Basic Journalism

Oct 102011

With Elections Looming in Colombia, Journalists and Election Officials Are Gearing Up

by Ronnie Lovler

A decision to observe a training session conducted by Colombia’s independent Electoral Observer Mission brought me from Bogota to Barranquilla for two days. The MOE, as it is known here, has had an ongoing presence in Colombia’s political life since 2006. One of the things they are doing as they get ready to observe the local elections is to host a crowd-sourced map with national scope where citizens are able to file reports of what they consider to be election irregularities.

Oct 52011

Bring It On: Tackling The Challenge of Sustainable Development Journalism in Africa

by Joseph Warungu

As Knight International Journalism Fellow Joseph Warungu launches a new network of journalists to report on development in Africa, the graveyard of those who’ve fought the same battle before him offers both warnings and lessons to be learned.

Oct 42011

India's World Media Academy Students Master the Skills of Journalism Past, Present and Future

by Theo Yardley, World Media Academy Faculty

When I work with my class of 18 aspiring journalists at World Media Academy, Delhi, I am reminded that students are the heart of a school.

India: World Media Academy

Students at the World Media Academy learn both the basic skills of journalism and the technical multimedia skills they will need to do their jobs in the future.

Oct 12011

Right To Information Act Gives Crime Reporter in Bangalore Big News, For A Change

by Kannaiah Venkatesh

H.M. Chaithanya Swamy is a crime reporter in Bangalore. The city is known for its booming outsourcing industry and not for its crime rate. Reporting on crime from the city can be quite tame, but that may be changing, thanks to the Right To Information, which recently made headlines there.

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How does one television network with limited resources cover election issues in a country like Peru, spanning 500,000 square miles? With the help of Knight Fellow Hena Cuevas.

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Radio is the most popular source of news in post-conflict Liberia, but stations are struggling. Knight Fellow Luisa Handem Piette is developing business models that will lead to profitability.

Sub-Saharan Africa: Develop New Business Models

In Partnership With: 
African Media Initiative

Knight International Journalism Fellow Meredith Beal is a media entrepreneur who is working with members of the African Media Initiative (AMI) to develop effective business models, improve management structures, and create new revenue streams to support quality news coverage. AMI is a pan-African organization of media owners and operators.

Beal is mentoring a half dozen African media organizations, helping them to monetize mobile and online news services and creating models that can be replicated by other organizations.

Colombia: Use Crowd Sourcing Technology to Track Crime and Corruption

In Partnership With: 
El Tiempo
In Partnership With: 
Consejo de Redaccion

Knight International Journalism Fellow Ronnie Lovler is helping El Tiempo, Colombia’s largest newspaper, develop a website that uses citizen reports to map crime in the capital city of Bogota. Modeled after a similar Fellowship project in Panama, citizens and citizen journalists will post information on the map. Lovler will train El Tiempo journalists to use the map to identify trends and produce investigative stories about crime and violence. El Tiempo plans to expand the project nationally.

Senegal Country Director Tidiane Kasse shares these photos from workshops that taught reporting skills for covering elections and investigations to journalists in Senegal.