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IREX Announces New Board Chair and Welcomes Two New Members November 8, 2012 IREX is pleased to announce the appointment of Edward M. Fouhy as the new Chair of its Board of Directors as well as two new board members Susan King and Greg Rigdon.	Both Sides Now: 5 Tips for Donors Big and Small on #GivingTuesday November 1, 2012 by Randal Mason To paraphrase Joni Mitchell, we’ve looked at giving from both sides now. IREX gives as part of our programming, providing over $11 million dollars in grants this year alone to local institutions around the world and awarding nearly 1,000 fellowships annually to both American and international participants. In addition, each year IREX staff chooses a US-based nonprofit to receive the proceeds from our holiday charity drive, the total amount of which IREX matches. As one of the 400 partner organizations, IREX looks forward to participating in the first #GivingTuesday on November 27. From our experiences with both giving and receiving, we share five tips for donors big and small:
Livestream Event: Building Independent Media in Serbia - Fifteen Years Later October 31, 2012 This week IREX and USAID will hold a closeout conference for the Serbia Media Assistance Program in Belgrade. Watch the livestream here Thursday, November 1 from 4:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. EST and Friday, November 2 from 4:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. EST. Topics covered will include contemporary media law, media strategy and its implementation, media freedom, investigative journalism, social media for journalists, media market and trends, media literacy, and preconditions and critical issues for media development in Serbia.	World Teachers' Day: The Best Teachers Are the Teachers Who Let Go October 4, 2012 by Ye Sheng What was true for me a teenager in Missouri, I know also to be true for high school students in China: The best teachers are the teachers who let go. Through the Student Journalism in China program, students have developed the critical thinking they need to become active, engaged citizens, and behind these students are confident teachers.
Now Accepting Applications for the 2013-2014 Community Solutions Program September 19, 2012 Are you currently engaged in community development work? Do you have the potential to be a leader and change-maker in your community? Are you looking for a career development opportunity to increase your professional skills, experience and networks? If you answered yes to the above questions then you may be an excellent candidate for this year’s Community Solutions Program.	IREX Seeking Selection Committee Members for 2013 Community Solutions Program September 17, 2012 IREX is seeking qualified experts to serve on the 2013-2014 Community Solutions Program selection committee. The Community Solutions Program is a professional development program for the best and brightest global community leaders working to make positive, lasting change in their local communities. If you are interested in participating in this year’s selection committee for the Community Solutions Program, please e-mail communitysolutions@irex.org by October 1, 2012
Kosovo National Assembly Broadcast Live by Serb TV September 14, 2012 TV Puls, a local Serb language TV station in Kosovo supported by USAID and IREX, went live last week with coverage of the Kosovo National Assembly. The broadcasts signaled an important technical and editorial breakthrough for Serbian language media in Kosovo and showed their increasing willingness to engage with the institutions of Kosovo government.	IREX Launches Digital Journalism Project in Tunisia August 29, 2012 IREX is pleased to launch a new 10-month project in Tunisia to support digital journalism trainings for older, established journalists.
Young Minority Journalists Succeeding in Kosovo August 7, 2012 by Andrew Clayton Despite Kosovo's 45 percent unemployment rate, young minority journalists like Sonja MIlojevic and Sanja Sovrlic are building successful careers and providing vital links between scattered and isolated communities. Like many others in the country's majority Albanian and minority Serb communities, they faced challenges in finding employment and pursuing their careers.	The Triumphant Return of Radio Gee in Liberia July 27, 2012 by Bill Burke It was a festive atmosphere in late May 2012 as about two hundred people marched down the dusty streets of Fish Town, River Gee County, Liberia carrying placards that extolled the value of teamwork and the traditional African concept of communalism. It was a day of pomp and pageantry, punctuated by celebratory songs, congratulatory messages, and above all, pride in what had been accomplished. The occasion: the official dedication and reopening of Radio Gee, the community radio station in this remote Southeastern Liberian town. And the residents here had good reason to be celebratory. In every respect their station had been brought back from the brink of collapse.