2018 IVLP Professional Programs
February 7 - 10
India Integrity in Journalism: New & Traditional Broadcast Media India journalists conduct a panel with "Journeys in Journalism" students at Lakewood High School in St. Pete, Florida. |
January 25 - 30
Sri Lanka Investigative Journalism Journalists from Sri Lanka meeting with WFLA - Channel 8 investigative reporter Mark Douglas during their visit to Tampa Bay. 
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February 7 - 13
Afghanistan Higher Education Administration and Management Education policy officials and administrators were welcomed at St. Leo University for an afternoon session on university curriculum development and administration as part of their IVLP visit to Tampa Bay. |
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March 10 - 13
Edward R. Murrow Program for Journalists Francophone Africa Chad, Cote d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, France, Gabon, Ghana, Madagascar, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Sudan, Togo, Zambia, and Zimbabwe African journalists and Lakewood High School "Journeys in Journalism" students conducted an emotional dialogue about their work, their cultures, and their lives. Photo by Jorden Pompey, LHS photojournalist. |
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March 13-17, 2018
Afghanistan Effective Disaster Management and Emergency Response Coordination Emergency managers from throughout Afghanistan visited James Previtera, Senior Director Security and Stadium Operations at Tropicana Field, Home of the Tampa Bay Rays to get an in-depth look at mass evacuations during a sporting event, as well as emergency management alternative uses for the stadium. They also met with the NOAA National Weather Service, the Center for Public Safety Innovation at St. Petersburg College, the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council, |
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April 1-4, 2018
Germany Balancing Privacy & Security in the Digital Age Cyber-security privacy experts from Germany exchanged information and dialogued with their counterparts in the Tampa Bay Region, including attorney Alison Steele, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, the USF Center for Cybersecurity, . Omar Schwanzer, IT/Cyber Security Manager, ISC2, and SecureSet. |
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Read Tampa Bay Times Columnist William Maxwell
(May 6, 2018) "Helping Law Enforcement Agencies Face Challenges Together" Writing About "Towards a More Safe & Secure World 2018" |
April 28 - May 1, 2018
US Department of State Special Initiative Towards a More Safe and Secure World Multi-Regional Afghanistan | African Union | Albania | Algeria | Argentina | Austria | Bangladesh | Benin | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Bulgaria | Cameroon | Chad | Costa Rica | Cote d’Ivoire | Croatia | Czech Republic | Dominican Republic | Estonia | European Commission | France | Germany | Ghana | Greece | Honduras | Hong Kong | Hungary | India | Iraq | Israel | Kenya | Kosovo | Kuwait| Lebanon | Lithuania | Macedonia | Mali | Mongolia | Niger | Nigeria | Norway | Pakistan | Palestinian Territories | Panama | Peru | Rwanda | Senegal | Serbia | Slovakia | Slovenia | South Africa | Spain | Sri Lanka | Sudan | Trinidad and Tobago | Tunisia | United Kingdom | United Nations | Vietnam | Click here for an Overview of the Program in Tampa Bay, and our World Partnerships "Seasons of Diplomacy" Reception & Dinner Honoring the TMSSW Participants! |
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May 21 - 26, 2018
"Edward R. Murrow Program for Journalists" Integrity in Journalism – Research and Investigation Multi-Regional Algeria, Armenia, Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Chile, Jamaica, Kuwait, Lebanon, Liberia, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Russia, South Africa, Suriname, Tunisia, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Venezuela |
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May 27-30, 2018
"Edward R. Murrow Program for Journalists" Integrity in Journalism – New & Traditional Broadcast Journalism Multi-Regional Armenia, the Bahamas, Burkina Faso, Croatia, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Greece, Macedonia, Mauritius, Moldova, Morocco, Namibia, Nepal, Pakistan, Poland, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Saint Lucia Photo Credit: Poynter Institute |
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June 9-13, 2018
Nigeria "Promoting Good Governance and Accountability in the U.S. – The Role of Journalists" Senior journalists and editors from Nigeria came to Tampa Bay to exchange experiences and best practices with their peers at the Tampa Bay Times, the Poynter Institute, Times Columnist William Maxwell, WMNF Community Radio, and the Public Information Office of the St. Petersburg Police Department. Dr. LaDonna Butler hosted home hospitality at the Dr. Carter G. Woodson Museum of African-American History, where the group enjoyed a "family dinner" with Ms. Teri Scott and the Board of the Woodson Museum, and learned about the rich African-American history on "The Deuces" in St. Petersburg. |
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July 19 - 24
Thailand "Integrity in Journalism" Journalists from Thailand gained insight into US perspectives on integrity in journalism through meetings at Poynter, WMNF Community Radio, attorney Alison Steele, Nielsen Global Technology and Innovation Center, Columnist William Maxwell of the Tampa Bay Times, and Phil Amman of FloridaPolitics.com. Thanks to Trustee BJ Sheffield and Bill Maxwell for a lively home hospitality! |
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August 8 - 14
Afghanistan "Social Media and Strategic Government – Media Engagement" Journalists and communications professionals from Afghanistan gathered perspectives on how US media engages with government entities through meetings with WMNF Community Radio; Mayor's Office, City of St. Petersburg; Tampa Bay Times; Community Awareness Office of the St. Petersburg Police Department; FloridaPolitics.com; and the Poynter Institute. |
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September 11 - 15
Iraq "Investigative and Business Journalism" Journeys in Journalism's high school journalists at Lakewood High in St. Pete reporting on the visit by IVLP journalists from Iraq! While here, the group also met at Poynter, the Tampa Bay Times, La Gaceta, WFLA - 8, and FloridaPolitics.com. Photo credit to Torrence Ruffin, SNN! Thanks to all who worked with the group, and to Trustee Gina Space for her very gracious home hospitality! |
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September 25 - 29
Multi-Regional US Department of State Special Initiative "Edward R. Murrow Program for Journalists" "New and Traditional Broadcast Journalism" Albania, Brazil, Chile, Ethiopia, Italy, Japan, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Malaysia, Mexico, Montenegro, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Poland, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Tuvalu "Live" from the "Journeys in Journalism" broadcast studio at John Hopkins Middle School, these Murrows talked with student journalists about their work, their most difficult days, and the reasons why they chose journalism. An inspirational morning for all! Thanks to our journalism community for embracing these IVLP visitors at the Poynter Institute, WMNF-FM Community Radio, and Nielsen Global Technology and Innovation Center, Floridapolitics.com, and John Hopkins Middle School! |
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September 26 - 29
Azerbaijan "Media Literacy and Combating Disinformation" Phil Ammann of FloridaPolitics.com gave an outstanding overview of Florida's open records laws, and discussed the ability of Florida journalists to cover local news quickly and effectively because of open and mandatory access to primary sources. The Azerbaijani journalists visited the Poynter Institute's International Fact Checking Network, Nielsen Global Technology and Innovation Center, First Amendment and open records laws expert Alison Steele, and WMNF-FM Community Radio. |
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October 10 -13
Western Hemisphere Regional Project "Countering Disinformation and Digital Literacy" Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Uruguay Our Western Hemisphere journalists met with Juan Carlos Chavez of the Tampa Bay Times and Centro Tampa to discuss the problem of fake news and its remedies. The Poynter Institute hosted them for a full day symposium on the subject, including the opportunity to interact with PolitiFact, the nation's first on-line fact-checking website and winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Photos by Robert Aceituno. |
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November 4 - 7
Kosovo "Reporting on Religion" Emphasizing techniques and strategies for reporting on religious issues in a multicultural community, these Kosovar journalists exchanged ideas with journalism and ethics experts, and student groups in Tampa Bay, including: Kelly McBride at the Poynter Institute; Rob Lorei, WMNF-FM Community Radio; Rev. Kenny Irby, Community Intervention Director, St. Petersburg Police Department (and a former journalist); and the University of Tampa "Better Together" student ecumenical program. The visitors also joined 100 security officials of the "Global Threat Cooperation" IVLP project for a US "Election Watch Party" on November 6. Photo credit: Visar Duriqi, Kosovo |
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November 5 - 10
Multi-Regional and Regional US Department of State Special Initiative "Global Threat Cooperation Initiative" (Click link above for full overview) Albania, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Canada, Chad, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, INTERPOL, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kosovo, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Liberia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mali, Mauritania, Montenegro, Morocco, NATO, Netherlands, New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Vietnam |
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November 8 - 14
African Continent Regional Project "Integrity in Journalism - New Media and Civic Engagement" Algeria, Central African Republic, Comoros, France, Ghana, Haiti, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Tunisia, Zimbabwe These 14 journalists from the African continent took part in a full-day workshop at the Poynter Institute, and later met with Tampa Bay Times award-winning syndicated columnist William Maxwell. In commemoration of the Veterans Day centennial, they took part in a groundbreaking ceremony for "Rise St. Pete", a monument and park dedicated in tribute to resiliency of the American spirit in the wake of 9/11. The monument features a steel beam found in the ruins of the World Trade Center in New York, and given to the founders of the American Freedom Distillery in St. Pete. The founders are all retired Green Berets, the "Horse Soldiers" who led the American response in Afghanistan shortly after 9/11. The monument and park are located in St. Petersburg's Warehouse Arts District. So many thanks to our friends at #AmericanFreedomDistillery and #RememberHonorSupport for welcoming our African journalists to this very memorable groundbreaking. |
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November 11 - 14
Bosnia and Herzegovina "Investigative Journalism" Seasoned investigative journalists met with their counterparts throughout Tampa Bay, including a half-day workshop at the Poynter Institute; Mark Douglas, WFLA-8 investigative reporter; Phil Ammann of FloridaPolitics.com; and Howard Altman, Tampa Bay Times defense reporter. John Hopkins Middle School's "Journeys in Journalism" student reporters interviewed the group for the award-winning "JHOP Times". |
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November 13 - 17
Oman "Combating Human Trafficking" This group of senior policy and judicial officials from Oman met with outstanding experts in the field of combating human trafficking. Meetings included: The St. Petersburg Police Department, with talks by Chief Anthony Holloway and General Counsel Sasha Lohn, and members of the SPPD Human Trafficking Task Force; Todd Kirchgraber, Training Manager, Center for Human Trafficking Awareness at St. Petersburg College's Allstate Center; Port Tampa Bay CEO Paul Anderson and Vice President for Security Mark Dubina; Reverend Kathleen Dain, Executive Director, Beth-El Farm Ministry; Professor Luz Nagle, Stetson University College of Law; and executives from victim advocacy organization More Too Life. |
November 28 - December 1
"Baltics Centennial Journalism Project"
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
"Baltics Centennial Journalism Project"
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
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December 10 - 15
Multi-Regional "Edward R. Murrow Program for Journalists" “Media Responsibility in an Age of Disinformation” (Click link above for a full overview) Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Cameroon, Colombia, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Egypt, Estonia, Ghana, Greece, Guyana, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Kyrgyz Republic, Laos, Libya, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Mexico, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Paraguay, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Romania, Slovenia, South Sudan, Spain, Thailand, Uganda, Uruguay, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
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December 12-15, 2028
The Netherlands
“Transatlantic Security Issues and Raising the Profile of Women in International Security”
The Netherlands
“Transatlantic Security Issues and Raising the Profile of Women in International Security”