The Daily IIJ

A Weblog by the International Institute for Journalism of InWEnt

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Day Two: Mail and Guardian

February 25th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Today I had a discussion with print journalists and some online guys notably, Carlos Henriques the Online General Manager.
I wanted to find out how all the guys are taking the issue of convergence, which was proposed and is being discussed at higher levels to take off here at the M&G.

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Tags: Online Journalism

Day One: Mail and Guardian

February 24th, 2009 · 2 Comments

I am here (South Africa) on attachment  with the Mail and Guardian. I am working with their online team in a two week intensive programme that will see me “stealing” ideas as to how their workflow is structured, their CMS, the mobile technology and the general management system.

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Tags: Online Journalism

So Much About Cholera And Denials

December 18th, 2008 · No Comments

A snapshot of the blatant lies and the terrible truth in Zimbabwe today
Last Thursday President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe declared that his country’s cholera epidemic, which had made sensational headlines throughout the world, was now over. The danger had been “arrested”. There was now no more cholera in Zimbabwe.
Also last Thursday Pedzisai Munda, aged 47, [...]

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Tags: Health