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Mobile Reporting: the way it works
- Voices of Africa - Mobile ReportingAfricaNews.com makes big changes !
- We have launched some major changes today and we are curious to know what you think. 1) We added a new description to the homepage, the aim is to highlight AfricaNews.com as a 'user generated' news platform - some 230 African journalist, photographers, film makers and mobile reporters who contribute from 35 African countries. 2) We have eliminated weblogs. Every entry on AfricaNews.com is now part of our news stream. The editorial team selects the best quality for the homepage, channels and country websites. 3) We will keep the general news feed so users can see what other media are publishing. 4) We have added 'contributor profiles' to each article. In th…LG Free Eye Care-Lusaka
- Free eye surgery in Lusaka Clinic Photo's and text by Harrison Tuntu in Lusaka, Zambia. This article is made possible in partnership with LG. A team of Korean eye doctors was in Zambia at the Lusaka Eye Clinic to conduct free eye surgery services to 50 patients. "I could not see, but after the operation I regained my sight." The operational team of 16 consisted of two doctors, three nurses and one optician, while the rest were volunteers.The program commenced on Wednesday May 14th and came to a close on Friday the 16th of May. 50 Zambian patients were successfully operated. Doctors Cho Jeong Ik said most of patients at the eye clinic had the same problem, alt…AfricaNews.com produces video on Lighting Africa winners!
- Innovative ideas emerge to light Africa Ezuah Kofi Blay in Accra, Ghana The Lighting Africa conference held in Accra, Ghana on May 6th and 7th 2008, focused on finding solutions for the electricity problem in rural Africa. Part of this event was the Development Marketplace Grant Competition where contestants could file innovative ideas to solve the energy problems in Africa. Three of the twenty winners of the competition explain about their lighting-projects in this video. Please see the video and let us know what you think ! Lighting Africa Video We are pleased to announce the video was both produced and edited in Accra.New website Africa Interactive
- Africa Interactive has a new website ! Africa Interactive is the online publisher of www.AfricaNews.com and www.AfrikaNieuws.nl The organization now represents + 230 African journalist, photographers, film makers and mobile reporters who work in +35 African countries. The Africa Interactive network is growing by 2-5 new people a day. The explosive growth, and the apparent demand to participate in the AfricaNews.com website, has made us re focus our efforts. (www.africanews.com is used as a place for local journalist to share their talent and content with an international audience from 205 countries). The aim of the new Africa Interactive website is to bring this network, an…Mobile Reporting is nominated as Honoree Webby Awards
- We are pleased to announce that our mobile reporting initiative, Voices of Africa, has been nominated as an Honoree for this years Webby Awards. Other nominees include: ABC News Mobile http://wireless.go.com/wireless/ CBS Mobile News mobile site http://wap.cbsnews.com FOX Business http://m.foxbusiness.com/ MTV WAP site http://wap.mtv.com South China Morning Post http://mobile.scmp.com Time.com http://mobile.time.com/ VH1 WAP site http://wap.vh1.com And our own: Voices of Africa http://www.voices-of-africa.comMobile as a reporting tool in Africa
- Why don't we use mobile as a reporting tool in Africa? There are so many projects in so many different countries. All of these projects need to show the world what kind of progress is being made on the ground. For example, a local project director, who has received international support, can now show people what is happening in short video, photo and text. This content can be collected via an internet enabled mobile phone and published to the internet on a daily basis - possibly in the form of a mobile weblog. This process has enormous potential. The more regular and constant the flow of information the more insight and understanding people have for local projects. This could be…Google looks to Africa?
- Google Expanding Africa Presence Google is expanding its presence in Africa, in what locals are suggesting is part of a move by Google to “realign” its growth strategy part in response to Microsoft’s takeover offer for Yahoo. Google is currently advertising or has employed staff in Ghana, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Nigeria and Senegal, and is expanding its Africa head office in Kenya. AllAfrica reports that Google’s Nairobi (Kenya) office is searching for five senior executives for its African operations, “laying the foundation for a looming market share battle on the continent.” Online connectivity in Africa is below 5% of the population, whi…Mobile being used to bring perspective in Kenya
- Yesterday on the main news channels they showed the protests in Kenya. The coverage made it look like there were major events taking place across the country. In fact there were a few hundred people standing across a thousand police officers. I spoke to many people today in Nairobi and most people are in the office working as always. The schools are open and people are going on with their day to day lives. Even a report that the night life is still kicking into the late evening. Please see some of the mobile reports on the subject. Kenya still tourist destination despite crisis Tourism sites safe despite political unrest Kenya: Locals rescuing declining tourism Don…Working to track the violent crimes in Kenya
- The post election period in Kenya has seen a number of violent crimes take place. In trying to monitor the situation there are a number of initiatives working to document events on the ground. The aim is to not only have a better understanding of what has/is happening but to see how we can spread the information. Erik let me know about a new website called Ushahidi.com (witness in Swahili). The people involved in putting it together: Ory Okolloh - www.kenyanpundit.com David Kobia - www.kobiainteractive.com & www.mashada.com Erik Hersman - www.whiteafrican.com Daudi Were - www.mentalacrobatics.com/think Juliana Chebet - www.afromusing.com/blog Ashok Hariharan Riyaz…Kenya shuts down media - Mobile offers a viable solution
- A number of reports have outlined efforts to shut down various media in Kenya. This 'black out' of sorts has played a role in limiting the collection and spread of information. People on the ground are working to try and change the situation. As AfricaNews.com we see a viable solution in mobile technology. We have given a number of our journalists internet enabled phones. In the past few months with ALIN and Media Focus on Africa we were able to organize a number of workshops and trainings. This was in lead to the elections without knowing they would take such a turn. Mobile has been given extensive attention in 2007 but nowhere have we seen it play such a simple, yet imp…Mobile Reporters cover Kenya elections!
- We have been working hard to cover events and have made some considerable progress. Check out the Kenya Elections platform to see how the mobile phone is being used to document developments on the ground. http://mfoa.africanews.com/site/page/mobile_report2007 was a big year for African Media
- AfricaNews.com launched its new website in August of 2007. Since the launch of our 3rd website we have made big progress. There are now more than 90 African journalists, photographers and film makers reporting from more than 25 African countries. We also launched our Voices of Africa project and now have a number of contributors using mobile phones to collect and publish content to the internet. They do this without needing access to a computer or traditional internet connection. The power of mobile publishing is now seen as we cover the recent events in Kenya. See some mobile videos on the Kenya Elections. http://www.africanews.com...esofafrica_kenya_election However, we are n…Majete Wildlife Reserve in the picture!
- African Parks now in the picture! AfricaNews.com works with Heras and African Parks to document the work being done on the Majete Wildlife Reserve in Malawi. This is a spectacular project about the wildlife, the communities and the organizations all part of this sustainable initiative. Please have a look at a website and let us know what you think! http://www.herassupports.com/ BenWhy do reporters join AfricaNews.com?
- Hi all, AfricaNews.com continues to grow. I believe there are now 90 journalists, photographers and film makers in some 25 African countries. This is a remarkable development and we are certainly working hard to expand the program even further! As most of you know, AfricaNews.com is one of Africa's first pan African community news websites. A growing percentage of the content is user generated. As AfricaNews.com is an open platform this also means we do not have the resources to pay for content. So why are people joining? 1) Because AfricaNews.com is an open community for people to share their own news and information 2) AfricaNews.com offers a different perspective an…Mobile Phones - Changing the face of media in Africa
- Good news! Our mobile project Voices of Africa is making big steps. Journalists in several countries are sending text, photos and videos via their mobile phone. We are getting a couple of videos a day and the content keeps getting better. Check out the mobile platform and let us know what you think! http://voicesofafrica.africanews.com/ If you have ideas or ways we can work on this project feel free to drop us a line. Ben~[/img]A growing network!
- We are pleased to announce that there are now 75 journalists reporting from more than 25 African countries. This is an amazing development given the program has been live less than three months! There are about 3 new applications a week. Check out the network: http://www.africanews.com/site/page/reporters From the google map you can see where each reporter is located. There are many countries we would like to cover. If you are a reporter or you know people who would like to join let us know!And how are we coming along?
- Africa News has gone through some pretty serious development. We are curious to know what people are thinking? Do you like it? How is the layout? What do you like best and what do you think we can still change? We are always looking to improve the experience. If you have some feedback please let us know!Developments Africa Interactive
- Welcome, On this web log you will find posting made by Africa Interactive. We want to use this space to keep you up to speed on all of our developments. Please feel free to send us any suggestions or comments! Africa Interactive is the online publisher of AfricaNews.com and AfrikaNieuws.nl.\n\n
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