Olivier Nyirubugara, Voices of Africa Media Foundation senior coach
Mobile community reporting has been practiced in Kenya for now over three years. That new approach to community reporting is based on having local reporters covering local news.
Four Kenyan reporters completed a six month training in late September and are now able to compete with other professionals of news media. Supported by Dutch charities Stichting Liberty and Sirtemastichting, this training equipped Njeri Meressa, Nick Okoth, Bonny Kipchichir, and Thomas Onyiengo with the reporting skills, and editing skills.
In this short video, a commented compilation of some of the reports that the four reporters made with their mobile phones is presented. They reflect how small issues have managed to have a place on the Web, from where they were previously excluded.
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