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Mobile phone technology meets citizen journalism |
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By Christopher Conte on
7/23/2010 10:35 AM
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When my health-journalism fellowship began two and a half years ago, I dreamed about finding the “killer app” for mobile telephones that would revolutionize journalism in Africa.
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Better sources and tougher questions lead to more funds for Uganda’s hospitals |
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By Christopher Conte on
7/6/2010 10:54 AM
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A reporter who relies only on official sources will often miss the real story. To a seasoned journalist, that may sound like a cliché. But in my Knight International Journalism Fellowship in Uganda, where independent media are very new, I’m trying to help journalists understand the need to dig deeper and find new sources, especially when it comes to health reporting. Recently, I got to see stunning results-- $130 million worth in fact.
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Good Reporting Can Produce Stunning Results |
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By Christopher Conte on
6/11/2010 4:17 PM
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Any reporter who relies on official sources will often miss the real story. That may sound like a cliche, but in countries that don’t have much experience with an independent press, it’s a lesson many reporters are just starting to learn. When they do, however, the results can be stunning.
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Use UHCA to learn - through experience |
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By Christopher Conte on
3/25/2009 12:15 PM
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In late 2007, when I learned that I would be coming to Uganda to train and support health journalists here, I sought advice from Bobby Pestronk, the longest serving and one of the most highly respected local public health officials in the U.S. “The first thing you need to realize,” he told me, “is that nothing you do is going to make a difference.”
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What difference can a newsletter make? |
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By Christopher Conte on
4/30/2008 10:29 AM
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What difference can a newsletter make? Quite a bit, judging from the launch of a new publication in Uganda. Designed to serve health journalists, the “Uganda Health Reporter,” produced by members of the Uganda Health Communication Alliance, is attempting to spearhead diverse training programs and become a rallying point for professional development. Read Knight Fellow Christopher Conte’s blog about the potential both the Alliance and the newsletter have to make a difference in Uganda.
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Of Demons and Public Health |
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By Christopher Conte on
3/1/2008 11:11 PM
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A group of journalists set out to investigate reports of demons in rural Uganda, but they ended up learning a few things about public health.
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