World Press Freedom Day 2007—A UNESCO-organised conference on press freedom called for securing journalist safety and combating impunity, as violence against journalists continue to increase and women journalists become more particularly vulnerable.

Fiji-based femLINKPACIFIC has just launched its new website with the aim of strengthening links with the women’s media initiatives networks and promote the UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on “Women, Peace and Security.”

Two conferences—the “Southeast Asia Media Defence Litigation Conference” and the “Information and Communications Technology for Development”—will be held this May in Hong Kong and UK respectively. Find out how to participate.

Applications are now open for a journalism fellowship grant, while a journalist cultural diversity prize invites entries. Find out how you can apply or participate.

Community media, specifically radio, is said to be the women’s medium. But women’s issues still continue to be underrepresented in community media and women still hold limited decision-making positions. What are the recommendations posed in addressing the marginalisation of women in community media?

A community radio in Mindanao, Philippines continues to give voice to the residents of its town for twelve years now. Find out how it started, how it operates, and what this community radio station’s future plans are.