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Putting development News on the agenda

Inter Press Service (IPS) Africa puts African development news at the forefront, telling untold stories across the continent in multiple languages. With a decentralized editorial approach, IPS offers diverse thematic news stories and capacity-building services to media outlets. By providing exclusive content subscription services and training tools, IPS aims to enhance media coverage and promote sustainable journalism in Africa.

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Putting development News on the agenda

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  1. Putting development News on the agenda

  2. Inter Press Service (IPS) Africa Inter Press Service (IPS) is a communication institution with a global news agency at its core. IPS in action means … • Providing news and content • Dissemination and networking • Capacity Building

  3. Telling Africa’s Untold Stories … Headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa West Africa bureau (French) in Cotonou, Benin Swahili translations in Dar es Salaam, Tanzani Inter Press Service (IPS) Africa

  4. Telling Africa’s Untold Stories … Publish in English, French and Swahili Translate into Portuguese and Arabic Inter Press Service (IPS) Africa

  5. Telling Africa’s Untold Stories … Decentralised editorial generation overseen by Regional Editor French editor, radio/multimedia editor and thematic editors Almost 200 freelance writers in sub-saharan Africa Inter Press Service (IPS) Africa

  6. IPS Africa Website

  7. IPS Africa Website

  8. Audiences … Editorial content subscription service to more than 400 media outlets across Africa. Stories used by mainstream and community newspapers, radio stations, magazines and websites. Inter Press Service (IPS) Africa

  9. Inter Press Service (IPS) Africa Some Projects…

  10. Services… Thematic development news stories SA Water Wire; Gender Wire; Accessing Medicines; Trade; Women in Politics; Children on the Frontline… Special offers Columns, Analysis, Commissioned articles; exclusive use… Capacity building Training, training tools, resource Research Action research, e.g. Changing Lives Inter Press Service (IPS) Africa

  11. Reporting Research

  12. Challenges for sustainability… IPS is, at its core, an independent news agency; Selling the value of “development” news to mainstream media; Market is diverse; Cost of administering “end-user” pays; Moving to new platforms. Inter Press Service (IPS) Africa

  13. www.ips.org/africa pfray@ips.org Thank You

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