About the Twenty Ten Content Blog
Sep 4th, 2009 by Dave Larsen
Welcome to the Twenty Ten blog! This is where the latest content relating to the Twenty Ten project is posted giving you direct links to the relevant content on the Africa Media Online web site.
The 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa as the first football world cup in Africa creates a wonderful opportunity at a time where the world’s attention will be focused on Africa, for Africans to be telling Africa’s story on a global stage. That is what the Twenty Ten initiative is all about.
Twenty Ten: African Media on the Road to 2010 (and beyond) is an initiative of World Press Photo, Free Voice, Africa Media Online and lokaalmondiaal. This project is made possible by the financial support from the Dutch Postcode Lottery. World Press Photo and Free Voice receive support from the Dutch Postcode Lottery.
A child wearing the colours of the South African flag attempts to save a goal in Lwandle Township, Somerset West
108 professional journalists from 34 countries around Africa have been selected to participate in the initiative which sees them come under the tutelage of leading media practitioners from around the world. Hundreds of in depth features will be produced on the run up to and during the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The stories will be made available for sale to African and world-wide publishing and broadcast markets. While soccer offers the moment in time for the project to happen, the productions do not focus primarily on what will be happening on the pitch in the stadia, rather it is the story of the impact of the game on African society and African society’s impact on the game. As the first African World Cup, 2010 is truly an Africa wide story, which is why we are mobilising the most significant African media force to cover this moment in time in Africa from an African perspective.
To find our more about the initiative please visit Twenty Ten
To get regular updates about the project please visit: Africa Media Online’s Media Blog
