Indochina Media Memorial Foundation
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The Indochina Media Memorial Foundation (IMMF) was founded in 1991 in memory of journalists who died covering all sides of the Indochina conflicts from 1945 to 1975.
The IMMF works to develop the skills of journalists in Indochina
. The Trustees aim to achieve this through developing education and training courses run through agencies and educational institutions, including the Vietnam News Agency
.
The IMMF believes the memory of the dead journalists is best served by encouraging a new generation who will chart the development of the region in years to come.
The Lord Puttnam of Queensgate (CBE) is the Patron of the IMFF. Famous photographers and photojournalists like Tim Page, Horst Faas
, Jon Swain
, James Nachtwey
and Sandy Gall
(CBE) are trustees and supporters of the Foundation.
The IMMF works to develop the skills of journalists in Indochina
Indochina
The Indochinese peninsula, is a region in Southeast Asia. It lies roughly southwest of China, and east of India. The name has its origins in the French, Indochine, as a combination of the names of "China" and "India", and was adopted when French colonizers in Vietnam began expanding their territory...
. The Trustees aim to achieve this through developing education and training courses run through agencies and educational institutions, including the Vietnam News Agency
Vietnam News Agency
Vietnam News Agency or Vietnamese News Agency is the official news agency of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.-History:*The Vietnamese News Agency was founded in 1945 shortly after the August Revolution...
.
The IMMF believes the memory of the dead journalists is best served by encouraging a new generation who will chart the development of the region in years to come.
The Lord Puttnam of Queensgate (CBE) is the Patron of the IMFF. Famous photographers and photojournalists like Tim Page, Horst Faas
Horst Faas
Horst Faas is a photo-journalist and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner. He is best-known for his images of the Vietnam War.-Life:...
, Jon Swain
Jon Swain
Jon Anketell Brewer Swain is an award-winning British journalist and writer who was portrayed by Julian Sands in the 1984 Oscar-winning film The Killing Fields...
, James Nachtwey
James Nachtwey
James Nachtwey is an American photojournalist and war photographer.He grew up in Massachusetts and graduated from Dartmouth College, where he studied Art History and Political Science ....
and Sandy Gall
Sandy Gall
Henderson Alexander Gall, CMG, CBE , known as Sandy Gall, is a Scottish journalist, author, and former ITN news presenter. His career as a journalist spans over 50 years.-Education:...
(CBE) are trustees and supporters of the Foundation.