Apr 12th, 2010
by Elvira.
The Digital Citizen Indaba 5.0 will this year take place on 07 July at Rhodes University in Grahamstown. Our theme this year is “Africa’s Underdevelopment: Digital Citizens Talk Back” and concentrates on the use of new media tools in exposing crucial information about natural resource exploitation, mega-events (like the FIFA 2010 World Cup) and disasters in Africa. DCI 5.0 discusses the role of citizen media: which stories are important to tell and how can citizen journalists tell them?
Once again, EvN Media is one of the coordinators of this annual event. The team is currently busy compiling the programme. We have made a first selection of speakers and projects that we will showcase but if you have any suggestions you are welcome to let us know. Our contact details are on the DCI website. Read our Concept Document for more information.
Posted in: Solutions, Work update.
Tagged: 2010 World Cup · African blogosphere · Citizen Journalism · DCI · digital citizens · media tools · mobile media · South Africa
EvN Media contributes to Memeburn, a website with “web-savvy insight
and analysis” that is South Africa based.
You can find more here and read the first article Citizen Journalism to shake up SA – more to follow…
Posted in: Journalism, Work update.
Tagged: Citizen Journalism · Memeburn
Mar 29th, 2010
by Elvira.
Twenty-one Citizen Journalists received a certificate in Citizen Journalism 
after successfully finishing the six week training course at Grocott’s Mail newspaper in Grahamstown, South Africa.
Pictured here are Carol Strodl, arts and crafts sales manager, who’s story about vegetable gardens was published in the print edition. Dabula Maxam, unemployed, wrote about employment opportunities in Grahamstown and was also published in the print edition of Grocott’s Mail. Zoli Sakata, far right in the picture, wrote about a family who received a government funded toilet…instead of a house.
The fourth CJ course, which is the second that is facilitated by EvN Media, will start on 19 April 2010. Application forms are available online.
Posted in: Media Training.
Tagged: Citizen Journalism · Grocott's Mail · Media Training
Mar 18th, 2010
by Elvira.
Why sign up for a mentoring programme? When Rhodes University 
approached me to be an Alumni mentor I doubted if I would be able to make a difference in the life of a student. But after only one meeting with my mentee I am positive I made the right decision. I now recall how hard it was to take the step and start your own business. To take that step and say no to job offers. To deal with taxes, a lot of free days and stern warnings from family and friends.
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Posted in: Journalism, Work update.
Tagged: entrepreneurs · freelance · mentor · Rhodes University · students
Feb 22nd, 2010
by Elvira.
“I’m 1 of the people who were there this morning, & I really enjoyed the 1st course. You really know your stuff. Thembeni” – Twitter message to @Elviravannoort.
My first Citizen Journalism class at local Grahamstown community newspaper Grocott’s Mail (GM) is history. Eleven participants this morning learned what a citizen journalist is, what news is and how they can generate their own story ideas.
It’s exciting to be part of the project named Iindaba Ziyafika (The news is coming). “The project focuses on developing innovative ways of using new media technologies to facilitiate community journalism, and is funded by a grant from the US-based John S. and James L. Knight Foundation“, explains the GM website concisely.
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Posted in: Media Training, Work update.
Tagged: basic journalism skills · Citizen Journalism · Grocott's Mail · Journalism · Media Training · South Africa
