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A brief onA brief on
Citizen Journalism Citizen Journalism using mobile phone projectusing mobile phone project
A
Journalism and Media Studies’ Media Outreach Project, supported by
Open Society Foundation and
Knight Foundation
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OutlineOutlineEditor, Students, Lecturers and learners
working together. - Learners sending 160 characters long
smses through a gateway to an email inbox. -Collated and redirected to Grocott’s Mail
editor The smses are three-fold, -Opinion smses -Mini-news story smses -and Haiku poem smses
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PreparationsPreparationsJMS Student volunteers recruited Given a lesson on - Citizen Journalism - Smsing (i.e. sms style writing (2 instead
of two) Grahamstown school visits - Life orientation teachers briefed about the
project.
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ExecutionExecution
80 learners invited to a workshop over 2 weekends
Given basic skills in writing Mini-news stories, Opinions and Haiku poetry.
Supplied with airtime Send one sms at the workshop and the
rest as a home work
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Nyaluza & Mary-Waters Secondary school learners sending their smses.
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Opinion smses from the learnersOpinion smses from the learners
Mancipality is jst wstng muny by rentng carz 4 da cancilor he cud hv jst usd da money 4 da poor 1z.Da cansilor wnt stp crshng bcz he knw hz nt gona pay.
UGCINELWENI!I thnk ths conclr mst b rmvd 4rm kla psitn,cz nxt tym it wnt b da cr bt hs own lyf n ada ppls lyf.So it mst b tkn in2 cnsidrtn rly!ITS DANGEROUS!
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Mini-news smses from the Mini-news smses from the learnerslearners
In Joza, Maseti str. There was a sewage burts, the owner of the house was nt home,wen she came bck there were people 4rom the Municipality trying 2 cleane!
Teachers at Nombulelo high ar complainig, about corruption at school.This include learners who come 2 shool drunk. So the comunity got involved.
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Haiku poetry smses from the Haiku poetry smses from the learnerslearners
Tension, so thick...u can almost cut it with a knife-then da teacher farts
LIFE.Life is like clock ;swings on bright golden chain;ticking very sofetly ;battery went off
Alwys evil,very protective,hate all guys(my mother-in-law)
Silky soft fabric,rip,tear and feel it, what a dirty shirt
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From the team, thank you!From the team, thank you!