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Home | CULTURE | Entrepreneur Runs Successful Liberia Chalkboard Newspaper

Entrepreneur Runs Successful Liberia Chalkboard Newspaper

January 11, 2013 by DC Editors 2 Comments

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Liberia Chalkboard Newspaper President Sirleaf
Liberia President Sirleaf

Entrepreneur uses public chalkboard to post news for some of Liberia’s disconnected

Businessman writes Liberia chalkboard newspaper to inform neighbors

Alfred J. Sirleaf And His Chalkboard Newspaper

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In Liberia, a country where radios and televisions are luxuries most people cannot afford, there is one enterprising journalist who has found a way to get daily news and information out to his fellow countrymen – on a black chalkboard. This is Alfred J. Sirleaf and his innovative newspaper.

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Filed Under: Democracy Culture Tagged With: Africa, Journalism and Free Speech, Liberia, West Africa

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  1. Tommy Micevski says

    March 3, 2014 at 8:42 pm

    Alfred. J. Sirleaf you are a true social entrprenuer, god bless you.

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    • Adrian Tawfik says

      March 8, 2014 at 11:34 am

      I love stories like this. It’s human brilliance. Do you know of any more stories like this?

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