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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Media training in Asindo-opo, Suriname
Three and a half hours on a traditional korjaal, over the Suriname river. Forest and some small villages on both sides, rapids, caymans…
We arrived in Djumu in the dark, the skilled boatsman new exactly what he was doing. I met Charles Vervuurd, the director of Apinti Television in Suriname in Bronsberg. He told me that [...]
Three and a half hours on a traditional korjaal, over the Suriname river. Forest and some small villages on both sides, rapids, caymans…
We arrived in Djumu in the dark, the skilled boatsman new exactly what he was doing. I met Charles Vervuurd, the director of Apinti Television in Suriname in Bronsberg. He told me that he has been working on getting television into the interior and has just set up a station in Djumu. Charles gave me the number of Captain Albert (capitain is similar to a chief in South Africa, he is a bit like a the major of a town) who was extremely happy to hear that I’m a media trainer. His radio reporters (radio Mai Fei) needed some help.
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.