Culture
Media
Report
Chalk show— Monrovia
Preface
Alfred Sirleaf’s ‘Daily Talk’ newspaper reaches thousands of Liberians every day but only ever produces one copy. How does he do it? By writing the day’s biggest stories on a large blackboard beside
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01Big stories cause queues and traffic jams
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02The blackboard is updated with news and scoops throughout the day
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03Daily readership runs into the thousands
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04Up to 12 stories are put up every day
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05Founder Alfred Sirleaf
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06The ‘Daily Talk’ office was destroyed twice during the civil war of 1999-2003
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07Vendor and lender
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