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By dzame
  • Internews is founded.

    Internews is founded.

    David Hoffman, Kim Spencer, and Evelyn Messinger were sharing an apartment in San Francisco and had formed a loose partnership to explore ways to foster independent media formed Internews.
  • used a satellite television for direct, unmediated conversation between citizens of the U.S. and the Soviet Union

    used a satellite television for direct, unmediated conversation between citizens of the U.S. and the Soviet Union

    linked Carl Sagan and the American Association for the Advancement of Science with the USSR Academy of Sciences, for a dialogue about nuclear war and its probable aftermath.
  • Internews is incorporated as a non profit organisation

    Internews is incorporated as a non profit organisation

  • Facilitated a citizens' Summit.

    Facilitated a citizens' Summit.

    The citizen's summit was a town meeting via spacebridge between American and Soviet studio audiences, hosted in the respective countries by Phil Donahue and Vladimir Posner.
  • Internews launches the three-year Media Development Program to support the institutional and economic development of print and broadcast media in Russia

    Internews launches the three-year Media Development Program to support the institutional and economic development of print and broadcast media in Russia

    The media development program created the first legal resource center for media in Russia and the formed the National Association of Teleradio Broadcasters (NAT), the first nationwide professional association for the broadcast industry in Russia.
  • Geroge Soros and the open society institute fund Internews

    Geroge Soros and the open society institute fund Internews

    George Soros and the open Society Institute gave 4 grants totaling $118,000 to the Internews Network.
  • The American Iranian Council and Internews sponsor a historic reception at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City

    The American Iranian Council and Internews sponsor a historic reception at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City

    The historic reception enebled members of the Iranian parliament meet with Members of the US Congress for the first time since the Islamic Revolution in 1979.
  • Internews is founded in Kenya

    Internews is founded in Kenya

    Internews started in Kenya with the Health project at a time when around 700 people were dying as a result of HIV complications every day. Since then, hundreds of journalists have been trained to report responsibly about HIV and Aids issues, with a particular focus on making the science accessible while dispelling myths and reducing stigma.