Saves Lives | Internews
On 14 April 2026 Brussels’ Cinema Galeries hosted the international premiere of “The Solitary String” (Zhalgyz Ishek), a documentary that explores the role of traditional music as a vessel for histori...
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Internews @internewshq.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Media resilience depends on coordinated investment in people, institutions, economic sustainability & enabling policy environments, grounded in local realities & collaborative practice 📰📲 Read more in #EUFunded AGILE: 2025 in Review 👇 bit.ly/4u3y4ww #IndependentMedia #MediaSupport
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AGILE: 2025 in Review - Information Saves Lives | Internews
Across many regions of the world, the space for independent journalism is shrinking. Journalists face growing repression, economic precarity, and rapid technological change, while democratic instituti...
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International Journalism Festival @journalismfestival.com · 18/03/2026
📌 From Congo to Syria and Ukraine, disinformation spreads faster through unregulated platforms and AI-generated content. This panel explores how fact-checkers in conflict zones develop innovative methods to verify information and reach hard-to-access audiences.
Promotional card for the International Journalism Festival 2026 (XX Edition, Free Entry), Perugia, Italy, 15–18 April. Session: "Cutting Through the Noise: Using Innovation to Fight Disinformation in Conflicts." Speakers: Ange Adihe Kasongo, Ahmad Primo, Dmytro Raiskyi, Meera Selva. Thursday 16 April. #ijf26. Website: journalismfestival.com.
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International Journalism Festival @journalismfestival.com · 08/04/2026
📌 Nearly five years into Taliban rule, Afghan women face systematic repression while journalists work under extreme constraints. This panel brings together reporters documenting the country to explore how journalism persists despite censorship, danger and exile.
Promotional card for the International Journalism Festival 2026 (XX Edition, Free Entry), Perugia, Italy, 15–18 April. Session: "Reporting During Gender Apartheid in Afghanistan." Speakers: Zahra Joya, Alex Crawford, Amie Ferris-Rotman, Meera Selva. Saturday 18 April. #ijf26. Website: journalismfestival.com.
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DW Akademie @akademie.dw.com · 14/04/2026
What a great list of contributions to the @journalismfestival.com program. Looking forward to seeing you at the launch of our 2026 State of Media Development Report! Registration for the aperitivo is still open: www.eventmanager-online.com/en/event/lau...
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Aperitivo: State of Media Development 2026 - Signup
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Internews @internewshq.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
An article by our partner New Reporter KZ explores how Oilon! (“Think!” in Kyrgyz) — a new independent media project launched by renowned Kyrgyz journalist Makhinur Niyazova — is helping audiences understand how propaganda and manipulation work 💭 🔗 bit.ly/41qNJd6 #Disinformation #MediaLiteracy
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"Oilon!" Why Critical Thinking in Kyrgyzstan is More Important Now Than Ever - Information Saves Lives | Internews
“The stomach is smarter than the brain because it knows how to vomit. The brain, however, swallows any old junk”—this phrase is often attributed to Chingiz Aitmatov, and it has practically become the ...
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Internews @internewshq.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Join us in Perugia next week for @journalismfestival.com! 🤳📰 Details on our sessions below 👇 #IJF26 #MediaSupport #MediaInConflict #GenderApartheid #WomenInJournalism #WarJournalism #MediaInCrisis
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Internews @internewshq.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Internews is pleased to be at #IJF26 once again! 📰🤳 @meeraselva.bsky.social will moderate 2x timely main-session panels on #Disinformation in #Conflict + #Reporting under #GenderApartheid ➡️ bit.ly/4dTugJo & we will host a side-session panel on #Media and #Elections in Moldova 👉 bit.ly/4dnm97L
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Meera Selva
Meera Selva is CEO of Internews Europe, a not-for-profit organisation which supports independent media and information ecosystems in over 40 countries. She is an experienced journalist who has reporte...
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Internews @internewshq.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
What happens to the global information ecosystem when major donor support for independent media disappears overnight? ℹ️ A new @mondiaalnieuws.bsky.social analysis explores this question with insights from @meeraselva.bsky.social, CEO of Internews Europe. 🔗 Read in Dutch: bit.ly/4smDv8R
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‘Je kunt een verhaal over corruptie niet verkopen zoals een kopje koffie’ – MO*
Met de ontbinding van USAID werd ook de steun voor onafhankelijke journalisten en mediaorganisaties opgeblazen.
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Internews @internewshq.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
@earthjournalism.bsky.social #EarthShorts is strengthening #ClimateCommunication where it matters most: on the platforms young people trust 📲🌳 Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/4lTfnJ1 Check out some of the amazing content! 👇 #EnvironmentalJournalism #SocialMediaCreators #ClimateAction
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Internews @internewshq.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
📢 New research from Internews partner FLED shows how exile has become a permanent reality for many journalists in #LatinAmerica and is a clear sign of democratic decline. Yet despite violence, repression, and precarity, they continue reporting. 🔗 bit.ly/4cXUkTt #PressFreedom #MediaInExile
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FLED's Assessment Report on Exiled Media in Latin America - Information Saves Lives | Internews
In Latin America, more and more journalists are working far from their home territories. This is not a choice or a temporary pause, but a forced action to protect their lives and physical safety. This...
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Internews @internewshq.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
In a new interview with our corporate partner @surfshark.bsky.social, Internews Global Tech Hub Manager Al Walid Chennoufi discusses how journalists working in unstable or heavily monitored environments face growing digital threats 🛜🧑‍💻 🔗 bit.ly/4bteJi9 #JournalistSafety #DigitalSecurity
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Surfshark & Internews on digital threats facing journalists
Internews expert Al Walid Chennoufi explains how journalists face surveillance, shutdowns, and cyberthreats — and how tools and partnerships, including Surfshark, help strengthen digital resilience.
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Earth Journalism Network @earthjournalism.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
📰 Last year, we conducted a media landscape assessment in the #WesternBalkans, examining media ecosystems, stakeholder networks, and ways to strengthen local environmental journalism—and its impact. Learn more: loom.ly/mwjO7ZM @internewshq.bsky.social
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Internews @internewshq.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
We’re proud to partner with #NordVPN to help journalists and human rights defenders stay safer online. In places where censorship and surveillance are everyday risks, secure digital tools aren’t optional — they’re essential. Together, we’re expanding access to protection 🔐 🔗 bit.ly/47IvjrH
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Internews and NordVPN Launch Partnership to Strengthen Digital Safety for Journalists and at-risk communities - Information Saves Lives | Internews
LONDON — Internews and NordVPN have announced a new partnership to expand access to secure digital tools for journalists, human rights defenders, and civil society organisations operating in some of t...
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Internews @internewshq.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
🌍 Young audiences increasingly trust content creators for #climate information... That’s why our @earthjournalism.bsky.social launched #EarthShorts, a fellowship for journalists + creators to team up & make engaging digital climate content. Learn more 👉 bit.ly/4bggRIB #ClimateStorytelling
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Earth Shorts: Supporting Content Producers to Create Climate-Focused Posts on Social Media
EJN is piloting a new initiative to support content producers to create engaging climate-related information on social media.
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Internews @internewshq.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Internews Europe CEO @meeraselva.bsky.social: "Journalism needs systems of support, such as legal protection, financial stability, and professional solidarity. Without these, heroism becomes the default, and heroism is not a business model.” Full blog ➡️ bit.ly/4kKLmdX #Journalism #PressFreedom
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The Future of Journalism Is Already Here… If We Choose to Support It  - Information Saves Lives | Internews
By Meera Selva, Internews Europe CEO  We are at a moment of both promise and peril for democracy. We have been here before, and we will no doubt be here again, but this is a moment when we need to thi...
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Internews @internewshq.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
📣Our 2025 Internews Mission Report is out. In a year when “truth is contested, and information is weaponised,” journalists and creators around the world kept communities informed against extraordinary odds. Grateful to everyone who made this work possible. Read the report bit.ly/3ZsavAv
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Internews @internewshq.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
In crises, secure access to information is essential — not optional ℹ️ Thanks to @surfshark.bsky.social, Internews supported 100 partners with secure VPN access, helping journalists work safely under surveillance and censorship. bit.ly/4kBQb9p #JournalismUnderThreat #DigitalSecurity #PressFreedom
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Internews @internewshq.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Today @tepsa.bsky.social #ActEU Final Conference Internews CEO, @meeraselva.bsky.social joined a panel on media’s role in shaping discourse. With local journalism in decline, culture wars intensify—from immigration to bike lanes. Shared narratives matter; without local reporting, division grows.
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Earth Journalism Network @earthjournalism.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
🌳Journalists in Indonesia & Vietnam: join our workshop in Medan, Sumatra, this May, to deepen your understanding of forest governance, strengthen solutions-focused reporting on forest loss and help audiences hold governments and harmful actors accountable. Apply by Feb 6: loom.ly/wrVTiO8
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Internews @internewshq.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
FINAL CALL! 📣 The application deadline for our MENA Impact Creators Fellowship is midnight January 25th.
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Internews @internewshq.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Internews is looking for an experienced Project Director to lead a new 3-year project that will leverage the power of media and civil society to contribute towards more sustainable and fair forest governance in Asia and Africa 🌳⚖️ Apply TODAY ➡️ bit.ly/3YwXdlC
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Internews @internewshq.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
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Internews @internewshq.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
Applications are open for the Impact Creators Fellowship! 🌍 For MENA digital storytellers 💰 Micro-grants up to $3,000 🎓 Mentorship & training 🌐 Networking & global visibility Deadline: Jan 25, 2026 🔗 bit.ly/4qfVEnU #ImpactCreators #MediaEthics #MENA #فرصة_زمالة #DigitalStorytelling
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Impact Creators: A Fellowship for Responsible Digital Voices - Information Saves Lives | Internews
Call for Applications Programme Overview Impact Creators is a six-month fellowship designed for emerging content creators and digital journalists across the MENA region who are committed to producing ...
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Internews @internewshq.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
This #16DaysOfActivism, Safe Sisters – a joint initiative by Internews & DefendDefenders – invites you to imagine a world without online gender-based violence, where digital spaces are safe for everyone 💻🔒 Share your vision ⬇️ 🔗 bit.ly/4rF5l0L #StopOnlineHarm #DigitalSafety #ProtectWomenOnline
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Internews @internewshq.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Calling all #climate #environment and #biodiversity media friends to listen to Internews' @earthjournalism.bsky.social Asia-Pacific Environmental Programs Manager, Amy Sim Kok Eng, on the latest episode of the LRF Institute Risk Radar podcast!🎙️ 👂 bit.ly/4plzwbQ 📖 bit.ly/4izPa0t
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Internews @internewshq.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Asia’s flood disaster demands urgent action! 🚨 Over 1,300 lives lost. Millions displaced. Misinformation spreading fast. Help Internews keep communities informed and safe. DONATE NOW 👉 bit.ly/49T3eA7 #SoutheastAsia #SouthAsia #Floods2025 #ClimateCrisis #FloodDisaster #AsiaFloods #TyphoonCrisis
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INFORMATION SAVES LIVES: SUPPORT ASIA’S RECOVERY AFTER DEVASTATING FLOODS - Information Saves Lives | Internews
In November 2025, typhoons and cyclones swept across Asia, triggering catastrophic floods in Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, and beyond. Entire communities have been submerged, thousands disp...
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Internews @internewshq.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
The benefits of #GenAI for media should not be ignored. Framing it as a fix for society’s information challenges? Even worse. Our Senior Technical Advisor on why these technologies disrupt global & local information ecosystems ⬇️ 🔗 bit.ly/4inZd90 #ArtificialIntelligence #Journalism #TechForGood
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AI and Synthetic Media are Harming Our Information Ecosystems More Than They Are Benefitting Them - Information Saves Lives | Internews
By Rafiq Copeland, Senior Technical Advisor at Internews At Internews, we think a lot about information ecosystems. Far beyond just traditional news media, these relational webs of actors and infrastr...
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Internews @internewshq.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Sudan’s civil war has put journalists in grave danger & press freedom is under siege. Internews Europe CEO @meeraselva.bsky.social's op-ed in @niemanreports.org calls for urgent global action to protect independent media 📰💻 🔗 bit.ly/49ARmm9 #PressFreedom #Sudan #IndependentMedia #Journalism
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Casualty of War: Sudan’s Media Emergency - Nieman Reports
A new report by Internews examines the country’s fragile media ecosystem, engulfed in a new wave of information warfare
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