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| Newsletter n° 13 |
28.07.05 |
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| The Business of Newspapers
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| African Press Trends 2005 - This Week: BENIN |
 The World Press Trends 2005 report, released at the WAN 58th Annual Newspaper Congress in Seoul, shows an increase in circulation and revenue from advertising for the newspaper industry worldwide in 2004. As part of a five week special, RAP 21 will publish African data from the report and speak to the leaders of some of the most successful newspapers on the continent about trends in their markets and their views on the future of the newspaper industry.
Le Matinal and Les Echos du Jour are two of Benins largest dailies. In 2004, they had an average daily circulation of 3600 and 3000 respectively. RAP 21 spoke to Charles Toko, publisher of Le Matinal, and Maurice Chabi, publisher of Les Echos du Jour about the performance of their publications over the past year, their strategies for staying at the top of a competitive market, and their views on changing trends in Benins newspaper market.
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| NEWS FROM THE MEDIA SCENE
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| Togo: Post-elections media scene remains treacherous |
During and immediately following the presidential elections in April 2005, Togo was thrown into turmoil when phone lines were cut and violence erupted following contested election results. Aziadouvo Komi, editor-in-chief of LIBERTE HEBDO, spoke to RAP 21 about reporting during the elections, what it is like to run a newspaper today in one of the most difficult media environments in Africa and whether he sees an opportunity for an improvement in press freedom in Togo, following the election of President Faure Gnassingbe.
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| International grants awarded to four African journalists |
Four African journalists have been awarded Hellman/Hammett grants in recognition of their courage in the face of political persecution. Kum Margaret, a freelance journalist from Cameroon, Tewodros Kassa, an editor from Ethiopia, Isioma Daniel, a journalist from Nigeria and Ismail Mbonigaba an editor from Rwanda were recipients of the grant, hosted by Human Rights Watch.
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| Newspaper launches SMS news alerts in Kenya |
The Nation Media Group (NMG) has launched a service to deliver news alerts to subscribers’ mobile phones. The new service, to be known as nationMOBILE, will allow cell phone subscribers in Kenya and the UK to stay on top of breaking news by receiving text message alerts through their phones. The newspaper group will offer the service in partnership with Cellulant, one of the leading providers of mobile content services in Africa. Tests for the new technology have been going on since the beginning of this month. NationMOBILE will roll out to the US markets during phase two of the service.
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| TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
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| Training course for reporting on HIV/AIDS for SADC Journalists |
Journalists from Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe are encouraged to apply for a training course about the Politics of HIV/AIDS Healthcare, taking place in Zambia from 19 to 30 September.
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| JOB OPPORTUNITIES
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| Article 19 seeks Africa programme officer |
Freedom expression watchdog Article 19 is urgently seeking a programme officer for Africa to begin work in its London-based offices in the United Kingdom for a six month fixed contract, starting in September 2005.
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