Dear friends of the IIJ, dear alumni, dear colleagues,
We would like to turn your attention to a journalism competition that the Asian Development Bank Institute has initiated. The competition is called “2009 annual Developing Asia Journalism Awards (DAJA) competition” and journalists from developing Asia and the Pacific are invited to submit published articles written in [...]
2009 Journalism Award: Apply now!
May 27th, 2009 · 3 Comments
Tags: Newsroom Diary · Sneak In
Elections Times: IIJ students launch website
March 13th, 2009 · 4 Comments
A team of 15 journalists from Africa and Asia who are currently pursuing a multimedia and online journalism course at the International Institute for Journalism (IIJ), have launched a website on the digital media’s impact on political transparency. The website is a previous work of the international media conference “Election Times: Harnessing the power of Media”, organised by the IIJ of [...]
Tags: Online Journalism · Political reporting · Press Freedom
“Freedom and Responsibility in the Media”
June 23rd, 2008 · 2 Comments
Being a responsible journalist – what does that mean? On which principles do we base or should we base our work as journalists? How can we uphold those principles and maintain ethical standards, even in situations when economic, political and social pressure govern decisions, or in places where war and conflict lead to a restriction [...]
Tags: Media Ethics