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/ 1 August 2006

Why Africa needs ‘new news’ reporting

The state of Africa, says Charlayne Hunter-Gault in her most recent book, <i>New News Out of Africa</i>, is in many ways shaped by the public’s image of the continent — and the image of Africa is in the hands of the media. Besieged by clichéd headlines bearing news of the "four Ds" — death, destruction, disease and despair — Africa needs fresh, "new news" reporting.