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Newsletter n° 20
30.09.05
The Business of Newspapers
WAN EVENT: 6th World Young Reader Conference
“It is time for newspaper professionals to stop being defensive about their medium.” This was the underlying message from the 6th World Young Reader Conference, which challenged the contention that children don’t read and showed what the world’s most innovative newspapers are doing to capture their loyalty. Over three hundred participants from 66 countries attended the event, held in Buenos Aires from 18 to 21 September.
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NEWS FROM THE MEDIA SCENE
LIBERIA: Fighting against illiteracy
Physical damage to buildings and roads resulting from 14 years of brutal civil war and unrest is obvious enough in Liberia but it is the less palpable damage - an alarming illiteracy rate of 85 percent by some estimates, a generation of undereducated young people, a shortage of qualified teachers - that has left an indelible imprint. Newspapers in Education (NIE), a program recently introduced in that country, is confronting the phenomenon by encouraging teachers to take advantage of the newspaper as a classroom resource for students who have long been deprived of basic quality education.
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SENEGAL: The journalists of tomorrow
In December, the second Senegalese school newspaper festival will take place in Dakar. The festival will bring together students and professional journalists to exchange ideas and experiences. This year, the ground-breaking festival will introduce a number of new features,
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GHANA: Eager pioneers, determined experts
For the past seven years, education development NGO Media in Education Trust-Ghana (MiET-Gh) has been involved in training teachers in the use of newspapers as a teaching and learning resource. Since its inception, MiET’s aim has been to provide innovative approaches to teaching in order to help turn the classroom from a teacher-centered to a learner-centered environment.
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Virtual library of ideas and projects on WAN young reader website
Newspapers worldwide now have a major resource for business ideas, case studies and the latest research and information for attracting young readers through the World Association of Newspaper’s web site for Young Reader Programmes. The website offers a wide range of materials and resources from dozens of countries worldwide that can easily be adapted to different markets.
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PRESS FREEDOM
Latest press freedom news from the continent
AWARDS OPPORTUNITIES
International award for Human Rights defenders
African Human rights activists and organisations are invited to submit nominations for the 2006 Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders, which honours courageous individuals who use creative and innovative tactics to combat human rights violations.
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3 cash prizes available through international awards for best UN coverage
African journalists who regularly cover the United Nations are encouraged to submit entries for the 10th annual UNCA Awards for best written and electronic media coverage of the United Nations, hosted by the UN Correspondents Association (UNCA).
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Call for submissions for Political Cartoon awards
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