INTERNEWS INTERNATIONAL ® supports open media worldwide. The association fosters independent media in emerging democracies, trains journalists and station managers in the standards and practices of professional journalism, produces innovative television and radio programming and Internet content, and uses the media to reduce conflict within and between countries. Internews programs are based on the conviction that vigorous and diverse mass media form an essential cornerstone of a free and open society.

INTERNEWS projects currently span Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and North America.

BASED in Paris, Internews International (II) is an association made up of fourteen non-governmental organizations, which work in 47 countries. Its members are funded primarily by grants from foundations, governments, and individuals.