It was my first time travelling through Suriname and Guyana, and to get to understand a nation starts with an understanding of its local news. For me, as someone with an above-average interest for news and journalism it was great to get a chance to feel, read and examine the most read newspapers in the [...]
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Tips and story ideas for Guyana newspapers
It was my first time travelling through Suriname and Guyana, and to get to understand a nation starts with an understanding of its local news. For me, as someone with an above-average interest for news and journalism it was great to get a chance to feel, read and examine the most read newspapers in the Guyana’s. 
The newspapers I had a closer look at in Suriname are: De Ware Tijd, The Times of Suriname and Dagblad Suriname, in Guyana I bought Stabroek News and Kaieteur News.
Unfortunately the journalistic skills seem to still be very basic, there is a lack of investigative stories and stories are often unbalanced and not to the point. Besides some hints and tips I’ve compiled a list of story ideas, just some articles and topics that I thought are missing in the Guyanese papers. And yes, I am willing to travel back and write them all 
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Back to my roots: doing journalism in South America
Thousands of interesting people to meet and speak to, the beauty of the rainforest, all that delicious food, the rich cultures and all the travelling. I’m on my way to South America, on a trip from French Guyana to Peru.
I’m going back to my roots. Its not just that I am visiting my family [...]
Thousands of interesting people to meet and speak to, the beauty of the rainforest, all that delicious food, the rich cultures and all the travelling. I’m on my way to South America, on a trip from French Guyana to Peru. 
I’m going back to my roots. Its not just that I am visiting my family in Suriname, I am also returning to my journalistic roots. After a year of running multimedia projects, giving trainings and lecturing I can’t wait to write and be a journalist again.
Lecturing done: time for reflection
It’s all done, I have just finished lecturing my last course at the School for Journalism in Utrecht, The Netherlands. Time for some reflection with comments from the student evaluations.
Evaluations
During the final lecture of each course the students fill out a self-made evaluation form. Completely new for me was teaching blogging within a School. The [...]
It’s all done, I have just finished lecturing my last course at the School for Journalism in Utrecht, The Netherlands. Time for some reflection with 
comments from the student evaluations.
Evaluations
During the final lecture of each course the students fill out a self-made evaluation form. Completely new for me was teaching blogging within a School. The fourth-year students work in a crossmedia lab, using mostly radio and television, and had to now integrate Campusblog.nl in their schedule.
Students need freelance journalism lectures
Six lectures = 12 hours to teach 3th and 4th year Journalism students about becoming, being and staying a freelance journalist.
How do you set up, create and sustain a professional network? How do you pitch a story, find new clients and keep in touch?
Six lectures = 12 hours to teach 3th and 4th year Journalism students 
about becoming, being and staying a freelance journalist.
How do you set up, create and sustain a professional network? How do you pitch a story, find new clients and keep in touch?
African blogosphere post in top most read ‘08!
What a pleasant surprise! My story “De Afrikaanse blogosphere: tijd voor een update” ended up in the most read stories of 2008 on ‘De Nieuwe Reporter‘ (a well-respected Dutch blog platform for journalists).
What a pleasant surprise! My story “De Afrikaanse blogosphere: tijd 
voor een update” ended up in the most read stories of 2008 on ‘De Nieuwe Reporter‘ (a well-respected Dutch blog platform for journalists).