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CPJ's Joel Simon Outlines Action Needed on Impunity
Impunity is an urgent issue facing press freedom campaigners. Joel Simon of the Committee to Protect Journalists outlines a roadmap for action
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Akron Knight Foundation leader will retire
Ohio.com
1/28/2010
Forty years ago, Vivian Celeste Neal's trip to Akron was to be a short-term visit to help a sibling with a new baby. Instead, the Pennsylvania native stayed, earned a graduate degree from the University of Akron, married and raised two children in her adopted city. Her most recent job was community liaison and program director developing grants awarded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation to Akron and Northeast Ohio. She has recommended $67 million in grants over seven years for Akron; Lexington, Ky., and Fort Wayne, Ind. In Akron alone, the grants have totaled $57 million.
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Akron Bioinnovation Institute Poised for First Grants
Ohio.com
1/26/2010
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Internews Produces Humanitarian Broadcast in Haiti
Internews
1/25/2010
Local radio stations in Haiti aired a Creole-language humanitarian information broadcast produced by Internews yesterday in collaboration with a growing alliance of humanitarian aid and media assistance providers. The program, Nouvelles-Utiles (News You Can Use) will be produced daily and distributed to local radio stations, which are eager to air it.
Thursday’s program included stories refuting rumors that there was an imposed curfew in Port-au-Prince, and notice of water distribution locations, bank re-openings, and waste management services. Information from the Red Cross discouraged hasty and uncoordinated disposal of bodies, and dispelled rumors that dead bodies cause disease.
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Jan. 29 - CPJ's Joel Simon Outlines Action Needed on Impunity
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