Tuesday, June 20, 2006

REPORTING ON THE WORLD CUP

FIFA 2006: "OFF THE PITCH"

Log onto http://blogs.dw-world.de/football2006/ for all the latest stories from a team of international journalists who are in Germany, covering the World Cup.


Above: Reporters (L to R) Nadia Samie (South Africa), Nita Roshita (Indonesia) and Ehsan Bahador conduct interviews in Unna, Germany

Pic: Peter Hille (Germany)

The team is currently based in Bonn and Berlin, where they are producing for both radio and television. Click on the link http://blogs.dw-world.de/football2006/ to read all about their daily exploits!



Above: Ivory Coast's Drogba practices in Triosdorf, close to Bonn

Pic: Chen Xianging (China)

While germany is abuzz with football fever, there are many other stories playing out off the pitch that has kept a certain group of journalists very busy. Read their stories here: http://blogs.dw-world.de/football2006/

Fewer people driving and texting, but number still high

Fewer people are using their phones whilst driving. This is according to the City of Cape Town who revealed that cellphone impounds dropped ...