Briefs and Wires for Tuesday 6th October 09
| 07:42 UK time, Tuesday, 6 October 2009
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS BRIEFING MATERIAL ON SOME OF THE STORIES WE'RE COVERING AND COMMENT WITH QUESTIONS/CONTACTS/COMMENTS
ARISE MAGAZINE
Arise, a glossy high end magazine aimed at Sub Saharan African women launched. Magazine targets ladies of leisure, successful businesswomen and middle-income housewives make up an attractive demographic that, in the past, relied on international fashion magazines for style and beauty information.
WHY ARE WE DOING THE STORY
Shattering stereotypes of African women - Arise alone packages both pan-African and global content, producing a blend that Ms. Jennings calls "afropolitan."
WHO IS THE GUEST:
Editor - Helen Jennings
GUINEA MILITARY COMMANDER SPEAKS TO JOURNALISTS ABOUT LAST WEEK'S VIOLENCE
TOP LINE OF STORY A week ago 157 people were killed while protesting that Guineas' new strongman, Captain Moussa Dadis Camara, had reversed a pledge to stand in presidential elections. Camara is a mercurial figure as he demonstrated in an interview to foreign journalists.
CONTRIBUTOR: Adam Nossiter - New York Times correspondent in West Africa who has just interviewed Captain Camara. Read for background
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