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Redefining news: Perspectives on reinventing journalism

Newspapers. PICMORERI SEJAKGOMO
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The notion that journalism is dying is a greatly disputed one. However, for journalism to survive the future it must first start with the journalists rebranding themselves. Writes KABO RAMASIA*

So, I happened to pass by the Mmegi newsroom on a Tuesday morning. As expected, the journalists there were going about their business trying to gather stories for the week’s edition.

It’s the kind of aura that I had been accustomed to from a young age. The kind that gets one thinking. Although I sometimes miss this aura, I do make random visits every now and then to remind myself of that very experience that which we lived by. The headlines, deadlines and all there is to it. My day was partially fulfilled.

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