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5/14/2009 9:53 AM |
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As 'swine flu' moves south, reporters brace for challenges, unknowns |
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By Jessica Weiss on
7/2/2009 10:04 AM
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On June 29, I attended a panel event in Washington, D.C., on "Communicating Pandemic," sponsored by Johns Hopkins University. The roundtable brought together public health experts and journalists to discuss the myriad challenges facing journalists who are covering -- and will cover -- the H1N1, or "swine flu," virus outbreak.
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Zimbabwean journalist lauds new media for newsgathering |
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By Jessica Weiss on
5/21/2009 3:41 PM
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In Zimbabwe, where the press has traditionally toed the government line, journalists are “using new media to find and tell stories,” Zimbabwean Voice of America reporter Sandra Nyaira told the International Reporting Media Summit at New York City’s UN Plaza on May 15.
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The great irony ... |
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By Jessica Weiss on
5/15/2009 5:28 PM
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I wish I could have updated this throughout the day (as promised), documenting a vibrant discussion on media and development from a room full of eager and impassioned NGO workers, journalists and humanitarians.
But I couldn't.
Because -- in the center of the UN hotel, a figurative gateway to the peoples of the world, in a room full of communicators -- there was no Internet.
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Heading to the International Reporting Media Summit |
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By Jessica Weiss on
5/14/2009 9:20 AM
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I am getting ready to head to NYC for InterAction's International Reporting Media Summit, at the UN Plaza Hotel. Present will be some of the biggest names in international news and media development. Keep up with me as I cover the event via Cover It Live and Twitter.
Sign up, at right, to receive a reminder in advance of our coverage of the first panel, which begins at 9:30 am.
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