THE following photos feature some of Internews’ current activities fostering open and independent media around the world. As of July 2004, Internews had worked with 2600 radio and television stations and print publications, and had trained 32,000 media professionals worldwide.* Last year Internews produced or facilitated the production of 1500 hours of television and radio programming, which reached a potential audience of 199 million radio listeners and 152 million TV viewers. Internews has advocated for fair media laws in seventeen countries, and has worked for open and accessible Internet policy and liberalized telecommunications policy in 34 countries.

* Training figure includes each media professional at each Internews training event. Some individuals participate in multiple trainings.

The Global Internet Policy Initiative, a project of Internews and the Center for Democracy and Technology, promotes the growth of an open and democratic Internet in India and fourteen other developing countries.