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Zimbabwean Writer on 2011 US Foreign Press Center Media Tour
15 Nov 2011 at 13:45hrs | Views
Zimbabwean writer, journalist, blogger, and gender activist, Delta Milayo Ndou toured Washington DC and Minneapolis in June as one of 20 journalists who have been identified by the Washington Foreign Press Center as emerging Global New Media Leaders. She is one of 4 African journalists – and the other African countries represented are Morocco, Uganda & Kenya.
The participants, selected from all over the globe represented countries such Iran, Iraq, Israel, Oman, Yemen, Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Pakistan, among others.
Announcing the news of Delta Milayo Ndou's acceptance to the programme, JB Leedy of the Washington Press Center commended the US Embassy's Public Affairs Section in Harare for the "great nomination", adding that nominations for the FPC Blogging for Social and Political Change tour were impressive. "We received 45 nominations for 20 available slots and all were impressive, so you can expect your participant to get a lot out of not only the official program, but networking with fellow global new media leaders on the tour," stated Leedy.
The bloggers were expected to do significant blogging both during and after the program, and to provide the FPC with feedback on the nature of those blog posts.
They were also be expected to find creative ways to amplify the USG message on the role of new media in civil society and press freedom when bloggers return home.
Activities during the tour included engagement in the Blogosphere to explore how the U.S Government (USG) advances foreign policy positions on the web by discussing new media strategy with top-level policy advisors, meeting with those implementing the strategy through official USG blogs to find out more about how they choose what to blog about, assess the interests of their target audiences, and gauge their effectiveness in conveying the USG message.
Some of the key discussions and activities revolved around maintaining and promoting Freedom of Expression on the Internet; attending and taking part in Netroots Nation 2011, one of USA's most prominent blogger conferences,an annual forum for exchanging ideas and using technology "to influence the public debate, inspire action, and serve as an incubator for progressive ideas that challenge the status quo and ultimately affect change in the public sphere."
You can read Delta Milayo Ndou's work on her blog, itsdelta.
The participants, selected from all over the globe represented countries such Iran, Iraq, Israel, Oman, Yemen, Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Pakistan, among others.
Announcing the news of Delta Milayo Ndou's acceptance to the programme, JB Leedy of the Washington Press Center commended the US Embassy's Public Affairs Section in Harare for the "great nomination", adding that nominations for the FPC Blogging for Social and Political Change tour were impressive. "We received 45 nominations for 20 available slots and all were impressive, so you can expect your participant to get a lot out of not only the official program, but networking with fellow global new media leaders on the tour," stated Leedy.
The bloggers were expected to do significant blogging both during and after the program, and to provide the FPC with feedback on the nature of those blog posts.
Activities during the tour included engagement in the Blogosphere to explore how the U.S Government (USG) advances foreign policy positions on the web by discussing new media strategy with top-level policy advisors, meeting with those implementing the strategy through official USG blogs to find out more about how they choose what to blog about, assess the interests of their target audiences, and gauge their effectiveness in conveying the USG message.
Some of the key discussions and activities revolved around maintaining and promoting Freedom of Expression on the Internet; attending and taking part in Netroots Nation 2011, one of USA's most prominent blogger conferences,an annual forum for exchanging ideas and using technology "to influence the public debate, inspire action, and serve as an incubator for progressive ideas that challenge the status quo and ultimately affect change in the public sphere."
You can read Delta Milayo Ndou's work on her blog, itsdelta.
Source - momentsinliterature.com
