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Current Feed ContentYoung African journalists focus on media’s role in developmentYoung journalists from sixteen Commonwealth African countries will be put through their paces on critical problems facing the planet and its people, during a five-day journalism development workshop for young journalists on development journalism Ms Zuki Mhiyo, Coordinator, Gender Mainstreaming Working Group-Macro policy for Tanzania, REPOA; and Professor Aldolfo Mascarenhas, formerly Director of the Institute of resource assessment, university of Dar es Salaam, now retired. This workshop...WAJA 2008 Excellence Awards heldThe West African Journalist Association (WAJA), last Thursday, held its first ever ‘Excellence Awards’ ceremony at a colourful evening program at the Kairaba Beach Hotel. WAJA honoured the best three reports on print media, radio and television in the areas of conflict prevention, peacekeeping and human rights. The awards were funded by the African Capacity Building Foundation, Trust Bank Ltd, The Gambia, Gambega and EcoBank. Ganyra Dem Gadegbeku of Togo received the Special Mention award on...GPU-WAJA training wraps-upA three-day sub-regional training workshop for journalists on the ‘role of journalists in conflict prevention , peacekeeping and the promotion of human rights’ wrapped-up last Thursday at the Kairaba Beach Hotel. The sub-regional training was organized by The Gambia Press Union (GPU) in collaboration with the Capacity Building Project of the West African Journalists Association (CBP-WAJA) with the support of the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF). The training program brought...SOS BADJIE-JANNEH urges responsible journalismMrs Fatim Badjie-Janneh, the secretary of state for Communication, Information and Information Technology, has called on journalists to avoid instigating conflicts through irresponsible and sensational reporting. She noted that over the past decades, human rights abuses and conflicts around the world, particularly in Africa, were witnessed, and that this has stifled development and progress. She said that the media, at one point, was accused of fueling these conflicts, with a classic example...GPU to host WAJA excellence awardsThe first edition of the West African Journalist Association (WAJA) Excellence Awards, will be hosted by the Gambia Press Union in Banjul, on Thursday, October 16, 2008. The WAJA Excellence Awards 2008 will honor the best three reports of practicing West African journalists on print media, radio and television in the areas of conflict prevention, peacekeeping and human rights at a cocktail reception at the Kairaba Beach Hotel, Banjul. Shortlisted participants would take part in the WAJA...The GPU-WAJA WorkshopAt least some 30 journalists across West Africa are already brainstorming on the roleof journalists in conflict prevention, peacekeeping and the promotion of humanrights in the sub region at the Kairaba Beach Hotel. The workshop willculminate in the maiden edition of the WAJA Excellence Awards on Thursday, 16 October 2008,when journalists who have distinguished themselves in the areas of conflictprevention, peacekeeping and human rights will be honoured. And our own DeydaHydara has been chosen...GPU warms up for WAJA excellence awardsThe authorities at The Gambia Press Union are at an advanced stage in preparations for the hosting of the first edition of the West African Journalist Association (WAJA) Excellence awards. As indicated in a press release sent in from the executive of the Union, the Kairaba Beach Hotel will be the venue for the awards, which will be presented to the three best print, radio and TV journalists from the sub-region. The theme of the conference would be: "Conflict prevention, peace and human...GPU to Host WAJA Excellence Awards, OthersThe Gambia Press Union will Thursday October 16th host the first edition of the West African Journalist Association (WAJA) Excellence Awards 2008 at the Kairaba Beach Hotel, a news release from the GPU reveals. The awards, the release stated, which will be presented to the three best print, radio and TV journalists from the sub-region is on the theme ‘Conflict Prevention, Peace and Human Rights’. According to the release, the ceremony will be held on the back of a three day (October 14th –...GPU trains journalistsThe Gambia Press Union (GPU), in collaboration with the West African Journalists Association (WAJA) and the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF), recently concluded a four-day capacity building training for journalists held at the TANGO conference hall, Bakau. The training programme drew participants from both print and electronic media in The Gambia. The training programme targets young and committed reporters with at least three to four years of newspaper or broadcasting exprience. ...GPU Calls for Journalist Chief Ebrima Manneh’s ReleaseFollowing its meeting with the Speaker of the National Assembly last week, the Executive of the Gambia Press Union (GPU), has issued a press release calling on the government of The Gambia to honour the decision of the ECOWAS court following a year-long trial in which the Media Foundation for West Africa brought a case against the Gambia government. The ECOWAS court’s decision, according to the release, followed the failure of the Gambia government to honour the notices from the court and the... |
