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Fellows in Tunis

Gathered in Tunis for World Press Freedom Day activies are (standing) Knight Fellow Joseph Warungu, Knight Fellow Sandra Crucianelli, Knight Challenge Winner Brenda Burrell, Knight Fellow Justin Arenstein, and (kneeling) Knight Fellow Ayman Salah.

May 72012

World Press Freedom Day Brings Attention to Events in Liberia

Knight International Journalism Fellow Luisa Handem Piette is working in Liberia to help media organizations develop sustainable business plans. She's also worked to highlight the work of journalists across the country.

For World Press Freedom Day, Handem led the planning for a three-day conference that included a march with hundreds of journalists and others, as well as a public debate.

Program: 
Liberia: Create Commercially Viable Radio Stations Using New Marketing Strategies

Liberia WPFD

Hundreds of media professionals and supporters march in the streets of Monrovia to kick off Liberia's World Press Freedom Day activities.

May 72012

Worrisome Data, From Tunis

by Sandra Crucianelli

62: The number of journalists murdered while working last year. 105: The number of countries that appealed a request for information related to the war on terror. 55: The number of countries that did not respond to the request for information in time and form; that is, they did not pass the transparency test. Argentina declined to respond all together, alleging national security concerns.

Worrisome data, related to the lack of access to public information, was the subject of discussion by fellows from around the world working in different fields of communications.

May 32012

Knight Fellow Leads World Press Freedom Events in Liberia

In addition to her work making media companies in Liberia more commercially sustainable and vibrant, Knight International Journalism Fellow Luisa Handem Piette has taken a lead in organizing the country's World Press Freedom Day events, including a three-nation conference, a march in the streets of Monrovia and an award ceremony for top journalists.

The Daily Observer highlighted the a

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Colombia HH Ronnie and Penarredonda

Knight Fellow Ronnie Lovler and Colombian journalist José Luis Peñarredonda discuss next steps after the event. (Photo by Natalia Gomez Carvajal)

Colombia HH Aguilar

Attendee Luis Hernando Aguilar suggests a potential Hacks/Hackers project during the meeting. (Photo by Natalia Gomez Carvajal)

Colombia HH audience

An attentive audience during the inaugural meeting to form a Hacks/Hackers chapter in Bogota, Colombia. (Photo by Natalia Gomez Carvajal)

Colombia HH Skype

Chrys Wu, a New York City-based Hacks/Hackers organizer, speaks to the group via Skype while Knight International Journalism Fellow Ronnie Lovler moderates the discussion. (Photo by Miriam Forero)