As much as social media can be a blessing for activists, it can also be their undoing. For a recent example, see how the Tunisian authorities compromised activists’ Facebook accounts.

The Knight International Journalism Fellowship program helps to create news outlets and programming, training centers and schools, and innovative resources to improve the quality and free flow of news in the public interest around the world. Send us your ideas for a fellowship project. If your idea is selected, we will recruit and support a journalist or media manager to work on a fellowship project for at least a year. Or send in a proposal for a project you would like to run as a Knight fellow.

This summer, the 2011 European Journalism Institute (EJI) organized by The Fund for American Studies will take place in Prague, Czech Republic from July 9 — July 17. As an important resource for current and future journalists, we ask that you to help us recruit outstanding participants for this summer’s Institute.

A report released by an agency of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) calls for greater cooperation among countries in the global South and says poor governance structures threaten quality investigative journalism in the region.

Aspiring journalists between 12 and 21 years old can enter a video competition.

Journalists age 25-35 from new independent states (NIS/CIS) who speak German fluently are invited to apply for an internship.

Tajikistan: Detained, then dead. Authorities must promptly conduct an effective investigation into Safarali Sangov’s death

The KDMC at UC Berkeley’s Web 2.0 Training for Journalists provides participants with hands-on, newsroom-focused training on innovative publishing tools and technologies.

March 11, the «Day of Tajik Press,» gives us an opportunity to reflect on the challenges that journalists face around the world. Tajikistan’s independent journalists have distinguished themselves by their willingness to shine a light on issues of public concern. In the 20 years of Tajikistan’s independence, Tajik journalists have documented war and peace, explored social and economic issues, and informed the public of political developments. Many have displayed courage in taking on topics that matter to citizens of Tajikistan.

The U.S. Embassy in Tajikistan seeks project proposals from both government and independent TV stations and production companies from Tajikistan for the 2011 TV Cooperative program (TV Coop). The Program sends TV stations and TV production studios’ crews to the United States for a two-week period to film original documentaries and news features on jointly planned topics.