Amid Challenges, Afghan Media Make Strides

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Amid Challenges, Afghan Media Make Strides

New investigative reports and multimedia projects show breadth and depth of local independent media in Afghanistan

Interactive Report Maps Ten Years of Data on Conditions for Journalists

A new innovative display of data tracked over the last decade in Afghanistan tracks incidents of attacks against journalists in the country, alongside contextual information about regional violence and corruption. The death of Omid Khpalwak

http://www.internews.org/prs/2011/20110801_afghanistan.shtm

in Afghanistan's southern Oruzgan province July 28 is a painful reminder of the dangers that continue to confront local journalists in Afghanistan.

Available at data.nai.org.af,

http://data.nai.org.af/

the reports were compiled by Nai, an Afghan media development and vocational education agency, and displayed visually though a partnership with Development Seed, a US based communications agency with a focus on geographic mapping. http://www.internews.org/prs/2011/20110728_afghanistan.shtm

مقالات متعلقة :

Media Coverage of the Mapping Project:
Mapping Violence Against Journalists in Afghanistan,

http://www.cjr.org/the_kicker/mapping_violence_against_journ.php

Columbia Journalism Review
A Map of the Most Dangerous Places for Journalists in Afghanistan

http://www.theatlanticwire.com/global/2011/07/map-most-dangerous-places-journalists-afghanistan/40553/

, Atlantic Wire
Afghanistan: Mapping Ten Years of Living Dangerously,

http://www.internews.org/articles/2011/20110801_eurasianet_afghanistan.shtm

Eurasianet
Visualizing 10 Years of Violence Against Journalists in Afghanistan,

http://www.pbs.org/idealab/2011/07/visualizing-10-years-of-violence-against-journalists-in-afghanistan208.html

PBS Idea Lab

Afghan Youth Celebrate Media, Arts and Music

At an event featuring the talents of young Afghan photographers, filmmakers, artists and musicians, youth in Kabul marked the launch of Afghan Youth Voices 2011, an opportunity for young people in Afghanistan to develop skills in media and creative arts.

The Festival, supported by Internews and a diverse group of local partners in media and non-governmental organizations, encourages Afghan youth to express themselves using the full range of today’s media, from Facebook to film. The May 25 launch in Kabul marked the start of activities, which includes training, equipment access and networking opportunities, all culminating in a week-long festival in October.

http://www.afghanyouthvoices.com/

The Afghan Youth Voices site is capturing the work of young Afghans in photography workshops, radio stations, multimedia centers and much more. (Watch a video about the launch

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrD1x_k_F-k

- click on cc for English subtitles)

http://www.internews.org/prs/2011/20110601_afghanistan.shtm

Connect with Afghan Youth Voices:
Afghan Youth Voices website

http://www.afghanyouthvoices.com/

Join Afghan Youth Voices on Facebook
View Afghan Youth Voices photos on Flickr
Watch Afghan Youth Voices videos on YouTube

Generation Hope – Youth Have Their Say in Afghanistan

Generation Hope, a new interactive radio program, was launched on the national radio service Salam Watandar in June, opening up an opportunity for young people to engage in national dialogue. Generation Hope is a phone-in program broadcast on 43 partner radio stations across the nation giving young people the opportunity to share their opinions and ask questions of experts and decision makers. This show, the first of its kind in Afghanistan, provides a platform for national debate and dialogue between young people from different provinces and different ethnic groups.http://www.internews.org/prs/2011/20110803_afghanistan.shtm

Afghan Reporter Selected as Edward R. Murrow Visiting Scholar

Safatullah Zaihedy, a reporter for Salam Watandar in Afghanistan, a national public broadcast news service, has been selected as a visiting scholar to the United States through the International Visitor Leadership Program's Edward R. Murrow Program for Journalists.http://www.internews.org/prs/2011/20110802_afghanistan.shtm

Afghan Lawyers Gain Knowledge and Expertise in Media Law

"Media is the only effective way for access to justice," said Zabihullah Nabil, one of 15 Afghan lawyers who officially completed trainings designed to address core concepts of media law, media management law, and information and communications technology (ICT) law. "I believe lawyers and legal aid organizations are the only protectors of the media legal issues," said Nabil.

The three one-week trainings were designed and delivered through a partnership between The Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania, Nai Supporting Afghanistan Open Media, a Kabul-based NGO, and Internews.http://www.internews.org/prs/2011/20110714_afghanistan.shtm

About Internews

Internews http://www.internews.org/ is an international media development organization whose mission is to empower local media worldwide to provide people with the news and information that they need, the ability to connect, and the means to make their voices heard.

Internews' work in Afghanistan is part of the Afghanistan Media Development and Empowerment Project (AMDEP), funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). AMDEP is a consortium of partner organizations that was established to support the growth of an independent, robust and energetic media sector in Afghanistan

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