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Be at peace with Politicians

August 19th, 2009 · No Comments

It all happened on our fifth day in Berlin after our visit to the ARD-Hauptstadtstudio. The 23 IIJ Summer Academy journalists from 21 countries from Africa, Europe and Asia gathered at Friedrichstraße, Berlin, at about 3pm to meet the Member of Parliament (MP) Niels Annen at Bundestag.

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Tags: Political reporting · Sneak In

The Need for Freedom Of Infomation Act

August 19th, 2009 · No Comments

Going through the Summer Academy time table on my first day at the lecture hall of the Elsa- Brändström-Haus, in Hamburg, I saw all the topics very interesting but the one that captures my attention most was the topic on Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA). I don’t know why, may be because I come from a [...]

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Tags: Media Ethics · Press Freedom