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Monrovia's Chalkboard Newsman: Championing Press Freedom in Liberia

Monrovia s Chalkboard Newsman: Championing Press Freedom in Liberia

In this week's pick for Video of the Week, meet Monrovia's most committed newsman.

MONROVIA, Liberia – Alfred Sirleaf saw a problem, and found a way to fix it. It's no printing press, but Sirleaf's chalk-and-easel makeshift newsroom in downtown Monrovia brings the news to locals who don't have money to pay for a newspaper, access to the internet, or, for some, even the ability to read.

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Liberia's Chalk and Easel Printing Press from Great Big Story on Vimeo.

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