Why not give the money to the tsunami victims instead?
There is an unprecedented amount of money that has come in since the tragedy happened. Billions of dollars. We did an event in January where we gave the proceeds to some organisations. But as a journalist group, we feel the way we can do the most good is to make sure the eyes of the world are focused on this area. More often than not, whenever there is a tragedy, people care and pay attention and give their money until the eyes of the world move on to the next story. We feel as a journalist group, we can do the most good by creating opportunities for reporters to go and keep the media attention focused on a region so that people care about it for long. What is the biggest impact SAJA has made? The response to the tsunami is an example of how we were able to put together a huge amount of resources. We were able to connect a lot of people and their resources and community groups. I tend to think a lot of what we do is good. The scholarships are important. The reporting fellowship will be
