#foreign journalism

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Marokko Magazine

Als student Communicatie & Multimedia Design heb ik een uitstapje gemaakt naar de opleiding Journalistiek om de minor Buitenlandjournalistiek te volgen. Samen met vijf collega-studenten ben ik voor twee weken naar Marokko geweest. Hier heb ik verschillende verhalen gemaakt. Bij thuiskomst heb ik deze verhalen samengevoegd tot een tastbaar product, namelijk een magazine.

As a Communication & Multimedia Design student I decided to follow the minor Foreign Journalism. Along with five student-colleges I travelled through Morocco for two weeks. During those two weeks I interviewed several people, with as result some written stories. Back at home I decided to combine those stories with a magazine as result.

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Given our emerging global media environment, I proposed that we have no option but to ask local journalists to help us do a better job. My words triggered responses from the audience in which I was labeled naïve and irresponsible. So it was surprising that Richard Sambrook, who was then the director of BBC’s global news, stood up and said he agreed with me. Parachute journalism was on the way out, he said, and hundreds of local stringers were already on the job for the BBC. Depending on who is making the argument, the idea of not having foreign correspondents is either something to fear or look forward to. Many younger people I speak with seem to find the idea obvious. Given the rate at which foreign news coverage is declining, what other alternative do we have? The pool of talent for those who can tell these stories must become bigger and more geographically and linguistically diverse.

Should Local Voices Bring Us Foreign News? - Nieman Reports