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Journalist

Elvira is a freelance reporter and South Africa correspondent (Dutch & English) with articles published in: Mail & Guardian, MediaNews, denieuwereporter.nl, Xs4all.nl, AfrikaNieuws/ AfricaNews, AfricaServer Magazine, De Journalist, Internationale Samenwerking, Top-X.nl, Utrechts Nieuwsblad, Viva and the Highway Africa News Agency.

Top Stories
One news feature about the African Blogsphere ended up in the Top Ten Most Read Stories of 2008 on journalism blog De Nieuwe Reporter. Read the story here. The story was subsequently published in four other media. The article Plight of the World’s ‘Invisible’ Children for the South African Mail & Guardian Online ended up in the Top Twenty of Most Read Stories 2005 .

Other articles, like the ones  in MediaNews and AfricaNews, mostly concentrated on new media developments in Southern Africa because of Elvira’s close involvement with the Digital Citizen Indaba and Highway Africa Conference.

In 2008 Elvira published numerous articles online but also an academic article about newsroom integration in Southern Africa in the Rhodes Journalism Review. As from 2009 Elvira spends more time editing at for example the IFRA Expo and the CueBlog project. Elvira is now also trying to write a book about independent travelling in the Guyanas after exploring the countries for three months earlier this year. Writing is still her number one passion.

Topics of interest
Elvira is specialised in writing about new media, blogging, the Internet, online journalism, social networking and community reporting in Southern Africa. Other topics of interest range from tourism and nature to politics, and from HIV/ Aids to the upcoming World Cup soccer in 2010 in South Africa. With an extensive network in Southern Africa and The Netherlands no topic is too complicated, research is all part of the game.

If you are interested or in need of a news article, reportage or resources don’t hesitate to contact Elvira. It is also possible for Elvira to take digital photos and videos or to work with local (photo) journalists.