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How can African journalists benefit from the Web 2.0 revolution? Web 2.0 and all of its manifestations have been a major turning point in media history. For the first time ever, the mass media has had to deal with a dialogic challenge as readers begin to actively involve themselves in the making of news and deciding what is news and what is not. They have even begun to produce their own content through so-called grass roots journalism or citizens’ journalism. This is indeed a huge challenge for the traditional media, all over the world. PenPlusBytes, an international organisation, seeks to empower journalists through the use of Information Communication Technologies (ICTs). Brenda Zulu reports for eLearning Africa.
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Tofrraace is designed to reinforce the professional capacities of broadcasters and media practitioners in Africa. Established as an eLearning platform by the Mediafrica.Net initiative, it offers a variety of topics of shared interest. Recently Tofrraace started a course called "Radio for Peacebuilding”. Michel Philippart from the Catholic Media Council (CAMECO), Aachen, Germany, joined the project as a consultant. At eLearning Africa 2007, he will talk about the features of TOFRRAACE in detail.
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