Internews Network, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that seeks to enhance tolerance and understanding by supporting non-governmental media in emerging democracies, by building politically independent networks of communication, by promoting respect for ethnic, cultural and religious diversity, and by encouraging these values in the reporting of news. The organization was founded in 1982 and incorporated in 1986 in the state of California. In 1997 Internews decentralized its organization to 14 national media organizations, operating under the umbrella of Internews International.

Internews currently operates programs in 19 countries, which promote democratic societies and conflict resolution through citizen dialogues, media production, distribution, training and infrastructure building. In East Europe and the former Soviet Union, Internews has trained over 7,000 television journalists and station managers, granted start-up and production equipment, and supported the formation of ten independent national television networks combining 120 non-governmental stations from Minsk to Vladivostok. It also produces programs for US and European broadcast, such as the Vis � Vis series on PBS and other pioneering interactive programs.

Independent Television Service (ITVS) funds and presents award-winning documentaries and dramas on public television, innovative new media projects on the Web and the weekly series Independent Lens on Tuesday nights at 10 P.M. on PBS. ITVS is a miracle of public policy created by media activists, citizens and politicians seeking to foster plurality and diversity in public television. ITVS was established by a historic mandate of Congress to champion independently produced programs that take creative risks, spark public dialogue and serve underserved audiences. Since its inception in 1991, ITVS programs have revitalized the relationship between the public and public television, bringing TV audiences face-to-face with the lives and concerns of their fellow Americans. More information about ITVS can be obtained by visiting www.itvs.org. ITVS is funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the American People.

Internews Interactive (InterAct) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, founded in 1997, created to develop interactive citizen dialogue by making interactive, informative and educational programming that engages citizens in addressing community and national problems. Their innovative use of new tools for television and the Internet, broadcasting and cable, helps people overcome geographic, economic and cultural limitations.

InterAct is currently involved in using two-way media to link people in malls, universities, restaurants and other public places into television discussion programs. Projects include linking incarcerated prisoners to victims and victimized communities as part of the Restorative Justice movement; and linking typically disenfranchised voters, such as the economically disadvantaged and those from minority communities, to gubernatorial candidates.

The Center For Documentary Media is a 501(c)(3) non-profit documentary production company. Its mission is to produce socially relevant, educational and informational programming for television, Internet and theatrical distribution. Among its productions: Paul Jacobs And The Nuclear Gang about the government cover-up of the effects of low level radiation, which won an EMMY and the George Polk Award for Investigative Journalism; The Uncompromising Revolution about Castro's Cuba and Stella Adler: Awake And Dream for PBS's American Masters series.