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REPORT: Aid agency blogging
31 Jul 2008
Source: AlertNet
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Greater immediacy, openness and interactivity are just a few of the advantages of blogging as a way for aid agencies to communicate about their work. But those are benefits that have eluded many organisations testing the waters of this new medium. Blogging has even inspired fear within aid groups as the perceived risks and required processes seem too much to handle.

AlertNet hosted a blogging workshop at its London headquarters to help members and content partners get to grips with the brave new world of blogging.

The following report is based on workshop sessions in which aid agency staff and experts shared their experiences and explored ways to move forward.

Click here for the report.





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