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Covering Poverty and Food Security, 22-23 April, Jhb

April 13, 2010 by tvanwyk  
Filed under News, Training

Food riots across Africa, sparked by the global economic crisis, have made food security the continent’s most pressing issue. Is your newsroom equipped to cover the issue quickly, intelligently and in depth?
Africa is home to three-quarters of the world’s “ultra-poor”. Food aid may solve their immediate hunger, but longer-term solutions are needed to bolster [...]

Newsletter design using Open Source software 15-17 June, Jhb

April 13, 2010 by tvanwyk  
Filed under , News, Training

frayintermedia presents a three-day course on effective newsletter production using Open Source software.
Open Source software applications are available to individuals and organisations at no cost, usually available via download from the internet.
Targeted at non-government organisations, the workshop will provide an overview of conceptualization, editing, design and distribution of newsletters as an effective communication tool.
The workshop [...]

Knowing your tweets from your facebook and your blog, 8-10 June, Jhb

April 13, 2010 by tvanwyk  
Filed under News, Training

Interactive social media marketing tools.
frayintermedia presents a three-day modular course on interactive social marketing tools that provides an overview of the existing tools as well as the skills to use them effectively.

Do you know your tweets from your twits?
Your myspace from your facebook?
Can Youtube be an effective marketing tool or is it a teenager’s [...]

Knowing your tweets from your facebook and your blog, 8-10 June Jhb

April 13, 2010 by tvanwyk  
Filed under Training

frayintermedia presents a three-day modular course on interactive social marketing tools like twitter, facebook and blogging, that provides an overview of the existing tools as well as the skills to use them effectively.

Covering Poverty and Food Security, 22-23 April, Jhb

April 12, 2010 by tvanwyk  
Filed under Training

Food riots across Africa, sparked by the global economic crisis, have made food security the continent’s most pressing issue. Is your newsroom equipped to cover the issue quickly, intelligently and in depth?


Africa is home to three-quarters of the world’s “ultra-poor”. Food aid may solve their immediate hunger, but longer-term solutions are needed to bolster food security.


Sign up your journalists to the Regional Hunger and Vulnerability Programme’s two-day training workshop on Monday and Tuesday 22-23 March in Dunkeld West, Johannesburg.

EXPERIMENT CSS – TRAINING 01 – ANNOUNCEMENT – portrait photo

March 11, 2010 by tvanwyk  
Filed under EXPERIMENTS - NOT FOR PUBLISHING

PUT THIS MANUAL EXCERPT HERE – ELSE IF SOMEONE CLICK ON THE TAG CLOUD, THEY’RE GOING TO SEE CSS CODING
THIS the rightbox1. THIS the rightbox1. THIS the rightbox1.

EXPERIMENT CSS – LEFT COLUMN WITH 2 RIGHT HAND BOXES

March 10, 2010 by tvanwyk  
Filed under EXPERIMENTS - NOT FOR PUBLISHING

div.leftcolumn {position:relative; width:96%; margin-right:20%; min-height:200px;padding:10px;border:2px solid gray;overflow:hidden}
div.rightcolumn {float:right; width:15%; padding:0px;border:0px solid gray; overflow:hidden}
div.rightbox1 {width:100%; padding:10px;border:0px solid gray; background-color:#C9CFD6;overflow:hidden}
div.rightbox2 {width:100%; padding:10px;border:0px solid gray; background-color:#C9CFD6; overflow:hidden}

THIS the rightbox1. THIS the rightbox1. THIS the rightbox1. THIS the rightbox1. THIS the rightbox1. THIS the rightbox1.

THIS the rightbox2.THIS the rightbox2.THIS the rightbox2.THIS the rightbox2.THIS the rightbox2.THIS the rightbox2. THIS the [...]

EXPERIMENT CSS – left column with 1 right hand box

March 10, 2010 by tvanwyk  
Filed under EXPERIMENTS - NOT FOR PUBLISHING

div.leftcolumn {position:relative; width:95%; margin-right:20%; min-height:200px;padding:10px;border:2px solid gray;overflow:hidden}
div.rightbox1 {float:right; width:15%; padding:10px;border:2px solid gray; overflow:hidden}

THIS the topt right hand box. This box is not supposed to get taller than 100 pixels. THIS the first right hand box. This box is not supposed to get taller than 100 pixels.

THIS IS THE LEFT column. THIS IS THE LEFT column. [...]

CSS BOX EXPERIMENT – simple inline box

March 10, 2010 by tvanwyk  
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How violent are our drinking habits?

South Africans consume over 5 billion litres of alcoholic beverages per year according to a report by the Cape Town based Medical Research Council (MRC). This amounts to 120 litres per capita per year. Taking into account that many South Africans do not drink at all, the alcohol consumption of [...]

Prof Charles Parry presentation:Understanding the Link Between Violence and Alcohol Consumption

February 28, 2010 by tvanwyk  
Filed under tipsheets

 
    Download the presentation
    “Understanding the Link Between Violence and Alcohol Consumption”
     by Prof Charles Parry (1.8 Mb), 30 detailed slides

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