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African News Dimension

Link: http://www.andnetwork.com

Love it: 1
Like it: 1
Loathe it: 4

Love it: It's among the very best in its category for accurate, original reporting.
Like it: It's solid, but sometimes lacking in originality or accuracy.
Loathe it: It's too often inaccurate or incomplete.

About the site:

AND is a news content provider that sits behind the local African media as a licensing bridge to news buyers who are looking for original African content.

Freelance journalists and media organisations (contributors) from across the continent currently submit their content to AND's database (ANDnetwork.com) where it is stored and perused by news buyers from around the world. The key concept that drives AND is that authenticated journalists or contributors can submit content unedited to ANDnetwork.com, the content is then available to purchase in its original format the very second that it is filed. Content submitted by unauthenticated journalists or contributors is checked by the AND editorial staff before being allowed to be displayed on ANDnetwork.com.

With regards to the payment for the submission of content to ANDnetwork.com, the model is similar to the royalties model in the music industry with journalists and contributors being paid a royalty each time a piece is purchased by a news buyer.

The key people are Ralston Smith (CEO) and Abby Wakama (Web Director)

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