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Joe Raffelberg (Egypt Media Development Program)

Robb is not only a very professional trainer in multimedia subjects he is also a visionary that translates his ideas into money-spinning strategy.
On top he is much liked by his students and colleagues for putting things across to them in a patient, yet convincing way.
In Egypt he is helping change mind-sets on print-online-mobile migration and the monitization thereof.

Joe Raffelberg
Chief of Party
USAID Media Development Program (MDP)
Cairo, Egypt
MSI/IREX

A lighter moment at the U.S. Senate press room

Robb at the U.S. Senate press room

Robb at the U.S. Senate press room

Sometimes it is fun to be a journalist, after all.

Last week I helped lead a jam-packed U.S. study tour for foreign journalists and we needed a lighter moment after so much serious talk. The anxiety expressed by staffers in U.S. newsrooms about their future is palpable.

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Magazine design at Cairo University


Today I taught a magazine design at Cairo University, Faculty of Mass Communication and in the afternoon returned to finish the last day of my four day design workshop at the Supreme Press Council.

It’s been an adventurous 30 days in Egypt training student and professional journalists under the Media Development Program.

Below are some photo slideshows from my video and design classes conducted in Alexandria and Cairo.

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