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Frank Nyakairu, a winner of the Knight International Journalism Award for his investigative reporting on Joseph Kony, gives his take on Invisible Children's KONY 2012 campaign.

May 152012

Support the Whayne Dillehay Internship Program

Today, we are honoring our colleague Whayne Dillehay, ICFJ's former senior vice president, who passed away three years ago. We could not think of a better way to celebrate his birthday than by asking our closest friends to make a donation to the Whayne Dillehay Internship Program.

May 152012

How to Find Information Hidden on the Web

There is so much information available on the Internet these days that finding the one nugget you're looking for can be like searching for a needle in a haystack. Knight International Journalism Fellow Sandra Crucianelli specializes in digital resources and data journalism. In a blog post for IJNet she offers tips for navigating the web to find the information you need most.

May 142012

Knight Fellow in Mexico Offers Safety Training, Tips for Reporters

There are few places in the world more dangerous for a reporter to cover corruption, drug trafficking and crime than Mexico. Knight International Journalism Fellow Jorge Luis Sierra, who works in both Mexico and Panama, offers training and advice on how to stay safe despite the dangers. Sierra teaches an online class, part of a series of courses offered by the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas and featured in a recent blog.

May 142012

Bank of America sees impact of business journalism graduates

BEIJING -- The Global Business Journalism program at Tsinghua University is helping to generate top-quality coverage of business and finance in the world’s fastest growing economy, said Lisa Xue, chief administrative officer, China, for Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

Xue was speaking at a May 13 luncheon hosted by the bank as part of the 10th anniversary of the university's School of Journalism and Communication.

"We’re happy to see GBJ graduates are hired by China’s top media," said Xue.

May 72012

Media Play a Key Role in Senegal's Election

Senegal held a successful runoff election for president on March 25th, resulting in the defeat of two-term President Abdoulaye Wade. Despite fears that Wade would refuse to go quietly and that violence would result, he conceded defeat to opposition candidate Mackey Sall and Senegal experienced a relatively smooth transfer of power. Journalists were credited with getting out the results early and professionally, making it difficult to dispute the outcome.

Monitoring team

Three hours after the vote ended, the Senegalese knew they had a new president.

Female journalist reading the news online

Journalists went to the polls to report live, interviewing observers, members of the polling stations and the public to make sure things were proceeding normally.

Group of journalists monitoring the coverage of the elections

Members of the media monitoring team assess coverage during the elections. This election has confirmed the important role that media can play in ensuring regularity at the polls.

Male journalist watching news on the campaign

In the evening, radio, TV stations and the online press provided live results that were also posted at polling stations. This helped to prevent fraud.