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It was hope that stopped me. It was hope that made me take a look. But then it always has. Last year, Roberta Baskin sent two notes to a journalism listserv to which we belong. Each had a group’s name in the subject line: Images & Voices of Hope.

And I was drawn to the word "hope." I was drawn to the idea of hope. After all, I had just ushered two sons out of their teenage years and hope is mandatory in that line of work.

Still, I was busy. So I dismissed the first note as something I would read later.

It is a very sweet moment to share the news that we've hired Susy Schultz as our Executive Director for Images & Voices of Hope. In fact, it's a challenge not to gush. Susy is an award-winning journalist and the perfect person to lead IVOH and build on our international mission of media as an agent of world benefit.

The State Integrity Investigation is a ground-breaking look at states' susceptibility to corruption. Michael Skoler, IVOH Thought Leader, Board Member and VP of Interactive at Public Radio International (PRI), helped design and lead the 18-month project. Following are his thoughts on the Investigation as its results went public in full on March 19, 2012:

It is a very sweet moment to share the announcement that we've hired Susy Schultz as our Executive Director for Images & Voices of Hope. In fact, it's a challenge not to gush. Susy is an award-winning journalist and the perfect person to lead IVOH and build on our international mission of "media as an agent of world benefit."

by Margaret Engel

Learning how to capture a complicated life on stage was only one of the lessons my twin sister and I received when we tackled our first play, Red Hot Patriot.