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RESOURCES

Below is a list of organisations, publications, and on-line resources (in addition to the partner organisations listed in the introduction to this manual) dealing with ethnic minorities, diversity, and/or the media. Note that some organisations with web sites or regular publications may appear under more than one heading.

ORGANISATIONS ]

African Women's Media Center
http://www.awmc.com

The AWMC is a project of the International Women's Media Foundation
(IWMF). The IWMF was founded in 1990 with a mission of strengthening the role of women in the news media worldwide, based on the belief that no press is truly free unless women share an equal voice. The IWMF launched the AWMC in 1997 to provide African women journalists the training, resources, and tools they need to compete equally with their male colleagues.

Article 19, The International Centre Against Censorship
33 Islington High Street
London N1 9LH, UK
Tel: 44-171-278-9292
Fax: 44-171-713-1356
http://www.oneworld.org/index_oc_index.html

Article 19 works to combat censorship world-wide. It monitors the
compliance of countries with international standards for protecting freedom of expression, intervenes on behalf of those who are unjustly treated for expressing free speech, and produces various publications that address the issues surrounding freedom of speech, including Index on Censorship.

Centre for Research in Ethnic Relations
University of Warwick
Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
Tel: 44-120-352-2963;
Fax: 44-120-352-4324
Email: crer@warwick.ac.uk
http://www.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/CRER_RC/

The Centre for Research in Ethnic Relations conducts research about
racism, migration, and ethnic relations. CRER sponsors research programmes, training, conferences, seminars, and other activities. Its web site contains a searchable database of publications dealing with ethnic relations.

Centre for Research in International Migration and Ethnic Relations
Stockholm University
Stockholm, Sweden
Tel: 46-08-16-26-87
Fax: 46-08-15-67-20
Email: Ceifo.editor@deifo.su.se

An interdisciplinary research unit based at Stockholm University, CEIFO sponsors research in international migration, ethnicity, nationalism, xenophobia and racism, ethnic relations, and immigration policies. CEIFO co-ordinates several networks and working groups on these issues, and publishes several report series.

The Commission for Radio and Television Policy
Duke University
Box 90241
Durham, NC 27708-0241, USA
Tel: 919-613-7330
Fax: 919-681-8288
Email: cpm@pps.duke.edu
http://www.pubpol.duke.edu/centers/dewitt/crtp.html

The commission encourages the development of democratic media policies
through publications, training opportunities, and regional meetings.
Founded by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, it brings together high-level news executives, policymakers, and scholars from many countries to examine specific media issues, including diversity and ethnic conflict, and recommend a range of policy responses.

Ethnicity, Racism, and the Media Programme
Department of Social and Economic Studies
University of Bradford
Bradford BD7 1DP, UK
Tel: 44-1274-38-5046
Fax: 44-1274-38-5295
Email: a.kundu@bradford.ac.uk
http://www.brad.ac.uk/bradinfo/research/eram.html

The ERaM Programme provides a global forum for discussion, information dissemination, and research collaboration on issues related to the representation of ethnicity in the media; ethnic minority media production; and the recruitment and employment of ethnic minorities in the media. ERaM provides this forum through several free e-mail mailing lists and its web site.

The Freedom Forum
1101 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22209, USA
Tel: 703-528-0800
Fax: 703-522-4831
Email: news@freedomforum.org
http://www.freedomforum.org

This international foundation is dedicated to promoting free press and
free speech through conferences, publishing, broadcasting, on-line services, educational activities, training, and research. It maintains news and media libraries throughout the world.

Human Rights Watch
15 Rue Van Campenhout
1000 Brussels, Blegium
Tel: 322-732-2009
Fax: 322-732-0471
Email: hrwatcheu@gn.apc.org
http://www.hrw.org

Human Rights Watch conducts regular investigations of human rights abuses all over the globe. The main goal is to hold governments, no matter what their political alignment, accountable for transgressing the rights of their people. Human Rights Watch has offices in the Americas, Asia, and Europe and publishes numerous reports on specific human rights issues and an annual report that details the status of human rights in over 70 countries.

International Centre for Humanitarian Reporting
P.O. Box 171, CH-1211
Geneva, 20, Switzerland
Tel: 41-22-920-1676
Fax: 41-22-920-1679
Email: crosslines@aol.com

The centre works to facilitate contacts among the key players involved in humanitarian crisis; improve media coverage of emergency relief,
conflicts, human rights, disasters, the environment, refugees, and peacekeeping; and provide greater public accountability of humanitarian aid activities. ICHR publishes the journal Crosslines, which covers these issues in depth.

International Center for Journalists
1616 H Street, NW, Third Floor
Washington, DC 20006, USA
Tel: 202-737-3700
Fax: 202-737-0530
Email: editor@cfj.org
http://www.icjf.org

Formerly known as the Center for Foreign Journalists, ICFJ works to strengthen the quality of journalism world-wide through professional training and exchanges, including Knight Fellowships. ICFJ publishes many handbooks and guides for journalists all over the world including
Environmental Source Book for Journalists: A Resource Guide for Professionals Worldwide. ICFJ was established in 1984 to improve the quality of journalism in nations where there is little or no tradition of independent journalism.

International Center for Migration, Ethnicity and Citizenship
New School for Social Research
Graduate Faculty of Political and Social Science
65 Fifth Avenue, Room 237
New York, NY 10003, USA
Tel: 212-229-5742
Fax: 212-989-0504
http://www.newschool.edu/icmec

The center engages in scholarly research and public policy analysis about international migration, refugees, and the incorporation of newcomers in host countries.

International Federation of Journalists
http://www.ifj.org/

Is the world's largest organization of journalists. First established in 1926, it was relaunched in 1946 and again, in its present form, in 1952. Today the Federation represents around 450,000 members in more than 100 countries.

Maynard Institute for Journalism Education
1211 Preservation Parkway
Oakland, CA 94612, USA
Tel: 510-891-9202 v
Fax: 510-891-9565
http://www.maynardije.org

The Maynard Institute sponsors journalist training programs for American journalists, focusing particularly on minorities. The Total Community Coverage project provides services and training to help news organisations strengthen their credibility by increasing the diversity of voices and images in the newspaper.

PUBLICATIONS ]

Crosslines Global Report: Published in conjunction with the International Centre for Humanitarian Reporting, this bimonthly magazine is an editorially independent news journal focusing on international humanitarian issues including human rights, conflicts and peacekeeping, environment, business, and media coverage.

Doing Ethics in Journalism: Published by the Society of Professional
Journalists, this handbook provides case studies and ethics guidelines
about a variety of media issues including conflicts of interest, plagiarism, privacy, source-reporter relationships, and diversity.

Human Rights Watch World Report 2000: Published by Human Rights Watch, this annual report provides summaries of the status of human rights in over 70 countries. The country reports detail the human rights violations of each country's government.

ON-LINE RESOURCES ]

ABANTU for Development
http://www.abantu.org/
Committed to enhancing the capacity of African people, in particular
women, to participate in development and to increase the participation of women in the political and economic structures.

Africa On-Line
http://www.africaonline.com
Internet news and communications services throughout Africa

African Media Network
http://www.gret.org/mediapartner/en/index.htm
A network of partners of African media for exchanging ideas
and information on activities supporting the press in Africa

American Association of Newspaper Editors
http://www.asne.org/

Ashoka
http://www.ashoka.org/
Its mission is to develop the profession of social entrepreneurship around the world.

Centre for Environment Information and Knowledge in Africa (CEIKA)
http://www.easd.org.za/ceika.htm
Provides multi-media resources and training to support strategic environment management in Africa.

Center for Free Speech
cfs@infoweb.abs.net

Centre for Research in Ethnic Relations
http://www.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/CRER_RC/
A searchable database of publications dealing with ethnic relations.

The Commission for Radio and Television Policy
http://www.pubpol.duke.edu/centers/dewitt/crtp.html
Includes information about the commission's various programs examining international media issues.

Committee for the Development of Human Rights
cdhr@beta.linkserve.com

Communication for Change
http://www.communication4change.com
Provides an integrated service in the communication for the development field. Consultants provide communication solutions.

EthicNet
http://www.uta.fi/ethicnet/
A databank of the codes of journalism ethics from 32 European countries, translated into English.

Ethnicity Racism and the Media
http://www.brad.ac.uk/bradinfo/research/eram.html
Information exchanges on issues of racism, ethnic relations, and the
media. You can subscribe to two e-mail lists to receive news, information, policy documents, and analyses of issues of ethnicity, race, and the media in daily
messages.

Freedom Forum
http://www.freedomforum.org
Includes news and information for and about the press world-wide.

Globalbeat
http://www.nyu.edu/globalbeat
A resource centre for journalists covering international news, operated by the Center for War, Peace and the News Media of New York University.

Global Issues
http://www.globalissues.org/
Over 3,000 links to external articles, Web sites reports, and analysis. Issues include poverty, Kosovo, East Timor, mainstream media and conflicts in Africa, human rights, women's rights, racism, the arms trade, children and the military, military expansion, and more.

The Global Village CAT
http://www.openchannel.se/cat
Worldwide links to 350 public access television sites in 15 countries
and other links related to the movement for the freedom of speech.

Independent Journalism Center
ijc@linkserve.com.ng

Index on Censorship
http://www.oneworld.org/index_oc/index.html
The on-line version of Index on Censorship, a bi-monthly publication
of Article 19 covering free speech issues world-wide.

Information Aid Network (Ifanet)
go2ifa@ibadan.skannet.com

The Information for Development Program (InfoDev)-World Bank
http://www.infodev.org/
Addresses the obstacles facing developing countries in an increasingly
information-driven world economy. Promotes innovative projects on the
use of information and communication technologies for economic and
social development.

International Center for Migration, Ethnicity and Citizenship
http://www.newschool.edu/icmec
Information about the centre's research programs about international
migration and refugees.

The International Center for Research on Women (ICRW)
http://www.icrw.org
Dedicated to promoting social and economic development with women's full participation. ICR generates information and technical assistance on women's productive and reproductive roles, their status in the family, their leadership in society, and their management of environmental resources. Advocates with governments and multi-lateral agencies, convenes experts in formal and informal forums, and engages in an active publications and information program.

International Press Center
ipc@micron.com

Internet Journalism Resources
http://moorhead.msus.edu/gunarat/ijr/
Links directory for journalists and students, including writing and
editing guides, Web search tools, international news and information sites.

Internews Homepage
http://www.lh.com/internews/index.html
A newsletter, project descriptions, and links to Internews media projects. Internews, a non-profit organisation, helps support the development of media in emerging democracies.

Journalists
joder@infoweb.abs.net

Journalism Net Africa
http://www.journalismnet.com
African newspapers, African search engines, African journalism resources, African human rights, African media

LearnLink in Africa
http://www.aed.org.news/LearnLink.html
Works with NGOs in Ghana, Benin, and the Ministry of Education teacher
training institutions in Morocco, Namibia, and Uganda to help develop African models for greater participation in the global knowledge society and economy.

Let's Do It Better:
The Columbia Workshop on Journalism, Race & Ethnicity
http://www.jrn.columbia.edu/workshops/
The aim of The Columbia Workshops on Journalism, Race and Ethnicity is
clear: encourage candid, cogent, and complete coverage of race and
ethnicity in America. Our approach, funded by The Ford Foundation, is unusual: select excellent examples of race and ethnic coverage by newspaper and television journalists and have them share their work - as evocative case studies - with a group of media "gatekeepers," editors, and broadcasters who set newsroom agendas and can implement changes.

Management Sciences for Health, Inc. (MSH)
http://www.msh.org/
Works in public health areas to improve management and access to services in primary health care, child survival, maternal and child health, family planning, and reproductive health.

The Media Channel - Eye on Global Media
http://www.mediachannel.org/

Media Rights Agenda
mra@rcl.nig.com

One World - Connect to a Better World
http://www.oneworld.org/

Poynter Institute
http://poynter.org/index.cfm
The Poynter Institute is a school for journalists, future journalists,
and teachers of journalism.

Society of Professional Journalists, Codes of Ethics
http://spj.org/ethics/code.htm

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
http://www.unhcr.ch/un&ref.htm
Reports and other documents about the numbers and treatment
of refugees throughout the world.

WomenAction
http://www.womenaction.org/
A global information, communication, and media network that enables NGOs to actively engage in the Beijing +5 review process with the long-term goal of women's empowerment with a special focus on women and the media.

The World Association of Newspapers and
Reporters Sans Frontieres (RSF)
http://www.wan-press.org/pf/africa/rap21.html
This organization launched a new pan-African e-mail exchange network to support press freedom and build stronger independent media on the
continent.

http://www.subvertise.org
Contains hundreds of images and cartoons coverig a spectrum of issues
including transportation, war, climate-change, racism, genetics, corporations, sexuality, education, and globalization, all containing the same message: that people and the planet should be put before corporate profits. Many graphics are available for download to be reprinted in newspapers, magazines, and Web sites.

The WWW Virtual Library: Journalism
http://www.cais.net/makulow//vlj.html
Links to media associations, centres, institutes, news bureaux, and
organisations.

NIGERIAN CONFLICT RESOLUTION EXPERT ]

Adeolu Ademoyo, Coordinator
Nigeria Diversity Study Group,
Department of Philosophy,
Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife

Kehinde Aina, Executive Director
Academic Associates PeaceWorks, Lagos

Sammy Ikejirika
Strategic Empowerment Mediation Agency, Kaduna

Justice Kayode Esho, Chairman
Negotiation and Conflict Management Group

Joan Mbagwu, Conflict Expert
Afstraf, Lagos

Dr. (Mrs.) Vera Mogboh, Director
Peace Foundation, Enugu

Ozonnia Ojielo, President
Centre for Conflict Resolution and Peace Advocacy, Lagos

General Ishola Williams, President
Afstrag, Lagos