I am in Cambodia is to see all of the programs that Mr. Krisher has created. I have already seen the American Assistance for Cambodia (AAFC) Bright Future Kids Home and the AAFC New Life Orphanage. Before leaving Phnom Penh we had one more stop to make, the Cambodia Daily, the first English-language newspaper in Cambodia. Mr. Krisher had been a foreign correspondent for Newsweek during the Vietnamese War and had used his journalism skills to establish the paper in 1993.
Once there, I found journalists and photographers from around the world that “cover their beat” reporting breaking news.
Three points:
- The team from the US AID said that the Cambodia Daily is a prime source of independent journalism.
- Tiann Monie, Supervisor, Ratanakiri English Education, described how the Cambodia Daily is used on a daily basis in classrooms across the country to help teach English. In fact, the paper includes a weekly insert devoted to furthering English-language skills.
- The paper is not just for English-language speakers. Every day the local news is delivered in Khmer.
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Please scroll down (below the pink type) to meet journalists describing what it is like to produce an independent paper in Cambodia.
On a personal note, I am about to leave the security of the city. Knowing that that is an Apple Store, a Canon Store and a hospital in the capital has been comforting. Tomorrow morning we have a ten-hour drive to Ratanakiri Province in the north east corner, about an hour from the Vietnamese border. I have no idea of what to expect!
Talk to you from Ratanakiri. . .
p.s.
Check out the video clip on the “Experiencing Phnom Penh” post. It shows My tuk tuk driver (who I hailed randomly), wearing a Child Safe Network t-shirt!
Laurie
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