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Newsletter n°8
28.07.06
The Business of Newspapers
Ghana: New Weekly Thinks Local, Aims High
In April this year a new regional weekly appeared on newsstands in Ghana. Despite initial financial losses and ongoing challenges to attract new advertisers, the man behind The Effia Kwesimintsim Observer is hopeful that these obstacles can be overcome. RAP 21 spoke to publisher Nana Kofi Coomson about staying close to his readers, developing his advertising sales network and drawing on the infrastructure of his other publication, the Ghanaian Chronicle.
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NEWS FROM THE MEDIA SCENE
DR Congo: Objective Reporting a Challenge in Lead up to Elections
On 30 July, the Democratic Republic of Congo will hold its first democratic elections more than four decades. Local press freedom watchdog Journaliste en Danger (JED), has been monitoring the media in the lead-up to the election. Just days before voters will cast their ballots, RAP 21 spoke to JED’s general secretary in Kinshasa, Tshivis Tshivuadi about the obstacles to objective coverage and the media’s performance over the past few weeks.
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Nigerian Print Journalist Wins CNN MultiChoice Award
Shola Oshunkeye has been awarded the top prize of the 2006 CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2006 Awards. Oshunkeye won the overall award for an article he wrote for Nigeria’s TELL Magazine that examined the government of Niger’s reaction to the country’s recent famine. The article was chosen from among 1,530 entries from 43 nations across the African continent. He was one of 21 finalists at the awards ceremony, held in Maputo on 15 July.
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Egypt: Ruling Party Launches New Daily
The ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) launched on 11 July the daily Al Watani Al Yom (The Patriot Today) “which seeks to affirm the values of liberty, justice and social equality,” as read in the newspaper’s opening editorial.
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PRESS FREEDOM
Burkina Faso: Outrage as Case of Murdered Journalist Dismissed
The investigation into the murder of journalist Norbert Zongo, who was killed in 1998 while investigating criminal allegations against the president’s family, has been dropped. According to reports, on 19 July a magistrate judge granted the request by prosecutors to dismiss the charges against Marcel Kafando, a member of the presidential guard, who was indicted in 2001 in the killing of the former editor of the weekly L’Indépendant.
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Latest Press Freedom News from the Continent
*** Two Journalists Murdered *** In Angola, Augusto Sebastiao Domingos Pedro, the correspondent of the state-owned Jornal de Angola in the western province of Bengo was murdered on 8 July, and Benicio Wedeinge, the director of the public television station TPA in the southern province of Cunene, was killed on 16 July. Pedro, 40, was beaten to death after an argument at a petrol station in Luanda. He had worked for Jornal de Angola, the country’s only daily newspaper, since 1997. Wedeinge was killed by two shots fired by an unidentified intruder who broke into his home in Onjiva, the capital of Cunene province, in the early hours of the 16th. The authorities have not yet made any arrest.
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FELLOWSHIPS
African Journalists Encouraged to Apply for Alfred Friendly Press Fellowships
Mid-career print journalists from throughout Africa are invited to apply for the 2007 Alfred Friendly Press Fellowships (AFPF), which will run from March to August 2006. Approximately 10 journalists from around the world will spend five months reporting for American news organisations while learning about the professional and ethical standards of the U.S. print media. Fellows are also encouraged to attend conferences and make short-term professional visits to organisations relevant to their work at home.
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AWARDS OPPORTUNITIES
Rory Peck Award for Freelance Cameramen and Women
African freelance cameramen and camerawomen are encouraged to submit their best work for the 2006 Rory Peck Awards. The award has three categories: coverage of humanitarian crises, breaking news and in-depth features. The awards is the only of its kind to celebrate the work of freelance cameramen and camerawomen in TV news, current affairs and features.
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