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Juba gears up to celebrate South Sudan’s Independence
Preparations for South Sudan’s official independence day on 9 July are in full swing. With the historic event just one …

Consolidating Knowledge & Assessing Media Practices across the EU
Published: 8 July 2011 Region: EU The MEDIVA project seeks to strengthen the capacity of the media to reflect the …

How do journalism schools encourage diversity?
Published: 8 July 2011 Region: France, America & Worldwide Good journalism needs diversity. It adds perspective and enriches publications, bringing …

2011 Edition of the Anna Lindh EuroMed Dialogue Award
Deadline: 25 August 2011 Region: Euro-Mediterranean The 2011 edition of the Anna Lindh EuroMed Dialogue Award in now launched. Following …

A Conference for young European reporters
Event Date: 27 – 29 October 2011 Region: Worldwide YoungPress.eu is inviting 100 young journalists in-the-making between 18-26 from all …

Jose Antonio Vargas: Coming out as an illegal immigrant
Published: 5 July 2011 Region: USA & Worldwide A few days ago, under a headline in the New York Times …

Physician heal thyself
Published: 1 July 2011 Region: EU A few weeks ago, the European Policy Centre in Brussels held one of its …

Avoiding war is not enough; we need a promise of peace
By Akim Mugisa Even better, the north should make an effort to undo some of the recent harm it has …

Council of Europe Youth Media Award accepting applications
Deadline: 1 August 2011 Region: Worldwide Young European journalists up to 30 years old are encouraged to apply for the …

Fresh efforts to save South Sudan’s street children
By Paul Jimbo June 16th marks the ‘Day of the African Child’, which has been celebrated every year since 1991. …