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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