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Journalism for Uganda | Celeste Gracey

A few weeks ago I was honored with the opportunity to help a group of teenagers at an Ugandan secondary school found a student newspaper. In a country torn asunder by tyranny and corruption, the government is known to occasionally shut do [...]

Posted On : Oct, 12 2011 | Comments : 0

New press code to 'root out irresponsible journalism'

"We believe if we implement the new code, we will help improve journalism in the country," Thloloe told reporters in Johannesburg. Of the several adjustments to the code, a new clause relating to dignity and reputation has [...]

Posted On : Oct, 11 2011 | Comments : 0

"Journalism is the basis for any development"

Journalism is the basis for any development, said Mr. Burama Njie of the Ministry of Information, Communication and Information Technology. He said this is because for people to make productive decisions they should be well informed. & [...]

Posted On : Oct, 10 2011 | Comments : 0

Journalistic Practice

Richard Peppiatt is a former reporter tabloid reporter, who quit the Daily Star earlier this year in protest at what he regarded as their Islamophobic news agenda. He is now a freelance journalist, writer, broadcaster and campaigner for p [...]

Posted On : Oct, 07 2011 | Comments : 0

To err is journalism

I'M AT the Atlantic and the Aspen Institute's Ideas Forum in Washington, so blogging will be light today and tomorrow. It's at the wonderful Newseum in Washington, dedicated to my profession, and with a suitable dash of humili [...]

Posted On : Oct, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

Journalism cuts are indicative of industry’s falling standar...

Journalism – informing the people– is a cause and a public service. It takes an activist’s heart, a judge’s ethics, MacGyver’s ingenuity, a sophisticated understanding of writing style and a commitment to a s [...]

Posted On : Oct, 04 2011 | Comments : 0

The real issue with journalism today

I live in a house that has been leased for me by the company, and whose lease payment comes out of my salary. I am told, however, that there are around 60 New Delhi journalists who live in houses provided for them by the government and, y [...]

Posted On : Oct, 03 2011 | Comments : 0

Music, journalism accomplishments noted

Keep your fingers crossed for the members of the singing group Encore because they are now one of three finalists from Chicago going on to the national competition of “Sing!” For those of you who haven’t heard about t [...]

Posted On : Sep, 29 2011 | Comments : 0

News Corp's Will Lewis to talk about journalistic ethics

The final session of the world editors' forum in Vienna next month is entitled "Profit, public interest, ethics – where to draw the line?" I'm chairing the panel, which should be fun given that one of the participa [...]

Posted On : Sep, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

Google tries to promote old fashioned journalism

NEWS AGGREGATOR Google has tried to promote original reporting by creating an HTML tag that highlights original content at Google News. Google News is one of the widely viewed news aggregators on the web and automates the process of ga [...]

Posted On : Sep, 27 2011 | Comments : 0

Journalism grad school is beating me down

I got a scholarship to a great graduate journalism program, but now that school has started, I'm miserable. I double-majored in art and philosophy as an undergraduate, and it took me a while to figure out what I wanted to do for my ca [...]

Posted On : Sep, 23 2011 | Comments : 0

Journalist unions hail SC ruling on Wage Board

Hyderabad, Sep 21 (PTI) Journalists in Andhra Pradesh today hailed the Supreme Court ruling that said Union Cabinet can take a decision on implementing the recommendations of the Majithia Wage Board for newspapers and news agencies' e [...]

Posted On : Sep, 22 2011 | Comments : 0

Journalism’s changing landscape: Interview with David Weir

KALW's Holly Kernan interviews David Weir, co-founder of the Center for Investigative Reporting who blogs about the changing media landscape and also writes about media and technology for 7x7 Magazine, of which he was the founding edi [...]

Posted On : Sep, 20 2011 | Comments : 0

NHT Launches Journalism Award

Making the announcement during a roundtable discussion held at the NHT's New Kingston offices last Wednesday, the company's managing director, Cecile Watson, said the award, valued $300,000, is in collaboration with the Press Asso [...]