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Reg’l news magazine launched
The Asia News Network (ANN), an alliance of 14 newspapers in the Philippines and 11 other Asian countries, launched AsiaNews magazine last Feb. 10, a weekly regional news magazine.

The 36-page magazine “reflects Asian perspectives in the fast growing and most diverse region of the world,” according to the ANN website.

Since its founding in 1999, ANN provided a comprehensive coverage on Asia by “working on collaborations among its editors and reporters as well as the daily exchange of stories and photos.”

The Philippine Daily Inquirer is an ANN member.

Batario heads reg’l office of news safety group
Red Batario, executive director of the Center for Community Journalism and Development (CCJD), was recently named regional coordinator of the Brussels-based International News Safety Institute (INSI).

Established in 2002, INSI is a global network of media organizations, press freedom groups, unions and humanitarian campaigners dedicated to the safety of journalists and media staff.  Its work addresses the safety of journalists in hostile environments by promoting best safety practices through training, field work, equipment, and health and insurance concerns.

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