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The annual Highway Africa conference at Rhodes U in Grahamstown does not so much set the agenda as tap into the agenda of where new media is going. Case in point is the contribution of Dan Gillmor, author of We the Media and global thought leader in citizen journalism. Back in 2003, we both participated in a panel discussion on whether blogging was a viable medium for journalists. With... moreThe annual Highway Africa conference at Rhodes U in Grahamstown does not so much set the agenda as tap into the agenda of where new media is going. Case in point is the contribution of Dan Gillmor, author of We the Media and global thought leader in citizen journalism. Back in 2003, we both participated in a panel discussion on whether blogging was a viable medium for journalists. With Gillmor, that’s like asking George Bush whether warfare is a viable alternative to leadership. All the panelists urged journalists to get blogging. One of them, Rudy Nadler-Nir, introduced the audience to anthroblogs – a concept that has since been refined, yet is no less obscure today, but indicating how deep the understanding went already back then. view page