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The DA kicked off its election campaign in Kliptown, Soweto on Saturday morning. Here is how the Times covered the event.
Pretty nice story, although there were about 2000 people there in total, so “a few hundred” was a bit of an underestimate. We even had people in an overflow facility.
We’ve seen a few mash-ups previously. Here’s the first one using the new DA logo, which came into the DA’s inbox over the festive season.
Anyone have any insights about it’s origin or seen it published elsewhere?
Here’s an interview with DA leader Helen Zille posted on Zoopy after the re-launch of the party at Constitution Hill, Johannesburg. I’m sure there’ll be more clips to follow.
And here’s an interview with DA national chairperson Joe Seremane:
Next year’s general election will be arguably the most exciting since 1994. Will you be a part of it?
This weekend, all the IEC’s Polling Stations will be open for registration. If you’re not registered, or if you’ve moved since you last voted, I hope you’ll all go out and register on Saturday or Sunday.If you’re wondering why it’s important to register, or whether your vote can really make the difference, DA Leader Helen Zille provides the answers in the following video clip:
If you know anyone who’s unregistered, please encourage them to register this weekend. Every vote counts.
If you are a future leader, perhaps the DA Leadership Academy’s Young Leaders Programme is for you…
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Apply online at www.youngleaders.org.za before 17 October.
Matthew Buckland, who co-founded Mail & Guardian Online’s blog aggregator, Amatomu, and group blog, Thought Leader (but who recently left the M&G to take up the position of General Manager for Publishing and Social Media at 24.com), wrote recently that the best model for citizen journalism was “user-generated content (UGC) with controls from a closed or select group of writers”.
“The key to harnessing user-generated content is combining it with a traditional media editorial model. It’s a way media can delve into the world of citizen media but still retain quality assurance. The creation of the Mail & Guardian Online’s Thought Leader blog platform (www.thoughtleader.co.za) has been an example of this very theory in practice.”
He also said that media “should not be ashamed at being ruthless about only publishing quality content”.
“For example, racist, sexist content in the form of articles or comments, or even comments considered “stupid” should be deleted with extreme prejudice.” [my emphasis]
However, it appears that the Editors at Thought Leader aren’t always ruthless and, occasionally, they publish a brain fart. My colleague, Gareth van Onselen, discusses an extreme example in the guest post that follows:
What happened to Thought Leader’s Quality Control?
By: Gareth van Onselen
How do you identify a poor piece of writing?
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