Monday, August 31, 2009

Finalists announced for 2009 Online Journalism Awards

WASHINGTON, D.C., August 31, 2009 - Finalists for the 2009 Online Journalism Awards, many pushing the envelope of innovation in digital storytelling and information sharing, were announced today by the Online News Association and its partner, the School of Communication at the University of Miami.

A team of 12 journalists representing a diverse cross-section of the industry met Aug. 27 and 28 at the university's Coral Gables, Fla., campus to select the finalists, which range from independent and nonprofit news and community sites to major media and international organizations. The winners will be announced at the 2009 ONA Conference and Online Journalism Awards Banquet on Saturday, Oct. 3, at the Hilton San Francisco.

"We were regularly awed, inspired and delighted by the quality and innovation evident online today," said Anthony Moor, Deputy Managing Editor of The Dallas Morning News, who, along with AP Digital's Director of Online Services Ruth Gersh, co-chairs the Online Journalism Awards Committee.

This year, changes were introduced to acknowledge the important role of emerging technology, the influence of the independent digital journalist and the growth of community reporting efforts. Six awards now come with a total of $30,000 in prize money, courtesy of the Gannett Foundation and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, and the General Excellence in Online Journalism Award was expanded to include "micro sites."

The finalists are:

Knight Award for Public Service
 Gannett Foundation Award for Technical Innovation in the Service of Digital Journalism
 General Excellence in Online Journalism, Micro Site
 General Excellence in Online Journalism, Small Site
 General Excellence in Online Journalism, Medium Site
 General Excellence in Online Journalism, Large Site
 General Excellence in Online Journalism, Non-English, Small Site
 General Excellence in Online Journalism, Non-English, Large Site
 Breaking News, Small Site
 Breaking News, Medium Site
 Breaking News, Large Site
 Specialty Site Journalism, Small Site
Specialty Site Journalism, Large Site
 Investigative Journalism, Small Site
 Investigative Journalism, Large Site
 Multimedia Feature Presentation, Small Site
 Multimedia Feature Presentation, Medium Site
 Multimedia Feature Presentation, Large Site
 Online Topical Reporting/Blogging, Small Site
 Online Topical Reporting/Blogging, Large Site
 Online Commentary/Blogging, Small Site
No Award

Online Commentary/Blogging, Medium Site
 Online Commentary/Blogging, Large Site
 Outstanding Use of Digital Technologies, Small Site
 Outstanding Use of Digital Technologies, Large Site
 Online Video Journalism, Small Site
 Online Video Journalism, Large Site
 Community Collaboration
 Student Journalism, Small Team
 Student Journalism, Large Team
 The judges of this year's awards were:
  • Rosental Alves, Professor and Knight Chair in Journalism, University of Texas
  • Rich Beckman, Knight Chair of Visual Journalism, School of Communication, University of Miami
  • Paul Brannan, Editor, Emerging Platforms, BBC News
  • Alberto Cairo, James H. Shumaker Assistant Professor, School of Journalism, UNC-Chapel Hill
  • Stephen Engelberg, Managing Editor, ProPublica
  • Rich Jaroslovsky, Technology/Digital Media Columnist, Bloomberg News
  • Keith W. Jenkins, Supervising Senior Producer for Multimedia, NPR.org
  • Tom Kennedy, Multimedia Journalism Consultant
  • Katie King, Creative and Development Editor, MSN UK
  • Solana Larsen, Managing Editor, Global Voices
  • Suzanne Levinson, Director of Site Operations, Miami Herald Media Co.
  • Michelle Nicolosi, Executive Producer, seattlepi.com
  • Eric Scherer, Director of Strategic Planning, Agence-France Presse
  • Tenny Tatusian, Associate Editor, latimes.com
  • Matt Thompson, Interim Online Community Manager, Knight Foundation
  • Molly Wood, Executive Editor, CNETTV.com
Judges were recused from discussing categories in which their own organization or organizations they are associated with were entered.

This year is the first in a partnership with the University of Miami's School of Communication, which utilized its state-of-the-art resources to facilitate the judging process. Under Beckman's direction, the school will highlight the work of winners during the awards presentation and continue to share best practices throughout the industry.

"Our partnership with ONA confirms our commitment to cutting-edge journalism education and our support for the online journalism industry," Beckman said. "It was a great beginning to a partnership that benefits everyone and further helps us all define standards for journalism excellence."

Launched in May 2000, the OJAs are administered by the Online News Association, in partnership with the University of Miami's School of Communication. This year's honorees will be announced on Oct. 3, the final night of ONA09, the Online News Association Conference and Awards Banquet, held Oct. 1-3 in San Francisco.

For more information, contact:
Jane McDonnell
Executive Director
646-290-7900
director@journalists.org

Sherry Skalko
Editor, Journalists.org
312-881-6477
sskalko@journalists.org
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Thursday, August 27, 2009

Mobilizing for mobile: Are news organizations lagging?

The mobile computing revolution is clearly upon us, thanks to the growth of Web-friendly smartphones. It's an area rich with opportunity for news organizations, but one that's also vastly more complicated than the Web. Figuring out how and where to get started can quickly get overwhelming.

So let's break down some of the issues involved and look at some ways to get started: 

1. Optimize the current site. It's amazing how many news sites are unnecessarily slow to load, or look broken or clunky. To look at two sites that have done this well, grab a standard smartphone and visit The New York Times or The Washington Post on the phone's browser.

The Post just launched their re-designed site in early August. The new site was designed specifically for mobile platforms, around five basic content categories, and with more simple navigation. This last point is particularly important, because people will consume news and information on the phone in ways that are different than the Web. I use my BlackBerry to get quick updates during those in-between moments, like standing in a line. So clicking right into content is critical.

According to MediaPost, the company is also assigning two full-time editors to managing mobile Web content. The new site also was built in-house, according to MediaPost. But there are third-parties, such as MobileTech of Norway (which is working with some Cox Newspapers).

2. Buttons and Bookmarks. Several news organizations, including the Washington Post and The New York Times, have created buttons that I can put right on my BlackBerry. They are just links that open up the phone's browser. But it's still ultra-convenient.

3. Applications. This is the next step up the ladder, and where things start to get quite a bit more complex. There are six major mobile platforms for smartphones:

- Apple's iPhone
- Google's Android
- BlackBerry
- Nokia's Symbian
- Windows Mobile
- Palm Pre

Except for the iPhone and Pre, each system appears on numerous different devices. Each platform requires separate development, and the gadgets it runs on may require further tweaks. So, already your head is pounding.

The best advice is to pick one and get started. Of course, for most folks, the starting point lately is the iPhone, given all the buzz. Don't kid yourself that there will be huge bucks in selling an iPhone app. The App store already has more than 40,000 apps and counting.

But despite the complexity, the advantages of building an app on any platform are huge, in terms of creating additional features, functionality and engagement.

Let me point to one example that's become my favorite mobile news application: The Wall Street Journal's BlackBerry application. I have a BlackBerry Curve.  The Journal's application continuously downloads summaries of every article being published. When I'm ready to read, all the headlines are there are my phone where I can scan them quickly. When I click in the headline, a summary opens. At that point, I can click to read the full article, which takes a moment to read. But by then, I know that really want to read it. The beauty of this is that when I'm ready to consume the Journal, it's ready for me. In the mobile news experience, these few seconds I save on every click make a huge difference.

Different news organizations are also taking different approaches to developing these. The New York Times has an in-house team that built their iPhone app. The Toronto Globe and Mail worked with a Toronto-based firm Spreed to develop its iPhone app. 

4. Location-based applications. As mobile is evolving, the real opportunity is to leverage the power of knowing where the consumer is located. More and more phones have some kind of location-aware capability, either through GPS, through accessing the cell phone towers, or using wi-fi networks (the iPhone uses all three). For users of these devices, the issue of "where" they are is crucial to the questions they are asking, the news they're seeking, and the information they need.

I haven't found too many news organizations that have explored this yet, with the exception of the Associated Press. When I was using the AP's iPhone app, it would recognize my location and then served up stories from the closest publications.

But hunt around the iTunes app store and check out location-based apps from folks like Yelp. When I searched for a coffee shop, it gave me a list of results ranked by distance from where I stood.

That sort of things remains far down the road for most news organizations. But that should be a sign of how badly we're lagging, and why every newsroom should be getting started today. 

http://www.knightdigitalmediacenter.org/leadership_blog/comments/mobilizing_for_mobile_are_news_organizations_lagging/



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Monday, August 24, 2009

Now for the good news” – Red Cross Red Crescent calls for positive stories about Africa

Now for the good news" – Red Cross Red Crescent calls for positive stories about Africa

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) – the world's largest humanitarian and development organization – wants to challenge the frequent negative portrayals of Africa. To do so, the organization has launched the Good News for Africa competition - an opportunity for journalists to showcase their stories that highlight the positive developments happening every day in Africa..

"This is not about ignoring the real challenges faced by communities on this continent," explained Alasan Senghore, head of IFRC West and Central Africa Zone. "There are huge challenges that need to be overcome, and these need to be identified and analyzed. But at the same time, there are untold stories about resilience and strength in the face of this adversity."
The IFRC commissioned independent research into western perceptions about Africa in late 2008. The research confirmed what many in Africa – and in humanitarian organizations working in Africa – already felt. The use of negative terms were three times more frequent than positive ones in the media coverage of Africa.

"We want to celebrate the solutions and strengths that help communities overcome and even prevent disasters, health crises and other shocks. These are the seeds of development, and they need to be celebrated and emphasized. These stories are all too often lost amidst stories that emphasize corruption, disasters and conflict," said Alasan Senghore.

The Good News for Africa competition is open to any journalist who regularly works in the production of news for any newspaper, periodical, news service or television or radio news organization in Africa. Journalists are invited to submit their stories or pieces for radio and television that best show the positive developments that are continuously taking place in Africa. Whilst humanitarian and development work is obviously important in this context, journalists are free to submit stories that highlight other positive issues.
Submissions will be accepted up to 1 November, 2009. The winners of the competition will be announced at the IFRC's General Assembly in Nairobi, Kenya, which is being held from 18-21 November. The Good News for Africa competition was originally announced at the October 2008 Red Cross Red Crescent Pan African Conference in Johannesburg, South Africa.

For more information on the Good News for Africa competition, or to submit a piece, journalists can email good.news@ifrc.org or visit www.ifrc.org/believe. A selection of entries will be featured on the IFRC's website in the lead up to the announcement of competition winners.
For more information, please contact:

Noora Kero, communications manager (IFRC, Dakar) Tel: + 221 77 637 66 96
Moustapha Diallo, communication officer (IFRC, Dakar) Tel: +221 77 450 10 04
Paul Conneally, manager, media and external communications (IFRC, Geneva) Tel: +41 79 308 9809

The IFRC, the National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and the International Committee of the Red Cross together constitute the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. For further information on International Federation activities, please visit our web site: www.ifrc.org
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The ‘African Pulitzer’

The 'African Pulitzer'

The FAIR African investigative journalism awards reward the article or programme that stands out in investigative quality, newsworthiness, relevance and importance of the subject.
The Award also includes an Editors' Courage award, extended to the African editor who has courageously, in the face of pressures, threats and obstacles, published or aired a good quality and important investigative piece.
To qualify for the Investigative Journalism Award, nominated articles and programmes must have been published or aired between 1 July 2008 and 1 July 2009.
Nominations of editors for the Editors' Courage Award must also concern articles or programmes that were published or aired between 1 July 2008 and 1 July 2009. All nominations must be sent, with an explanatory letter,by email to facilitator@fairreporters.org before 30 September 2009.

The FAIR African IJ Awards will be awarded at the African Investigative Journalism Conference, 25–28 October 2009,in Johannesburg, South Africa.

http://www.fairreporters.org/?showcontent_home&global[_id]=1105
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Communication Design and the media in West Africa

Bai-Bai Sesay reports from Freetown-Sierra Leone

 

Communication design in the newspaper and magazine industry in the West African sub region has been neglected for so long. But the intervention of the International Institute for ICT Journalism Penplusbytes with finances from Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA) and support from Highway Africa held a recent workshop for West African Design Communicators in Cotonou, Benin Republic.

 

The past workshop demonstrates the importance of communication designers which according to the organizers was part of the Penplusbytes capacity building programme for communication designers in West Africa.

 

I was fortunate to attend the workshop among 30 West African communication designers. But the truth of the matter is that publishers of newspapers and magazines don't put much attention in this area. They rather prefer to encourage reporters and editors for media training programmes and neglect design communicators. This is why when someone looks at the way newspapers and magazines are operating especially in the English West Africa countries; one may really want to know whether the journalism institutions or universities have any training programmes for design communicators.

 

It is really difficult to see media institutions or universities offering design courses for students at university level. But I believe there are few institutions in French speaking countries doing similar courses because I can still remember a colleague during our design training course in Benin telling of an institution in his country offering such training programme. Because of the constraints in this area of journalism, Penplusbytes decided to come to the aid of media establishment in the West Africa sub region to start organising such programmes.

 

In his words, the President of Penplusbytes, Kwami Ahiabenu II, told this media that design communicators and graphic design play a significant role in the media adding that most training programmes for the media fail to know their important role in the media.

 

"We have come out with this second workshop to train design communicators and graphic designers in the sub region with the hope that they will train others locally in their various countries," he said

 

In a statement, the Programme Manager of Open Society for West Africa (OSIWA), Ben Akon explained the importance of the workshop and advised design communicators to pay more attention on the training programme with the expectation that they will achieve a lot of new things from the workshop.

 

"We are expecting newspaper and magazine designers to put more efforts in their work so that their industry in the sub region will be improved compared to other countries worldwide", he pointed out.

 

Togolese and South African design communicator experts, Nahmsath Yabouri and Shalen Gajadhar respectively spoke extensively on the element of newspaper and magazine design, theory of colour and the use of graphics design to name but a few.

 

The two experts went further to give an overview of the training programme on newspaper and magazine design and the shortcomings of newspaper design in Africa.

 

According to a Nigerian born Eunice Ayo-Aderate, an Assistant Editor working for a Nigerian monthly newspaper, The PUNCH most media outfits don't consider the training of graphic designers as an important thing.

 

Based on her experience, she went further, the average media outfit in Nigeria concentrates on the training of journalists such as Reporters, Columnists, Online Editors to name but a few without thinking about Graphic Designers.

 

"This is why graphic designers don't rise beyond certain levels in the media industry especially in Africa", She said.

 

"Graphic designers are overworked and underpaid. Training Graphic designers at university level are highly recommended to make their relevance in the media industry better appreciated", she observed.

 

In his words, a newspaper publisher with lots of experiences in the media industry told participants that communication design especially in newspaper, magazine and online publications is a very vital tool for designers in modern media industry.

 

Speaking among 30 English and French participants from different media outlets in West Africa, the Sierra Leonean newspaper publisher who is also a graphic designer told this press that communication design is an important area in the media that should not be neglected especially in the West Africa sub region where there are no such opportunities.

 

"Penplusbytes with support from Highway Africa and OSIWA will help in bringing design communicators together to discuss issues relating to communication design", he concluded.

 

In Sierra Leone the biggest challenge is keeping the reporters and typists interested in graphic design so that there is enough room for all and this can only be achieved if up to date training and latest development in graphic design is transferred to newspapers and magazine media houses rather than going to commercial business enterprises to do their layout and design before publications.

 

This is a serious issue in the media industry in Sierra Leone but some newspaper houses are slowly gaining momentum as they are now doing their designs in their offices. In view of that we need media organisations to continue the awareness campaign on such issues in the training of design communicators in West Africa. Penplusbytes financed by OSIWA has already started these training programmes in the sub region.

 

In conclusion, design communicators are of the opinion that graphic design and the media including information, communication and technology cannot be divorced as both needs to complement each other for the benefit of all. Thus, there is a genuine need to devise/ create avenues whereby information becomes easily accessible to the public.

 

The author Bai-Bai Sesay is the current acting editor and also communication designer of the Independent Observer newspaper based in Sierra Leone. For any comment email the author at baibaisesay@yahoo.com, baibaisesay@hotmail.com

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Highway Africa’09 Programme at a glance (updated)

A. Pre-Conference Workshops

  1. Companies and Markets for Journalists (31 August – 4 September, Reg Rumney, Centre Economics Journalism in Africa). This is a closed workshop. Please do not apply.
  2. Using New Media in Journalism (31 August – 8 September, Professor Peter Verweij, University of Utrecht Supported by SA Department of Communications). This is a closed workshop. Please do not apply.
  3. OSIWA New Media Workshop for Journalism Educators (West Africa). This is a closed workshop. Please do not apply.
  4. Effective Media Management: Print & Broadcast, 6 – 8 September, in association with the Sol Plaatje Media Leadership Institute, Grocott's Mail and Rhodes Music Radio. This is a closed workshop. Please do not apply.

B. Digital Citizen Indaba

Sunday 6 September: Please access the full programme at www.dcindaba.com

C. Pre-Conference Association Meetings

  • The Africa Editors Forum (TAEF) Meeting, 5 September
  • South African Editors Forum Meeting (SANEF), 6 September
  • Forum for African Investigative Reporters, 5 & 6 September (tbc)
  • Southern Africa Media (SAMSA), 9 & 10 September

D. Social Programme

  • Dinners

    • - Saturday 5 September, Telkom Dinner, Thomas Pringle Hall (strictly by invitation only)
    - Saturday 5 September, Digital Citizen Indaba Opening Reception, Nelson Mandela Dining Hall, supported by HIVOS and American International Health Alliance
    - Sunday 6 September, MTN Opening Reception, Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
    - Monday 7 September, Absa Africa Night Dinner, 1820 Settlers Monument
    - Tuesday 8 September, Highway Africa New Media Awards in association with OSIWA, 1820 Settlers Monument

  • Lunches

    • - Saturday 5 September (sponsored by Rhodes University)
    - Sunday 6 September (sponsored by DoC)
    - Monday 7 September (sponsored by Telkom)
    - Tuesday 8 September (sponsored by 2010 Local Organising Committee)

  • Breakfast

    • - Absa Networking Breakfast, Tuesday, 8 September

E. Highway Africa New Media Awards

Tuesday 8 September, 1820 Settlers Monument

F. Exhibitions

  • MTN
  • Telkom
  • DoC
  • MultiChoice
  • MDDA

    • G. Book Launches

    • Adam Clayton Powell, Reinventing Local News: Connecting with Communities Using New Technologies
    • Fackson Banda et al, The Digital Public Sphere
    • Manoah Esipisu et al, Eyes of Democracy: The Media and Elections
    • Guy Berger et al, Beyond broadcasting: the future of state-owned broadcasters

    Highway Africa Conference Structure

    • Sunday, 6 September

      • Multi-Choice Golf Day (for sponsors and conference partners only)

      17h00: MTN Opening Reception at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

    • Monday, 7 September

      • 08h30: Welcome Address by Minister of Communications (tbc); SABC; Telkom

      09h00: Opening Address by Dr. Saleem Badat, Vice Chancellor, Rhodes University

      09h30 – 10h30: 2010 FIFA World Cup – State of Readiness. A panel discussion involving key 2010 stakeholders and journalists. Anchor: Mathatha Tsedu

      11h00 – 12h00: Setting the Scene: the State of African Media. An examination of the state of African media in terms of vision and mission, operating context, ownership, business models, education & training, gender and technology.
      - Dele Olejede, CEO, Timbuktu Media & Publisher, NEXT Newspaper
      - Ferial Hafajee, Editor-in-Chief, City Press
      - Rosemary Okello-Orlale, Executive Director
      - Amadou Ba, Executive Director, Africa Media Initiative
      - Lumko Mtimde, Chief Executive Officer, Media Development & Diversity Agency

      12h00 – 13h00: Reporting Development Forum – Media and Africa's Development Agenda.

      - Anchor: Robert Kabushenga, Editor-in-Chief, New Vision.
      - Professor Alfred Opubor, Executive Director, WANAD
      - Paul Fray, Executive Director, Inter Press Services
      - Diana Senghor, Executive Director, PANOS Institute of West Africa
      - Cheriff Sy, Deputy Chair, The Africa Editors Forum

      14h30: Workshops, Seminars & Debates
      The organisation of our training workshops is made possible by the support of the SA Department of Communications

      - Media Development Forum: The Global and African response to the Pan African Media Observatory Plan (supported by GFMD, AFMD and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation)
      - The Challenges of Reporting 2010 (a workshop supported by MTN and Agence France Press Foundation)
      - Community Media Publishing Models and The NiKA Content Management System, Professor Harry Dugmore, MTN Chair in Mobile Journalism
      - Freedom of Expression in Cyberspace: Secure Communications, Bobby Soriano (supported by Free Voice)
      - Academic Workshop on 2010 hosted Rhodes University & Stockholm University, Professor Jane Duncan. (The purpose of the meeting is to provide a space for researchers interested in sport and media issues to plan a research agenda for 2010)
      - Mobile Technology and Revenue Generation (supported by MTN)
      - Using Twitter as a Source for Journalists, Professor Peter Verweij
      - Computer Aided Journalism, Izak Minnaar
      - Project Ujima and Investigative Journalism in Africa, Great Lakes Media Institute
      - ICT for Journalists (sponsored by Microsoft)
      - Using Social Media in Everyday Life, Vincent Maher and Nic Haralambolous
      - COMED Workshop on Education for Development, Lawalley Cole
      - UNESCO New Media Workshop (Closed Workshop for Educators from Potential Schools of Excellence and Reference. Please do not apply).

      17h00 Book Launch: Adam Clayton Powell, Reinventing Local News: Connecting with Communities Using New Technologies

      17h30 Book Launch: Fackson Banda, The Digital Public Sphere

    • Tuesday, 8 September

      • 08h30 – 09h30: Reporting Community: Reinventing Local News

      - Anchor: Jayshree Pather, Media Development and Diversity Agency
      - Adam Clayton-Powell, University of Southern California
      - Peter Kahler, West Africa Democracy Radio
      - Nomawethu Sbukwana, Eastern Cape Communication Forum

      09h30 – 09h30: Reporting Democracy: Media and Elections in Africa (also launch of the book Eyes of Democracy, Media and Elections in Africa)
      - Anchor: Professor Jane Duncan
      - Izak Minnaar, Head: News Research, SABC
      - Kwami Ahiabenu, Director, Penplusbytes
      - Kubi Rama, Deputy Director, Gender Links
      - Manoah Esipisu, Deputy Director, Communications & Public Affairs Division, Commonwealth
      - William Bird, Executive Director, Media Monitoring Africa

      11h30 – 12h45: Parallel Workshops/Seminars/Debates

      - Glass Ceilings: Women and Men in Southern Africa Media – debate and book launch
      - Mobile Television in Africa – a showcase by MTN
      - 1.3 Training workshop on effective HIV/AIDS reporting – topics focusing on journalists, NGO representatives, and other stakeholders. Coordinated by MISA, ZAMCOM, and University of Kentucky
      - Using ICT in Investigative Journalism with Peter Griffiths and Stephen Miller
      - Mobile Learning with Steve Voosloo, Shuttleworth Foundation

      14h30: Workshops, Seminars & Debates

      - Freedom of Expression in Cyberspace: Secure Communications, Bobby Soriano (supported by Free Voice)
      - Using Twitter as a Source for Journalists, Professor Peter Verweij
      - Computer Aided Journalism, Izak Minaar
      - Project Ujima and Investigative Journalism in Africa (Great Lakes Media Institute)
      - ICT for Journalists (sponsored by Microsoft)
      - Digital Story-telling in Development Journalism (sponsored by Gates Foundation)
      - Reporting 2010 (a workshop supported by MTN and Agence France Press Foundation)
      - Using Social Media in Everyday Life, Vincent Maher & Nic Haralambolous
      - COMED Workshop on Education for Development, Lawalley Cole
      - UNESCO New Media Workshop (Closed Workshop for Educators from Potential Schools of Excellence and Reference. Please do not apply).

      16h45: Book Launch: Beyond broadcasting: the future of state-owned broadcasters in Southern Africa. Edited by Prof. Guy Berger, contributions by Prof. Fackson Banda, Rashweat Mukundu, Zenaida Machado and Prof. Jane Duncan. Sponsored by Friedrich Ebert Stiftung.

      17h00: Launch of the Citizen Journalism Newsroom at the Grocott's Mail, High Street


      http://www.highwayafrica.com/


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    Tuesday, August 18, 2009

    Eworld Magazine Makes Debut Next Week

    The bugeoning ICT magazine publication industry is set to welcome a new addition into its fold as the monthly edition of eWorld magazine enters the market next week.
     It will be presented during the conferment of Distinguished OAU Alumni Award to over 10 of the University's Alumni, who are leading ICT development in Nigeria ceremony, which comes at the Abori and Mazonia suites of the Eko Hotels on August 26, 2009 This time, it is coming from the stable of Ajomedia Publications managed by Nigeria's pioneer's ICT journalist, Aaron Ukodie, who last week dropped his position as Daily Independent's Deputy Business Editor and IT Editor to reawaken his publishing business which started in 1991. He, however, still contribute to Daily Independent as IT Consultant.

    Ukodie has a lot of ICT publications and books to his name among which are 'Phones 4 All, ICONs of ICT in Nigeria 1. The second edition of ICONs of ICT in Nigeria was published last month. He is also the author of Ndukwe &Telecom Regulation: A Walk in Tandem. A second book titled The Story of NITEL-Architypal Government Agency In Comatose is on its way to the press.
    Ukodie is not new to the magazine publishing turf as he pioneered Nigeria's first ICT magazine known then as Communication in 1992 at a time when only NITEL, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) then at its infancy and NIPOST with a few active telcommunications systems suppliers and contractors where players in the market.

    "Liberalisation in the ICT sector has opened the market to the entry of several companies which are driving developments in the sector", he says.

    "Competition continues to be fostered coming with it services quality and a bouquet of product offerings. In the like manner ICT journalism has blossomed coming in its wake numerous journals and specialised pages that are focusing on the sector.

    Ukodie added that in an environment where market forces reign and there is transparent and open field the coming of more publications makes competition merrier and ultimately for the good of readers who must make their choices from a variety of offers.

    eWorld will celebrate ICT drivers; people, products and issues that are driving the market at any point in time in a more refreshing manner , thus filling a vacuum not adequately covered by existing publications.
     
     
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    Wednesday, August 12, 2009

    The African Council for Communication Education (ACCE) meeting opens in Accra-live report

    The African Council for Communication Education (ACCE) meeting opens in Accra-live report

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    See posts by By Guy Berger below

    African communication education: sunrise or false dawn?

    Thirty-five years after an association of African communication educators was mooted in Accra, some 100 delegates gathered in the same city on 11 August 2009 for a conference of the African Council for Communication Education.

    The ACCE has been more-or-less moribund on a continental scale for the past decade, notwithstanding a small presence in Nigeria and Kenya. A financial scandal at one point in its history lost it the patronage of UNESCO, and its own membership fell away.

    Opening the Accra event, Ghana's vice president, John Dramani Mahama, quipped: "May I have privilege and honour to declare the ACCE resurrected, … sorry, to declare this conference open."

    A speech read on behalf of veteran Prof Alfred Opubar noted a disconnect between those who theorise communication in Africa but who cannot communicate the relevance of what they do, and those who communicate but without the benefit of theory.

    More seriously, he pointed out that ACCE was remote from power centres that determine national and international agendas, and from bodies like Ecowas, SADC, African Union, UNESCO national commissions, and broadcasting regulators. And he added: "Where are our websites, where are our bloggers?"

    Earlier, ACCE founder member Prof Alex Quarmyne recalled that the organisation at one historical point had changed its name from the Council "of" Communications Education, to the Council "for" Communications Education.

    For his part, Opubar proposed changing the word "Council" in ACCE to "Conference" so as to symbolise a new revival.

    Reading his remarks was well-known African media scholar Cecil Blake, who also spoke independently about revitalising ACCE. Blake said he was heartened by the event because participants were for the first time paying their own way to an ACCE function, without depending on others. "We are seasoned in the art of begging," he said, by way of explaining his excitement.

    ACCE''s future was touched on by Ghanaian Vice president Mahama who said the organisation had a valuable role to play in advising governments on communications policies and strategies with a view to achieving the Millenium Development Goals.

    The theme of the current conference is much wider than this, however. Its title is "Communication education & practice in Africa – a social contract for the 21st century".

    Prof Kwami Karikari of the Media Foundation of West Africa told the gathering that a "social contract" implied shared interests, a sense of community, and a public sphere. Underpinning this needed to be peace, tolerance, human rights, and development (amongst others). The mission of communication education, he argued, was to respond to such needs.

    The "social contract" view of communication is not only broad, but also consensual in orientation, unlike a narrower focus on journalism which includes consideration of oppositional communication.

    On the other hand, some speakers like conference convenor Dr Audrey Gadzekpo did acknowledge the importance of media pluralism, and especially radio, for democratisation and fair elections.

    For ACCE, perhaps the biggest challenge for organisational coherence and longevity is precisely its breadth and glossing over of tensions.

    When I attended a meeting of the organisation Cape Town in 1996, the organisation seemed hamstrung by the very wide mix of academics – ranging from those examining health communications through to those mainly interested in journalism.

    The delegates back then also included government communicators (and some propagandists). At that time, they were pretty reluctant for ACCE to protest the arrest at the time of Cameroon's most well-known editor, Pius Njawe. And so the organisation proved unable to rise to the occasion.

    If a revived ACCE is to succeed, it needs to understand what went wrong earlier. And if it is to agree on a "social contract" of sorts, with actions to follow, then its supporters could do well to acknowledge the diversity of interests and even contradictions – both within their own ranks and within communication more broadly.

    Or is my journalism-centric mind being too blinkered as to the possibilities?

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    Monday, August 10, 2009

    The African Council for Communication Education (ACCE), Conference 2009

    ACCE CONFERENCE 2009

    11-13 August 2009

    UNIVERSITY OF GHANA, LEGON.

    FINAL DRAFT PROGRAMME

     

    Day 1 – Tuesday, 11 August 2009

    8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

    Registration

    9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

    FORMAL OPENING

    Theme: Communication Education and Practice in Africa -

    A Social Contract for the 21st Century?

     

    Welcome Remarks

    -          Dr Audrey Gadzekpo, Acting Director,

    School of Communication Studies, University of Ghana (Legon)

    -          Prof. Nii Boi Tagoe, Vice Chancellor, University of Ghana

    Chairperson's Opening Remarks

    Ms. Joyce Aryee, Executive Director, Ghana Chamber of Mines

     

    The Founding Values and Mission of ACCE

    Prof Alex Quarmyne

    Former UNESCO Regional Communication Adviser for Africa

    Founding ACCE Member

    The importance of Revitalizing ACCE

    Prof. Cecil Blake

    The Challenges of a Social Contract Perspective in Communication Education and Practice in Africa

    Prof Kwame Karikari, Executive Director

    Media Foundation for West Africa

    ACCE – Offering Leadership and Transformation with a Social Contract for the 21st Century

    Prof Alfred Opubor, Coordinator

    Secretary-General

    West African News-media and Development Centre, WANAD

    Official Opening Address

    His Excellency, Mr John Mahama [To be confirmed]

    Vice-President of the Republic of Ghana

    Chairperson's Closing Remarks

    Ms. Joyce Aryee

    10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

    Break

    11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

    PLENARY 1 – COMMUNICATION AND DEMOCRACY

    CHAIRMAN, Mr. KOJO YANKAH, PRESIDENT, AFRICAN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF COMMUNICATION

     

    Prof Abah Adebayo

    USA

    (Washington  & Lee)

    Global Enough to be Local? Nigerian Media & Non-governmental Entities of Power

    Dr Audrey Gadzekpo

    Ghana

    (Legon)

    The Media and Ghanaian Elections: Peace-brokers, War-mongers
    and Information-Providers

    Mr Zvenyika Eckson Mugari

     

    Zimbabwe

    (Gweru)

    Media Structure to Prosper Despotism in Perpetuity: The Statics and Dynamics of Zimbabwe Mediascapes since 2000

    Mr Simon Kimani Rugu

    Kenya

    (Journalists' Association)

    Media & Democratic Governance in Africa

    12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

    Lunch

    2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

    PANEL  1

    PANEL 2

    PANEL  4

    GRADUATE STUDIES FORUM

    (Co-ordinator: Professor Alfred Opubor)

    3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

    Break

    4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

    PANEL  3

    PANEL 5

    PANEL 6

    PANEL 9

    6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

    SOCIAL EVENT: OPENING COCKTAIL – GHANA PRESS CENTRE








     

     

    Day 2 – Wednesday, 12 August 2009

    9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

    PLENARY 2 – COMMUNICATION THEORY

    CHAIRMAN -  DR. ROBERT WHITE, ST. AUGUSTINE UNIVERSITY OF TANZANIA

     

    Dr Victor Ayedun-Aluma

    Nigeria

    (Lagos)

    Theorizing Community Media in Africa

    Dr Hopeton Dunn

     

    Jamaica

    Engendering a Techno-Cultural Economy: Opportunities & Challenges for the Global South

    Prof Richard Tamba M'Bayo

    Nigeria

    (Adamawa)

    Intellectual Poverty & Theory Building in African Mass Communication Research

    Prof Cornelius Pratt

    & Prof Thomas L Jacobson

    USA

    (Temple)

    Jurgen Habermas' Theory of Communicative Action: A Field Guide to Population Management in Africa

    10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

    Break

    11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

    PLENARY 3 – PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING & STANDARDS

                                                      CHAIRMAN – MR. MARTIN LOH, NAFTI

     

    Ms Wilna Quarmyne

    Ghana

    (GCRN)

    Training for Empowerment:  Community Radio - A Different Kind of Radio, A Different Kind of Professional

    Mr Terje Skjerdal

    Norway

    Professional dilemmas for Ethiopian state media journalists

    Prof. Herman Wasserman

    UK (Sheffield) & South Africa (Stellenbosch)

    Often they cry with the people: The professional identities of South African tabloid journalists

     

    Prof. Guy Berger

    South Africa

    (Rhodes)

    Social Networking and African Journalists: A Social Capital Perspective on Highway Africa as the Continent's Largest Annual Gathering of African Media Practitioners

    12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

    Lunch

    BOOK LAUNCH

    2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

    PANEL 7

    PANEL 10

    PANEL 14

    PANEL

    3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

    Break

    4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

    PANEL 8

    PANEL 11

    PANEL 15

    PANEL

    2:00-3:30 p.m.

    WORKSHOP ON ICT JOURNALISM & BLOGGING

    6:00-7:30 p.m.

    SOCIAL EVENT: TIME WITH NAFTI (SCREENING OF SHORT FILMS)

     

     

    Day 3 – Thursday, 13 August 2009

    ACCE BUSINESS DAY

    9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

    PLENARY 1 – GETTING PUBLISHED IN THE AFRICA MEDIA REVIEW:  PROCESSES AND PROSPECTS

    -          PROF. PETER NWOSU, TENESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY

    CHAIRMAN, MR. KABIR DANGOGO, TIMEX COMMUNICATIONS, NIGERIA

    10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

    Break

    11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

    PLENARY 2 – BUILDING THE FUTURE OF ACCE

    Panelists - Ms Alexina Arthur, Former President, ACCE; Mr. Des Wilson, others to be confirmed

    CHAIRMAN, PROF. CECIL BLAKE, UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH

    1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

    Lunch

    2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

    ACCE Organizational Matters – Elections or Formation of Interim Co-ordinating Committee

    3:30 p.m.

    Free

    7:00 p.m.

     

    FORMAL CLOSING

    COCKTAIL

    c

     

     

    (1)    COMMUNICATION, LANGUAGE & CULTURE – Panel A 

                                                                                            CHAIRMAN -  PROF. CECIL BLAKE, UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH

    1.        

     

    Akanmu,

    Dayo &

    Nigeria

    (Lagos)

    An Assessment of the Communicative Potentialities of Iyaalu (Yoruba Mother Drum) as an Example of Community Communication

     

    Fowowe,

    Simeon Sunday

    2.

    Mr

    Jimo,

    Jide Peter

    Nigeria

    (Lagos)

    Transculturation Trends in Africa: A Study of Hip-Hop Music in Yoruba Language South-West Nigeria

    3.

    Mr

    Nura,

    Ibrahim

    Nigeria

    (Kano)

    A semiotic analysis of Posters use in Hausa Cultural environment of Northern Nigeria

       4.

    Mr

    Bolaji,

    Ezekiel &

    Adebanjo, Mopelola

    Nigeria

    (Lagos)

    Communication, Language & Culture: A Study of Yoruba Semiotics

    (2)    COMMUNICATION, LANGUAGE & CULTURE – Panel B

                                                                                                 CHAIR – TBA

     

    1. 

    Dr.

    Nunoo,

    Francis &

    Evans,

    Stewart

    Ghana

    School Children's Use of Poetry and Songs in Conveying Environmental Messages

    2. 

    Ms

    Mensah,

    Joyce

    Ghana

    (Winneba)

    The Soap Opera, Mass Culture & Education in Ghana: Urban Youth Perception of Sunset Beach & Sun City Soaps

    3. 

    Mr

    Onobe,

    Melchizeded James

    Nigeria

    (Nasarawa)

    Mass Media, Mass Disorientation & the Dilemma of African Culture & Identity in a Contrived Global Village

    4. 

    Mr

    Okorie,

    Nelson

    Nigeria (Ogun)

    Nollywood & Its Cultural Effect on African Development

     

    (3)    COMMUNICATION & GENDER

                                                                             CHAIRPERSON – MS. ALEXINA ARTHUR, UNIVERSITY OF GHANA

    1. 

    Dr

    Ashong,

    Ashong C.

    Nigeria

    (Akwa Ibom)

    Gender Representation in Communication Education & Practice in Nigeria: A 21st Century Agenda

    2. 

    Mr

    Batta,

    Herbert E.

    Nigeria (Uyo)

    Gender Representation in Communication Education & Practice in Nigeria: A 21st Century Agenda

    [Note Papers 1 & 2 under Communication & Gender have the same title.]

    3. 

    Dr

    Kalupa.

    Frank

    USA

    (Virginia)

    Women in Public Relations Roles Impacting Professionalization in Africa

    4. 

    Mr

    Ganiyu,

    Mudathir

    Nigeria

    Portrayal of Women in Nigerian Home Video Films: A Content Analysis of Selected Nigerian Home Video

    5. 

    Ms.

    Akrofi-Quarcoo,

    Sarah

    Ghana

    Beyond cooking and homemaking: an analysis of gendered programmes on Radio Ghana

     

     

     

    (4)    COMMUNICATION & DEMOCRACY

                                                                                         CHAIRMAN – DR. KEN NNAMANI, FORMER SENATE PRESIDENT, NIGERIA

    1. 

    Mr

    Larweh, Kofi

    Ghana

    (GCRN)

    Community Radio & the Elections in Ghana, with a Focus on the Tain Elections

    Mr

    Adu-Agyarko,

    Pinsang

    2. 

    Prof

    Mutere,

    Absalom

    Ghana

    Accounting for Media Election Behaviour Empirically by Monitoring

    3. 

    Dr

    Ogwezzy,

    Abigail Odozi

    Nigeria

    (Lagos)

    Media Coverage of 2007 General Elections in Nigeria: A Score Card

    4. 

    Mr

    Olawuyi, Ebenezer Adebisi

    Nigeria (Ibadan)

    African Media & the Pursuit of Good Governance

    5. 

     

    Utulu,

    Anthony U.

    Nigeria

    (Osun)

    Between Public Opinion & Media Agenda of Political Issues in Nigeria

     

    (5)    COMMUNICATION & GLOBALIZATION

                                                                                      PROF. ABAH ADEBAYO, WASHINGTON & LEE UNIVERSITY

    1. 

    Prof

    Abraham,

    Linus

    Ghana

    (Legon)

    Identity, Race and Cultural Citizenship in Cyberspace: The Case of Somalis in Minnesota

    2. 

    Dr

    Ekeanyanwu,

    Nnamdi Tobechukwu

    Nigeria

    (Ogun)

    Indigenous Cultures, Communication & ICT in a Globalized World: The  Nigerian Experience

    3. 

     

    Johnson,

    Agbo Uchechukwu

    Nigeria

    (Zaria)

    Globalization, Democratization & the New Media in Africa: Drawing Lessons from the Democratic Experiences of Kenya, Nigeria, Zimbabwe & Ghana

    4. 

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    .

    (6)    COMMUNICATION & DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES – Panel A (Health)

                                                                                  CHAIRMAN – PROF. CHARLES OKIGBO

    1. 

    Ms

    Eduful,

    Tina

    Ghana

    (Sch.All.Hea.)

    Effective Communication: A Determinant of Patients' Satisfaction

    2. 

    Mr

    Nwodu,

    Levi Chinaka

    Nigeria (Enugu)

    An Exploration of Medical Doctors' Knowledge & Application of Public Relations in Medical Practice: Implications for Effective health service delivery in Nigeria

    3. 

    Mr

    Ogbemi,

    Ogbiten Brickins

    Nigeria

    (Delta)

    Youths' Perception of Radio Campaign against HIV/AIDS in Edo State Nigeria

    4. 

    Mrs

    Onekutu,

    Patience &

    Nigeria (Ibadan)

    Communication & Adherence to Art: Perspectives from Clients & Health Professionals in Public Funded Treatment Sites

    Dr

    Ojebode,

    Ayobami

    5. 

    Mrs

    Umuze,

    Nkechi Anthonia

    Nigeria

    (Ogwashi-uku)

    The Effects of Communication in Creating Awareness on Fake Drugs

    (7)    COMMUNICATION & DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES – Panel B (Health)

                                                                                                     CHAIRPERSON – TBA

    6. 

    Miss

    Akinwumi,

    Adenike Olapeju

    Nigeria

    (Osun)

    The Traditional Approach to the Mobilization Campaign against Polio in Osun State, Nigeria

    7. 

    Mr

    Isika, Gideon Udechukwu &

    Nigeria

    (Delta)

    Identifying Consensual Validity in Media Campaigns against Cigarette Smoking: A Cross Cultural Perspective

    Mr

    Assay,

    Benjamin Enahoro

    8. 

    Mr

    Obukoadata, Ogheneruke Presly

    Nigeria (Delta)

    Inherent Polysemy in Communicating Health Information in Nigeria: Analysis of HIV/AIDS Messages

    9. 

     

    Sanda,

    Hajara Umar

    Nigeria (Kano)

    Communication & Health: An Analysis of Traditional & Modern Mass Media In Health Promotions in North West Nigeria

    10.                 

    Ms.

    Pendo,

    Miranda &

    Montemi

    Grace

    Kenya

    (Nairobi)

    Behaviour Change Communication: A Case Study of Peer Centered Approach in Sexuality, Health and Environmental Education

     

     

     

     

    (8)    COMMUNICATION & DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES – Panel C (Mixed Development Challenges)

                                                            CHAIRMAN, PROF. RALPH AKINFELEYE, UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS

     

    1.  

    Prof

    Dandaura, Emmanuel Samu

    Nigeria

    (Nasarawa)

    Direct Media & Community Participation in Environmental Protection in Nigeria

    2. 

    Dr

    Gambo,

    Danjuma I-Mets

    Nigeria

    (Maiduguri)

    Communication & Poverty Alleviation in Nigeria: The Last 20 Years & the Next

    3. 

     

    Kayode,

    Olujimi

    Nigeria

    (Lagos)

    Newspaper Coverage of Development Issues in Nigeria

     

    Adeniran,

    Raheemah &

     

    Akashoro,

    Olalekan

    4.

    Ms

    Igbinoba Osarieme,

    Angela &

    Nigeria

    (Kaduna)

    Coverage of Sexuality Issues in the Nigerian Print Media

    Dr

    Tobechukwu,  Nnamdi Ekeanyanwu

    (Ota Ogun)

    5. 

    Dr

    Olatunji, Rotimi Williams

    Nigeria

    (Lagos)

    Role of Print Media in Anti Child Trafficking Awareness Campaign in Nigeria

     

    (9)    COMMUNITY COMMUNICATIONS

                                                        CHAIRPERSON – MRS. WILNA QUARMYNE, GHANA COMMUNITY RADIO NETWORK

    1. 

    Dr

    Bundekaan,

    Gabriel

    Nigeria

    (Benue)

    Folk Media and the Development of Africa in the 21st Century: Prospects & Challenges

    2. 

    Mr

    Nduhura,

    Dominique

    Rwanda

    Enhancing Community Journalism in Rwanda. Lessons Learnt from Ibanga Newspaper

    3. 

    Mrs

    Oziwele, Patience Eloho

    Nigeria (Delta)

    Rural Community Communication System & Its Relevance in the 21st Century in Africa

    4. 

     

    Imoh,

    Grade Oshephiyor

    Nigeria (Delta)

    Development Communication & Dependency Relationship in Africa Rural Development: Need for a Paradigm Shift

     

     

    (10)          ICTS AND NEW MEDIA – Panel A

                                                                                      CHAIRPERSON – PRESIDENT, DR. OSEI K. DARKWA, GHANA TELECOM UNIVERSITY COLLEGE

    1. 

    Mr

    Nweke,

    Remy Chuku

    Nigeria

    (Newspaper)

    ICTs & the New Media (A Nigerian Perspective)

    2. 

    Ms

    Ohiagu, Obiageli Pauline

    Nigeria

    (Port Harct)

    The Internet: 21st Century Medium of Communication for Public Relations & Advertising Practice in Nigeria

    3. 

    Mr

    Olise,

    Festus Prosper

    Nigeria (Delta)

    ICTs as the Nexus between the Knowledge Society & Ongoing Mediamorphosis: Africa at a Crossroad

    4. 

    Dr

    Wilcox,

    Onimi

    USA

    (USA- Houston, TX, or PV A&M. or PVAMU.)

    ICT: A Catalyst in Revolutionizing Health Care & Policy Decisions in Africa

     

    (11)          ICTS AND NEW MEDIA – Panel B

                                                        CHAIRMAN – DR. HOPETON DUNN, UNIVERSITY OF WEST INDIES, JAMAICA

    5. 

     

    Adekunle,

    Suraj Jamiu Olunifesi

    Nigeria (Lagos)

    The Implication of e-mail as a mean of Organizational Communication

    6. 

    Prof

    Alozie,

    Emmanuel C.

    USA

    (Greensboro)

    [Electronic financial fraud in the era of information & global economy: A structural analysis of advance fee solicitation through email]

    7. 

    Dr

    Obijiofor,

    Levi

    Australia

    (Queensland)

    Perceptions & use of Internet & email technologies by Nigerian university undergraduate students

    8. 

    Dr

    Omenugha,

    Kate Azuka

    Nigeria (Anambra)

    Nigerian students' use of information technologies: a blessing or a curse?








     

     

    (12)          CLASSROOM-WORKPLACE – A DIALOGUE

                                                             CHAIRMAN – MR. BERIFI APPENTENG, MEDIA CONSULTANT, GHANA

    1. 

    Mr

    Aggrey,

    Kwesi

    Ghana

    (Winneba)

    Research as the basis for public relations practice: A comparative look at its usage in public & private enterprises in Ghana

    2. 

    Mrs

    Atofojomo, Omolade Atinuke

    Nigeria

    (Lagos)

    Educational Television & Broadcast Policy, the Nigerian Example

    3. 

    Dr

    Akpabio,

    Eno

    Botswana

    Service Learning: Viewpoints of Students & Beneficiaries

    4. 

    Dr

    Gorpe,

    Serra

    Turkey

    (IstanbuI U)

    Teaching Public Relations Campaigns Course Effectively: Students' & Academic Perspectives

    5. 

    Dr

    Uyo,

    O. Adidi &

    Nigeria

    (Lagos)

    What's in Mass Communication Education in Nigeria for Children?: An Evaluation of UNILAG's Mass Communication Curriculum

    Dr

    Abigail Odozi

     

    (13)          PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING & STANDARDS

                                                                                  CHAIRMAN – TBA

    1. 

    Dr

    Araka,

    Jeremire M.

    Tanzania

    The Relationship of Information-sharing to Effective Communication at the University of Dar es Salaam

    2. 

    Dr

    Amadi,

    Fred Azub

    Nigeria (Port Harcourt)

    Broadening Mass Communication Research for Enhanced Media Practice

    3. 

    Prof

    M'Bayo,

    Richard Tamba,

    Nigeria

    (Adamawa)

    Multimodal Discourse & Paradigm Shift in Mass Communication Training

     

    Oloruntola,

    Sunday &

    (Lagos)

     

     

    Ifeoma,

    Amobi

    (Lagos)

    4. 

    Dr

    Pate,

    Umaru A.

    Nigeria

    (Maiduguri)

    Strengthening Media Capacity for Investigative Journalism through Institutions' Based Curriculum in Nigeria

    5. 

    Mr

    Wilson,

    Joseph &

    Nigeria

    (Maiduguri)

    Challenges of Adopting ICTs for Communication  Training/Professional Development in Nigeria: A case study of University of Maiduguri & Nigerian Union of Journalists, Borno State Chapter

    Mr

    Gapsiso, Nuhu

     

    (14)          COMMUNICATION ETHICS

                                                    CHAIRMAN, MR. J.E ALLOTEY-PAPPOE, IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT, AFRICAN 

                                                                                       PUBLIC RELATIONS ASSOCIATION (APRA)- GHANA

    1.  

    Mrs

    Omoloso,

    Aisha

    Nigeria

    (Kwara)

    Nigerian Journalists' Perception of Ethical Concerns in Media Agenda-Setting

    2. 

    Dr.

    White,

    Robert A.

    Tanzania

    Teaching Media Ethics in African Contexts: Finding a foundation in African values

    3. 

    Prof

    Karikari,

    Kwame

    Ghana

    (MFWA)

    A Case Study of Ethics in Ghana

    4. 

    Dr.

    Laninhun

    B.A.

    Nigeria

    Achieving MDGs through corporate social responsibility and business ethics: the Nigerian example.
     

     

     

     

     

    (15)          COMMUNICATION AND CONFLICT

                                                                                                          CHAIRMAN, TBA

    1.      

    Prof

    Wolo,

    James

    Liberia

    (UNMIL)

    Media and Conflict: The Role of Community Communications in Conflict-resolution 

     

    2.     

    Mrs

    Yakubu,

    Afi

    Ghana

    (FOSDA)

    [Title to be confirmed]

    3.     

    Prof

    Yankah,

    Kwesi

    Ghana

    (Legon)

    [Title to be confirmed]

     

     

     (16) GRADUATE STUDIES FORUM

    (Co-ordinator: Professor Alfred Opubor)

    Participation by subscription on the conference website – www.acceaccra2009.org – or at the Conference,

     

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