Wednesday, June 01, 2005

Ghana: Online Training Workshop

Accra, 30 May, GNA - Fourteen Journalists would on Tuesday begin athree-day workshop on on-line journalism aimed at improving theirknowledge on the subject.
The French Ambassador in Ghana, Mr Pierre Jacquenot would open theworkshop, which is aimed at getting reporters engaged in on-linejournalism to familiarize themselves with the new trends and techniques inICT, according to a statement signed by Mr Bright Kwame Blewu, GeneralSecretary of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA.
The statement saidJerome Hourdeaux, a French Journalist with the on-line edition of heFrench newspaper "Liberation", would conduct the workshop in English.
Participants are drawn from media houses that run their own website ordisseminate information via the Internet. Other participants would comefrom the Information Services Department.
The workshop, which is organized by the Cooperation and Cultural Serviceof the French Embassy, in collaboration with GJA, would be held at theAdvanced Information Technology Institute at the Ghana-India Kofi AnnanCentre of Excellence in ICT.

Thursday, May 26, 2005

Call for application to attend the High Way Africa Conference 2005

Call for application to attend the High Way Africa Conference 2005
Highway Africa has a limited number of scholarships for practising African journalists. Conference organized from 12 to 14 September 2005.
Highway Africa has a limited number of scholarships for practising African journalists.
"PLEASE NOTE THE EMPHASIS ON JOURNALISTS. WE DO NOT HAVE SPONSORSHIP FOR ANY OTHER INTERESTED PARTICIPANTS OUTSIDE THIS CATEGORY."
Interested journalists should submit the following information: a curriculum vitae, letter of support from their editor or relevant employer, a 300 word statement on why they are interested in attending Highway Africa and what will be done with the skills and information acquired
Please submit the above by the 7th of July 2005.
Shortlisted candidates will be required to complete registration forms
Applications should be submitted to C.Kabwato@ru.ac.za
http://www.highwayafrica.ru.ac.za/