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Internews Network, now known as Internews, is an international non-profit organization that focuses on international journalism.

Formed in 1982, Internews Inc. is a 501(c)(3) organization incorporated in California. It has worked in more than 70 countries and trained more than 80,000 people in media skills. It is a founding member of Internews International, an umbrella organization, based in Paris, of 30 associated non-governmental media organizations.

History
Internews was founded by David M. Hoffman, Kim Spencer, and Evelyn Messinger in 1982, incorporated in 1986. One of the organization's first project was a series of Spacebridges that connected the U.S. and Soviet Union by satellite, a program that culminated with a TV series named "Capital to Capital" that aired on ABC and won an Emmy Award in 1988.

Funding
Internews' most recent (2017) 990 filings indicate that 92% of the organization's funding comes from government grants.

Federal and international support has come from government programs in Australian, Canada, Germany, the EU, Switzerland, France, the Netherlands, Norway, the United Kingdom, and Sweden.

Additionally, several United Nations programs, including their Central Emergency Response Fund, Children's Emergency Fund,Development Programme, Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Environmental Programme - Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean, United Nations Foundation, High Commissioner for Refugees, Humans Settlements Programme, Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad, Office on Drugs and Crime, Population Fund, and their Programme on HIV/AIDS,

A majority of Internews' funds comes from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), as well as several offices within the US Department of State.

Additional funding and support has come from many non-governmental organizations, including: the Arcadia Foundation, Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY, David & Lucile Packard Foundation, Democracy Fund, European Climate Foundation, Flora Family Foundation, Ford Foundation, Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, Global Giving, Ikea Foundation, The James Irvine Foundation, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust, King Baudouin Foundation, The Lenfest Institute for Journalism, Omidyar Network, Open Society Foundations, Ploughshares Fund, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Rockefeller Foundation, Schmidt Family Foundation, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Skoll Global Threats Fund, Stanley Foundation, World Bank Group, and the World Health Organization, among others.

Organizational structure
Internews has headquarters in Arcata, CA, Washington, DC, London, UK. and Paris, France.

Primary areas of work
Internews' work is divided into six "key issue" areas.

Environment
The Earth Journalism Network is Internews' environmental branch. Developed in 2004, they focus on bringing resources and environmental knowledge to third world countries to improve environmental news and reporting.

Internews Europe
Internews Europe is an independent media development organization, based in London, UK, and relying mainly on European funding. Internews Europe is chaired by Mark Stephens.

In early 2015, Internews Network and Internews Europe began to integrate more closely and operate cooperatively with independent boards of directors.

Internews Azerbaijan Public Association (IAPA)
http://ogp.org.az/index.php/ilham-safarov-internews-azerbaijan-public-association/

https://2009-2017.state.gov/j/drl/rls/other/2009/131856.htm

https://www.irex.org/sites/default/files/pdf/media-sustainability-index-europe-eurasia-2001-azerbaijan.pdf

Internews Pakistan
Internews

Internews' Pakistan office was one of 18 NGOs expelled from the country in 2018. No reason was given.

Internews Center for Innovation & Learning
In 2011, Internews launched the Internews Center for Innovation & Learning. Internews' Media Map project was the research cornerstone of the Center. In partnership with the World Bank Institute and the Brookings Institution and supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Media Map project analyzes and publishes data on the interrelations between information access and outcomes in democracy and governance, economic growth, poverty reduction, human rights, gender equality, and health. Building from this foundation, Internews will seek support for the Center from a variety of private sources, including the technology sector, academic and research institutions, foundations, and individuals, to make the Internews Center for Innovation & Learning a dynamic public-private partnership that leverages resources and expertise to benefit communities throughout the world.

The Center appears to have closed, as the website no longer functions.

Controversies
Internews' funding is a topic of controversy. Some new outlets allege that Internews' work is biased because of its government grant funding.

Criminal investigations
In April 2007, Russian police raided the office of the Educated Media Foundation, a section of Internews which trains journalists and fosters an independent media, as part of an investigation into its president, Manana Aslamazyan, who was accused of bringing too much cash into Russia from a visit to France. Russia's Constitutional Court ruled on May 26, 2008 that charges against Manana Aslamazyan were illegal. In line with the ruling, Russia’s Interior Ministry dropped the charges and a warrant for Aslamazyan’s arrest.

http://www.pravdareport.com/news/russia/94330-media_funded/

https://cpj.org/2007/06/court-tosses-out-charges-against-journalism-founda.php

Awards
Internews Europe's 1996 coverage of the UN War Crimes Tribunal earned it an award for Broadcast Commitment from the European Community Humanitarian Office (now known as Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations) TV and Radio Awards.