Blogging from Zimbabwe
The Telegraph has launched a blog by one of the last independent reporters in Zimbabwe. Peta Thornycroft is a Zimbabwean, and her first blog entry describes queuing up for groceries in the world’s “fastest shrinking economy”. The man in front of her had to go back to his car to fetch more cash in a cardboard box.
The Telegraph’s blog style reminds me of the BBC’s “From our own Correspondent.” It gives down to earth insights into daily life. I’m sure that their foreign correspondents blogs will find niche followings. But I stick to my point that they would make a much bigger impact by plugging into that great network called the Blogosphere. I’m told that the paper has no policy against linking out to other sites or blogs, and even encourages it, but it doesn’t happen much.
Meanwhile Graham Holliday is enthusiasticly following up on remarks he made in our recent podcast. He’s interviewing journalist Sandeep Junnarkar about donation driven blog projects, and is looking for more examples for a feature he’s writing on the subject. Graham will also be experimenting with blogging all his background notes, interview tapes, and Mp3s to “fatten out” his journalism.
