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CIAO DATE: 12/02
Foreign Policy
Net Effect: Expert Sitings
Gwen Lister*
www.mg.co.za
Launched in 1994, the online version of South Africa's Mail and Guardian newspaper provides in-depth coverage of stories making headlines in southern Africa.
www.africana.com
From reviews of the latest in music and literature to articles on education, television, and movies, Africana is a great site for perspectives on African and African-American culture.
www.ifj.org
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has about 450,000 members in over 100 countries. In Africa, the IFJ does much to build public confidence in independent media, and its Web site is a good source for information on the state of journalism, and journalists' rights, on the continent.
www.misa.org
The Media Institute of Southern Africa promotes free and pluralistic media as well as dialogue among African journalists. Its Web site is a good source for information on press freedom in southern Africa, including a comprehensive set of links to African news organizations.
www.mediachannel.org
A Web site produced by an offshoot of the independent global media firm Globalvision Inc., MediaChannel offers an easily navigable compilation of alternative news, updated daily. This Web site helps put Africa on the global news agenda.
Endnotes
Note *: Gwen Lister is editor of The Namibian, a 17-year-old independent newspaper she founded during South Africa's apartheid rule of Namibia. The paper's Web site is Namibia's largest. Back