The Daily IIJ

After several months of dilly-dallying, Zimbabwe’s inclusive government in December 2009 finally formed a media commission – nothing else could suffice for a pleasant early Christmas present for the country’s bruised media fraternity.

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I am living in an eastern culture in the southeast of the world where everything relating to sex is unofficially forbidden so it is hard for me to imagine myself living in the country where the tabloid newspapers with many sexy pictures inside dominate. I was impressed by the fact that many readers in Germany choose themselves [...]

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There is still a newspaper in Germany which is sustaining being reverse of the market economy. Most of the newspapers today which have good name and fame are filled with advertisements. But the Tageszeitung, daily newspaper in German language, commonly known as Taz is an example of alternative journalism in Germany and advertisement content covers [...]

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How do news agencies handle their day to day pressure? For me, who is comparatively new in the journalism arena, it was still a matter to amaze. Especially when any crisis moment arises, when any big event is taking place, how the journalists of a news agency meet the challenges?

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The emergence of new media seems to be worrying industry experts who have for a long time relied on the traditional trends of broadcasting. According to Dr Kai Gniffke, Editor-in-Chief of ARD aktuell, the news section of the first German Public Service Broadcaster, the challenge is real and ARD, that has been surprisingly successful with [...]

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Mobile reporting can be a frustrating experience. The worst part is lack of connectivity. G3 is just not fast enough to make uploading video files and even audio files a worthwhile experience, and when travelling the signal is too unstable to do anything other than checking email (with a client, no web mail) and Twittering.

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Meet the project developer of Focus Online’s newest project, nachrichten.de (not yet online). (Will exchange this video for Flash version as soon as it’s available and I’m online again.)

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While being guests at the offices of focus.de in Munich, executive editor Jochen Wegner gave us a tour of their video studio. Team member Elvis streamed it to Qik for us. Have a look. And don’t forget to check out our live Twitter coverage of the visits. This morning’s Twitter correspondent was Abhi from India.
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