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A Weblog by the International Institute for Journalism of InWEnt

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Time is the new currency – my experience of the Summer Academy 2008

July 31st, 2009 · 2 Comments

Before I traveled to Germany last year to participate in Summer Academy 2008, I was of the opinion that the whole world don’t care about the importance of time like we are doing here in this part of the world,  especially in Pakistan. 
I my country 98 percent of the people don’t care about the importance [...]

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How Germans deal with their past is unbelievable

July 21st, 2008 · No Comments

“German forces in Afghanistan are not directly involved in fighting against militants,” said Christian Thiels, a young journalist in ARD office during our visit to the organisation. “Germans do not want to take part in any war, and that was the reason that we did not support the war against Iraq, which was a very good [...]

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One ship – One dead – Every day

July 9th, 2008 · No Comments

As saying goes “If there is will, there is a way”. Investigative journalism is a type of reporting in which reporters deeply investigate a topic of interest, often involving crime, political corruption, or some other scandal. Here is one definition by De Burgh (2000): “An investigative journalist is a man or woman whose profession it [...]

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