Articles

When FOIA Requests Become a Reporting Habit

At the York Daily Record/Sunday News, reporters don’t hesitate to push agencies for undisclosed information.

Priorities in the Struggle for Press Freedom

There are areas at The Namibian that we’ve possibly failed to address rigorously but that should be made priorities in the struggle for press freedom. These include the following:Advocacy: Although…

Journalist’s Trade “Africa: Stories to Be Told” Introduction (Fall 2004)

Africa is portrayed in the Western media by its extremes, observes Ugandan journalist Charles Onyango-Obbo, a managing editor with the Nation Media Group in Nairobi, Kenya. Stories about its civil…

When African Governments Stifle Press Freedom

In many countries in southern Africa, journalists face harsh consequences when they try to hold governments accountable.

Journalism at a Crossroads in Liberia

War devastated the nation’s independent media, and now the job of restoring the foundation for news reporting begins.

Photographing a Nation Under Siege

In Liberia, a photojournalist finds death, despair and destruction.

Africa Through the Eyes of African Reporters

If local journalists reported more of the news to Western audiences, their sources and the story’s context would be different.
Weighing the Moral Argument Against the Way Things Work

Weighing the Moral Argument Against the Way Things Work

‘We have covered Africa this year, so we won’t be doing anything for a while.’

War Crimes Tribunals in Africa and Sleeping Press Watchdogs

‘… there is an obvious need for independent press scrutiny to hold these tribunals accountable.’

Seeking Balance in a Continent Portrayed By Its Extremes

‘The patronizing reporting one witnesses today is as bad as the condescending work of the past.’