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Gambia: A New Year and New Foroyaa
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:17:19 GMT
[Foroyaa]
At its inception Foroyaa saw the need to promote knowledge based journalism. We were convinced that information by itself is not enough to create an informed citizenry. Information is just like any raw material which must be processed into consumables. We promoted that information is food for the human being to process it to produce knowledge which nourishes the human mind and strengthens its capacity to make informed choices.
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Gambia: Modou Lamin Joof Country's Youngest Wollof News Presenter
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:17:00 GMT
[Foroyaa]
Many people take him to be older than his actual age, this is because of the way he professionally translates news in local language, Wollof. At the moment he is among one of the best Wollof news translators in the country.
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South Sudan: Parliament Wants Cabinet to Present Media Bill to Them
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:59:28 GMT
[Citizen]
Juba -
As the relations between the security personnel and journalists becomes source of mistrust of Media from the legislative body the National Legislative Assembly yesterday resolved that the Executive Arms of the Government should submit the media bill to the Assembly for deliberation and approval as laws as an attempt to control the Media.
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South Africa: Are Journos Being Real Twits to Tweet?
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:51:31 GMT
[Biz-Community]
I was not in the least bit surprised to hear that the BBC and SKY News had put a stop to their journalists breaking news on Twitter.
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South Africa: SAARF Media Research Symposium Offers Intl Media Audience Experts
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:51:29 GMT
[Biz-Community]
SAARF will be hosting the 8th SAARF Media Research Symposium on Wednesday 22 February 2012, at The Fairway Hotel & Golf Resort, Randburg. Five international experts in the field of media audience and product/brand research will be sharing the latest thinking on the digital future and how audience measurement is evolving to face changing needs in this new media landscape.
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South Africa: Supa Strikas Launches an Interactive Digicomic
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:42:46 GMT
[Biz-Community]
Strika Entertainment, a Cape Town-based comic and animation production studio, has collaborated with development and design company Lima Bean to launch the first Supa Strikas interactive digital comic.
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South Africa: BP Gets 'Pumped Up for Summer' With Business Positioning Systems and Location Point Advertising
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:55:07 GMT
[Biz-Community]
Leading Location Based Media solutions company, Business Positioning Systems (BPS), working in conjunction with Ogilvy Interactive and mobile ad agency, 7Dffrnt Knds of Smke, continued to deliver stellar results for clients; with BP (British Petroleum) being the first petroleum retailer to experience first-hand how Location Based Marketing and Location Point Advertising in particular can boost a campaign.
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Nigeria: FG Orders Ministries, Agencies to Implement FOI Law
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:38:45 GMT
[Daily Trust]
Federal Government has ordered ministries, agencies, departments and all other public institutions to start implementing the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act, saying that "all government institutions are required, subject to certain exceptions, to disclose information pursuant to a request by any person."
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Nigeria: Air Force Officer Threatens to Shoot Journalist in Lagos
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:26:04 GMT
[Daily Trust]
Lagos -
An Air Force officer on Tuesday evening threatened to shoot a journalist at the presidential lounge of the Murtala Mohammed Airport Lagos for accompanying some persons who were negotiating with the SSS over the continued shut-down of the press centre.
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Cote d'Ivoire: A Delegation From the World Bank Expected in Country in Connection With Economic Reforms
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:10:59 GMT
[U.S. Embassy Abidjan]
A front-page story in Le Patriote says that a delegation from the World Bank is expected in Cote d'Ivoire as part of economic reforms underway in Cote d'Ivoire for the attainment of debt relief under the Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative (HIPC).
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