The Daily IIJ

A Weblog by the International Institute for Journalism of GIZ

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Where Journalists invite Government!

July 21st, 2008 · No Comments

The world celebrated the 90th birthday of the iconic former South African leader Nelson Mandela, and Germany is expecting to receive the American presidential candidate Barack Obama who is expected to give a speech on German soil. Our visit to the Bundespressekonferenz could not have come at a better time when the eyes of the [...]

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Tags: Media Landscapes

Dealing with the past – a job for journalists?

July 21st, 2008 · No Comments

Sometimes, we hate choices. Its not just about the decision-making process but whether or not we make the right one. It was a similar situation ten days back when we had three two-day workshops to choose from.

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Tags: Media Ethics

Kenyan regional media accused of fueling violence

July 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

By Charles Kimani In the interest of development and growth of society a free media must exist not only to inform the citizens what is happening but also to drive different agendas in society. When we were discussing different modes of media, we found out that there are more regional media and broadcasters across different economies. [...]

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Tags: Media Ethics