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9:51

wanjiku - Plenary session on reporting community; reinventing local news. Eddie from @globalvoices and Bolivian Voices is presenting. #ha09

9:58

wanjiku - Eddie talks of Christina who blogs in Eng & spanish; she is known more outside of Bolivia than in. Its abt access to technology #ha09

9:59

wanjiku - Community media in SA suffering from lack of trained personnel & latest tech. Makes it hard to hold on to staff. Depend on govt grants #ha09

10:01

wanjiku - Reinventing local news; Big media starting to acquire community sites to lead traffic to their sites. Comp. led to more pple online #ha09

10:02

risingvoices - RT: @wanjiku Plenary session on reporting community; reinventing local news. Eddie from @globalvoices and @vocesbolivianas presenting. #ha09

10:02

wanjiku - Big media competing for world wide news but comm media getting all the news focussing on public interest. #ha09

10:04

wanjiku - West Africa Democracy Radio in Senegal but listened across the region. News and info is 2-way & is syndicated within the network #ha09

10:05

wanjiku - Just like you have neglected diseases, you also have neglected news. Ignored coz they are "boring". Look 4 model, inspiring stories #ha09

10:06

wanjiku - Emphasis on minority voices, neglected by mainstream media, allowing comm to participate, Liberia, Guinea, Mali, Ivory coast #ha09

10:08

wanjiku - Dealing with radios with no access to the power grid, new media would give the comm better ways to address issues #ha09

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