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Lufuno Mutele
Trainee journalist at Johnnic
My experience was an enriching one. It gave me a
better sense of the pressures that come with working as a journalist.
Over three days we had to work to very tight
deadlines – a skill that is clearly important.
I think a conference like that of Acacia’s played a
crucial role in the improving my general knowledge. I never imagined
I would learn so many things in such a short space of time.
I now realise the value of networking with people
from different walks of life and different interests.
I wish to express my deep-felt gratitude for this
opportunity to be part of the team that produced the WebTimes.
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Vusi
Nzapheza
Trainee journalist at Johnnic
It was certainly worthwhile to come to the ICT for
Development conference as a trainee journalist. It was a non-stop
experience as each of us were allocated sessions to attend and report
on. Some of the speeches by delegates were
very technical, and because they were not read
from a paper but onscreen, they were difficult to follow.
However, the internet café
opposite our newsroom came in handy to obtain
some of the background material for our articles.
The conference offered a perfect networking
opportunity with most people giving us their
business cards.
I thought it would be problematic having four
journalists using two computers but allocation of different time slots
took care of that.
ICTs remain a mystery to me on the technical side,
but it was wonderful to hear what people from
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Goodman Chauke
Information officer for the South African Chapter of the
Media Institute of Southern Africa.
When I joined the team I was not sure of what it
would be like to write for a website or to write about information
communication technology (ICT).
Through the support of our news editor I have learnt
a lot. I can now write different news stories,
from colour stories to hard news and discussions.
I think the training opened my eyes and gave me an
opportunity to interact with role players in the industry and to get to
know them.
I am looking forward to the meeting where we will
discuss the editing changes that were made to our copy. Such events
should be ongoing.
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Artwell Dlamini
employed by Johnnic publishing as a sub-editor in an
electronic news service
I think the whole exercise – the idea of a news team
covering an event in real-time, giving trainees hand-on experience –
was worthwhile. I learned a lot from Matthew, Clive and Graeme
as well as the interns.
There were some hiccups when the work flow wasn’t
smooth enough and when we f ailed to meet deadlines. Technology played a
large part as did the planning of the event
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