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June 15, 2011
 Over 800 journalists, bloggers, freedom of expression advocates, and new media pioneers gathered in Washington, D.C., May 1-3 to celebrate World Press Freedom Day 2011. This year's event, 21st Century Media: New Frontiers, New Barriers, marked the first time the United States has hosted the event. The role of new media and citizen journalism in the ongoing events in the Middle East provided an interesting backdrop and relevant case studies for the three days of debate and discussion. IREX, together with the Center for International Media Assistance at NED, the UN Foundation, and the US Department of State served as members of the Executive Committee that planned and organized the event. |
May 26, 2011
 Donors and implementers who assisted Chileans in the aftermath of the 2010, 8.8-magnitude earthquake recently stood on stage at an event in Santiago organized by the Telecentre.org Foundation in front of representatives from 50 telecentre networks of 100 countries, to share ways information and communication technologies (ICT) helped ease the pain of the disaster. As is typical in crisis situations,utilities and communications were down, government offices were closed, if not destroyed, and media outlets were not broadcasting, leaving a field of misinformation open and alarming an already distraught population. |
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April 25, 2011
 As World Press Freedom Day approaches and interest in ongoing popular uprisings in the Middle East garner well-deserved attention in the press, we should not forget how the digital revolution continues to upend traditional notions of media (and traditional notions of state control over the media) all over the globe. |
April 18, 2011
 IREX is pleased to announce that US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton recently appointed IREX President W. Robert Pearson as a Commissioner of the U.S. National Commission for UNESCO. |
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April 13, 2011
 IREX is pleased to announce the recipients of the Spring 2011 TEA/ILEP Alumni Small Grants competition. IREX, in conjunction with an independent selection committee and the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State, selected 16 alumni of the Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program (TEA) and 15 alumni of the International Leaders in Education Program (ILEP) to receive funding to support their original small grant project ideas. |
April 13, 2011
 The Executive Steering Committee for World Press Freedom Day 2011 announced the list of sponsors today for this year’s historic event held May 1-3, in Washington, DC. |
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April 6, 2011
 IREX, as a member of the Executive Committee organizing World Press Freedom Day 2011, is pleased to announce the launch of www.wpfd2011.org, unveiling the event’s agenda and opening registration to the public for this historic gathering. The program for the event, to be held May 1-3 in Washington, DC, is built around this year’s World Press Freedom Day theme, “21st Century Media: New Frontiers, New Barriers.” |
April 1, 2011
 Across the country, American teachers are recognizing the importance of infusing their teaching with international content and themes. Through the Teachers for Global Classrooms program, IREX supports US teachers in their efforts to internationalize their classrooms, effectively reach their diverse students, and continually enhance their teaching practice. |
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March 31, 2011
 As we approach World Press Freedom Day on May 3 and consider its theme of 21st Century Media: New Frontiers, New Barriers, our thoughts naturally turn to the Middle East. Over the last four months, citizens there took to the streets to demand change. We saw two seemingly entrenched regimes toppled. We see several others on the edge of collapse. And we see how news and information has broken free of the control of these regimes. |
March 10, 2011
 Archil Sumbadze is one step closer to his goal of becoming a diplomat for his country, Georgia. A fellow of the Global Undergraduate Exchange Program in Eurasia and Central Asia, he was honored as an Outstanding Delegate at the oldest, largest, and most prestigious of Model UN conferences, the Harvard National Model United Nations (HNMUN). |
