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Zimbabwe Journalist, Activist Held in “Stench”

Zimbabwean authorities have accused former journalist Jestina Mukoko of a terrorist plot to overthrow President Robert Mugabe. She is now being held in a high-security prison and faces a possible death sentence.

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IWMF NETWORK VOICES

"...we need to have women who know about each subject in-depth to be able to report on it in a credible way."

Nadia Bilbassy-Charters

Bilbassy-Charters is a correspondent for the Middle East Broadcasting Center in Washington, D.C. She is a former correspondent for Al Arabiya TV, where she covered the White House and the U.S. Department of State. She shared her thoughts on the Middle East. More...

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January 09, 2009

In the News

BBC Features 2008 Courage Winner Farida Nekzad

Farida Nekzad, an Afghan journalist who received an IWMF 2008 Courage in Journalism Award, was featured on the BBC. Nekzad talked about the pressure she faces as a woman journalist and the threats she has received because of her job. Listen to the BBC interview.

IWMF Elizabeth Neuffer Fellow Speaks About Refugees

Jenny Manrique, a Colombian journalist who is the 2008-09 Elizabeth Neuffer Fellow, presented a talk at the MIT Center for International Studies. Manrique’s presentation, held Dec. 9, was entitled, “The Colombian Diaspora: Refugees and Asylum Seekers in South and North America." Read about the event.

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Opportunities

NIH Offers Training for Health Journalists and Editors

Applications are now being accepted for Medicine in the Media: The Challenges of Reporting on Medical Research. The free annual training is presented by the National Institutes for Health to help develop journalists' and editors’ ability to evaluate and report on medical research. The training will be held June 24-27, 2009, in Bethesda, Md. Application deadline is Jan. 30. Read more about or apply for the NIH course.

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