Printing On Money
The Zimbabwean is a fledgling newspaper produced by exiled Zimbabwean journalists. The activist paper’s new campaign seeks to raise awareness of the oppressive Mugabe regime by printing ads on the country’s worthless currency.
A unique campaign was devised to promote the paper to raise awareness and increase readership. One of the most eloquent symbols of Zimbabwe’s collapse is the Z$100 trillion dollar note, a symptom of their world record inflation. This note cannot buy anything, not even a loaf of bread and certainly not any advertising, but it can become the advertising, it can be a powerful reminder about Zimbabwe’s plight and the need to hold someone accountable.
Many more images in this Flickr set, and a few more after the jump.
Categories: Current Events, Print-related
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