The Daily IIJ

A Weblog by the International Institute for Journalism of InWEnt

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UNFCCC announced on rising carbon emission

November 18th, 2008 · No Comments

Two weeks before climate change conference in Poznan, Poland; United Nations Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) anounced green gas emition produced by industrial countries are rising. UNFCCC data shows 40 industrial countries which include in Annex I had 5 % decreased green gas emission under 1990 level, but rebound more than 2,3% average during the [...]

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Tags: Climate Change

To Console a Broken Heart Journalist

November 17th, 2008 · No Comments

It was Friday night in Berlin, Germany. The clock was ticking to 11.00 pm, but summer night made it seems like it was still noon. Friendly air gave no freezing wind and Warchauer Strasse was filled with Berliner’s youngsters.
A punk group gathered around Waschauer Bridge, talked loud while drinking their beer off to the bottom. [...]

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Tags: Sneak In

Myanmar has the biggest number of child soldiers

October 20th, 2008 · No Comments

Myanmar military is using child soldiers, as Burma Patnership said. The pro democrazy organization published the reports in Post Nargis Analysis-The Other Side of the Story (PONJA) in Jakarta, and exposed the facts. Burma Patnership gathered their reports on field by collecting testimonies from former child soldier and observations.

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Tags: Political reporting

When a Journalist Got Kicked Out

September 4th, 2008 · 2 Comments

It’s a Monday morning in Berlin, Germany. Kieran Cooke, a senior journalist from Ireland stunned when he saw the word of “Indonesia” written on one of International Institute for Journalism trainee’s name board. Slowly he sighed, looked straight forward and said: “Indonesia always has a special place in my heart. Their government kicked me out [...]

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Tags: Media Ethics

Today the Fish, Tomorrow Us

August 18th, 2008 · No Comments

Private cars were hardly seen in Freiburg. Streets of that typical South German town filled with bicycles and walkers. Only 35% people of Freiburg has personal cars. They seems to keen more of renewable energies, with all solar panels which can be easily find at the side of the roads.
Inside of the old town part, [...]

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Tags: Environment · Sneak In

Who’s Cleaning the Doggy Poo?

August 18th, 2008 · 4 Comments

Berliners are fed up with dog muck. Berlin, a city of 3.4 millions, to the outsiders seems run very well. But the dogs are big problems. Every day, 200.000 Berlin’s dogs produce 16 tons of muck. Most of it just lying on the street, not being pick up by the dog’s owners.

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Tags: Environment