Feb. 7, 2008
Cristi Hegranes is the Founder of The Press Institute for Women in the Developing World.
"The Press Institute for Women in the Developing World is an international nonprofit
organization and citizen journalism initiative. The Institute was founded on the belief that journalism
is an empowering tool that can bring voice, strength and light to issues that are hidden and people
who are oppressed."
Women's eNews named her one of the 21 Leaders of the 21st Century for 2008, and she was also awarded the annual Ida B. Wells prize for Bravery in Journalism.
You can read an edited transcript of this interview on my blog, Have Fun * Do Good.