Frederick [FN] Noronha

Current

• India correspondent at Radio World International
• Co-Founder at Bytesforall.org
• Correspondent, Goa at Indo-Asian News Service

• Independent and freelance journalist at Multiple (Self-employed)

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Past

• Staff Correspondent, Goa at Deccan Herald

Education

• Internationales Institut Fur Journalismus, Berlin (West)
• Goa University
• University of Bombay

• Dempo College of Commerce and Economics, Panjim, Goa
• St Xavier's College, Mapusa, Goa.
• St Britto's High School, Mapusa, Bardez Goa

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Connections

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Industry

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Websites

• My Website
• My Blog
• FN's copyleft photos

Frederick [FN] Noronha’s Summary

Journalist for two decades. Based in Goa, on the west coast of India, but regularly travels mainaly to cover the southern and western regions of this vast country (and beyond). Focusses on writing on Free Software, Open Source, ICT-for-development, IT and related issues. Also specialises in book reviews, blogs, alternative communications, radio issues, and writing about documentary film in India. Has written extensively on Goa, and the media in INdia.

Frederick [FN] Noronha’s Specialties:

An India-based journalist and photographer. Focuses on alternate issues, development, communications, ICT (see www.bytesforall.org), and themes listed above.

Frederick [FN] Noronha’s Experience

• India correspondent

  Radio World International

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Writing and Editing industry)

  December 1999 — Present (10 years )

  India correspondent for a US-based journal reporting on radio-related policy developments and broadcasting profiles from South Asia.

• Co-Founder

  Bytesforall.org

  (Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Online Media industry)

  July 1999 — Present (10 years 5 months)

  A voluntary, unfunded organisation meant to promote IT to be meaningful to the average person in South Asia. Focusing on the experiments going on in various parts of the sub-continent. With a volunteer team (co-founded by Partha Sarkar of Dhaka, Bangladesh), we managed to draw attention of a whole lot of IT professionals and others to the potential of this field... before ICT4D became a fashionable concept.

• Correspondent, Goa

  Indo-Asian News Service

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Writing and Editing industry)

  December 1994 — Present (15 years )

  Journalist for a news agency with a difference, often had stories making it to the major newspapers in India and abroad (specially in the Gulf region).

• Independent and freelance journalist

  Multiple (Self-employed)

  (Self-Employed; Myself Only; Media Production industry)

  December 1994 — Present (15 years )

  A freelance and independent journalist, writing for multiple organisations.

• Staff Correspondent, Goa

  Deccan Herald

  (Public Company; 51-200 employees; Writing and Editing industry)

  November 1987 — December 1994 (7 years 2 months)

  Bangalore's most prominent newspaper... worked there are the Goa correspondent for a period of seven years. Resigned to shift to freelancing.

Frederick [FN] Noronha’s Education

• Internationales Institut Fur Journalismus, Berlin (West)

  Advanced Diploma in Journalism , Journalism , 1990 — 1990

• Goa University

  M.A. , English Litt. , 1985 — 1987

• University of Bombay

  MA , English Litt , 1985 — 1987

  Won fellowship to carry on as a Junior Research Fellow in both English LItt. and Journalism. Opted to continue in the world of work, though.

  Activities and Societies:

  Active in the Bambolim campus, particularly in the literary magazine.

• Dempo College of Commerce and Economics, Panjim, Goa

  B.Com , Commerce, Economics , 1981 — 1983

• St Xavier's College, Mapusa, Goa.

  HSS , General , 1979 — 1981

• St Britto's High School, Mapusa, Bardez Goa

  School , General , 1974 — 1979

Additional Information

Frederick [FN] Noronha’s Websites:

• My Website
• My Blog
• FN's copyleft photos

Frederick [FN] Noronha’s Interests:

journalism, media, online media, books, blogs, radio, documentary film in india, photography, education, free software, open source, community radio, ict-for-development, it, development issues

Frederick [FN] Noronha’s Groups:

India Linux Users' Group Goa, BytesForAll Admin Team, Goanet Admin Team,

•    Online News Association
•    Indian Linux User Group
•    FOSS Professionals

Frederick [FN] Noronha’s Honors:

* IIJ, Germany, topper in the G59 batch, 1990
* Fojo Kalmar, selected for training in environmental journalism 1998
* 2001, Sarai print media fellowship
* 2002, Panos fellowship
* Linz, Australia: BytesForAll selected for honorable mention
* Member, pre-jury 2005, Vatavaran festival of environmental films
* Member, grand jury, Manthan e-content awards, June 2006

Frederick [FN] Noronha’s Contact Settings

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• career opportunities
• consulting offers
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• expertise requests
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