<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div id="yiv0123665289"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1515001161321_8044"><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span></span></div><div id="yiv0123665289yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1515001161321_4381" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1515001161321_8070">Happy New Year!</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1515001161321_8071"><br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1515001161321_8072" clear="none"></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1515001161321_8073" dir="ltr">I trust that you all had a joyous holiday and have returned well rested. First, I should introduce myself. My name is Donna and I've worked with Omo on several projects. My background is in journalism and education and I have a passion for technology enabled teaching and learning. </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1515001161321_8074" dir="ltr"><br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1515001161321_8075" clear="none"></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1515001161321_8076" dir="ltr">Thanks Omo for starting this list as a platform for us to work together to build the NREN communities. It's so important for us to get academic staff, librarians, students and all stakeholders excited about the possibilities for unleashing the potential of NRENs. Social media has made us less reliant on mainstream media. Still we can use some of the skills learned from traditional media.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1515001161321_8077" dir="ltr"><br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1515001161321_8078" clear="none"></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1515001161321_8079" dir="ltr">Do you know any academic staff or students in journalism, mass communications, or language who would like to develop investigative journalism skills? Can you invite them to tell your NREN story? </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1515001161321_8080" dir="ltr"><br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1515001161321_8081" clear="none"></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1515001161321_8082" dir="ltr">This could be an excellent opportunity for students to get experience in one of the fastest growing areas in journalism -- science and technology reporting. We can help guide the reporters through the research process and provide feedback to improve the stories. We will feature the best stories on the newly designed WACREN website.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1515001161321_8083" dir="ltr"><br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1515001161321_8084" clear="none"></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1515001161321_8085" dir="ltr">Please provide us with the names and email addresses of potential reporters (print or broadcast) and we will help guide them through the process. </div></div><div id="yiv0123665289yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1515001161321_5112" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yiv0123665289yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1515001161321_5111" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" dir="ltr">Best,</div><div id="yiv0123665289yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1515001161321_5110" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; 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