Coverage of Rotary in the worldwide media

2009 RI Convention in Birmingham, England

BBC
UN head in polio eradication call
Archbishop Tutu addresses Rotary
Birmingham welcomes 20,000 Rotarians

2009 International Assembly in San Diego, California, USA

The announcement on 21 January 2009 that the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation awarded US$255 million to Rotary received media attention around the globe:

• CNN
• Washington Post
• Agence France Presse
• AP
• New York Times
• The Herald (UK)
• Wall Street Journal
• Repubblica (Italy)
• The Economic Times (India)
• O Estado de São Paulo (Brazil)

2008 RI Convention in Los Angeles, California, USA

• USA Today
  Health groups put $200M toward polio eradication effort
• Asian Journal Online
  Rotary International Convention Achieves Guinness Record for World’s Largest Book Drive
• The Toronto Star
  A man of quiet influence
• San Gabriel Valley Weekly
  Dorothy Cunningham: Local Rotary Club hosts international guests
• Korea Times
• Radio Korea
• Korea Daily
• Radio Korea
• Korea Daily
• Korea Daily

US$100 million challenge grant announcement 

The announcement on 26 November 2007 that Rotary accepted a US$100 million challenge grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation that will generate $200 million for polio eradication received media attention around the globe:

• International Herald Tribune
• Chicago Tribune
• New York Times
• La Nacion (Argentina)
• O Globo (Brazil)
• Associated Press
• The Herald (UK)
• The Korea Times
• El Múndo (Spain)
• Reuters
• Le Monde
• ABC News

Other news coverage:

• 9 February 2007
  MSNBC
  " Woman dedicates herself to opening a school in war-torn Jalalabad, Afghanistan"
• 1 February 2006
  USA Today
  " UN says polio eradicated in Egypt and Niger"