"By definition, development stories are big news in developing countries. The problem is media reports are typically just government announcements of infrastructure development – roads, bridges, hospitals, etc. – and official claims that lives will improve. Those articles turn off the reading an ... d viewing public, and that has some editors pulling their staffs off this important coverage. But there can be much more to these stories. Here are 10 tips from Edem Djokotoe, Knight International Journalism Fellow in Malawi in 2010 and 2011. Djokotoe’s advice stresses less jargon and more people, impact and original reporting. It reminds us that we are writing for ordinary people – not development “experts” – to show them the implications of the events unfolding around them." (Page 1) more