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VIDEO: Aid workers get hands dirty with blogging
01 Aug 2008
 Source: AlertNet

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In July 2008, AlertNet hosted a blogging workshop at its London headquarters to help aid workers get to grips with the brave new world of blogging. The session kicked off with a discussion by a panel of experts from the media and non-profit sector:

  • Shane Richmond, Telegraph Communities Editor
  • Pete Cranston, former Oxfam Interactive Media Advisor
  • Neha Viswanathan, Global Voices Regional Editor for South Asia
  • Mark Jones, Reuters Community Editor

    Here are edited highlights of the discussion.



    See also:

  • Full report from the blogging workshops
  • One participant's blog on the event




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