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Posted: July 9, 2010
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Youth Journalists Reflect on World Cup Experience

Timothy Foster, Rethabile Maphalala, Tarrin Skeepers and Tumishang Mikibelo
Image courtesy of FIFA
Armed with video cameras, Macbooks and editing software, youth journalists from the iSchoolAfrica World Cup Youth Press Team Project captured the month-long World Cup spectacle in broadcast videos seen around South Africa. The iSchoolAfrica teams interviewed citizens, soccer players and even their country’s president, Jacob Zuma.

Recently, some students involved in the project shared their thoughts on the experience with NewsHour Extra.

 
 
 

Video editing by Kurtis Lee

Timothy Foster
Benjamin
“Without journalism, other countries would not know what’s going on in South Africa, they would not know the good as well as the bad.”





Rethabile Maphalala
Benjamin
"The humanity, and diversity and people uniting was excellent."







Tarrin Skeepers
Benjamin“This World Cup gives us a chance to show how modern we (in South Africa) are, to show that we are developing. And yet it allows us to bring about our traditions and show our traditions and cultures to the world.”



Tumishang Mikibelo
Marisa
“People from all over the world are now coming to our country, to come see how we’re living.”






Timothy, Rethabile, Tarrin and Tumishang are all part of the iSchoolAfrica World Cup Youth Press Team Project, which allows young people to cover the events of the World Cup as journalists. They all attend Sunward Park High School in Gauteng Province, South Africa.


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