Pop-up newsrooms spring to life in Cairo for #EgyPresElex
Posted on May 22 2012 by Tom Trewinnard. Filed under: Checkdesk, Community, Election monitoring, Freedom of expression
by @Gr33nData
The candidates have been named, symbols have been assigned (Will Moussa’s sun leave Shafiq on a ladder to nowhere?) and ballot boxes are being prepared across Egypt for the country’s first presidential election of the post-Mubarak era. The stage has been set for this historic poll, and we want you to help us cover the events as they’re happening on the ground.
Join us at a pop-up newsroom
For both daysp we’ll be hosting a pop-up newsroom, where you can get together with fellow citizen journalists and members of our awesome trainer team to post the best citizen media for publication to the Al-Masry Al-Youm liveblog: http://liveblog.almasryalyoum.com
When and Where?
Wednesday 23 May 2012 – 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm at Kunst Gallery Down Town (29 Sherif Basha Street)
With….. Ramy Raouf (@ramyraoof) & Lilian Wagdy (@LilianWagdy)
Thursday 24 May 2012 – 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm at Kunst Gallery Down Town (29 Sherif Basha Street)
With….. Tarek Amr (@gr33ndata) & Nehal El Sherif (@nelsherif)
The venue is Cafe Kunst, Sh. Sherif, Wust el-Balad: http://www.cairo360.com/article/caf%C3%A9s/1110/kunst-gallery-and-cafe-quiet-downtown-spot/
Bring your laptop and join us in the Matbakh al-Sa7afy for coffee and citizen journalism. Tweet @Meedan or the trainers mentioned above for further info.